Job Description:

Mars Retail- Production Leader: Retail- HKP

Hiring Manager: Brad Batson

Required Shift:

• Shift: Rotating between 1st and 2nd shift
• Schedule: Monday- Friday (weekends and OT required seasonally)
• Hours:

• Day Shift: 6am-2:30pm
• Afternoon Shift: 11am-7:30pm (summer schedule is 9A-7:30P Monday-Thursday)

Description of Role:

A Production Leader- Retail manages a team of 8-14 associates and up to 30 temporary employees who effectively and efficiently communicate, facilitate, coordinate, and prioritize all activities and production within their area. The Production Leader makes assignments and monitor progress, coordinate training and developing associates. The Production Leader is responsible for identifying, developing, and implementing continuous improvement activities that address safety, quality, and efficiency. Production Leader's must have in-depth knowledge of their entire operational area and recognized as an expert in multiple technologies. The role requires strong leadership, communication, interpersonal and team building skills to support site objectives.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Requirements

• Must have line manager approval
• 5 + years of manufacturing and/or maintenance experience
• Experience with systems including SAP, Nexus, Mars processes (IDP, IBO, Workday functionality)
• Previous factory leadership experience
• Understanding MSE pillars, Manufacturing Safety requirements, HAACP and/or internal auditing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree or equivalent training or certifications
• Experience managing direct reports
• Mars retail experience

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent lifting/carrying (10-50 lbs.) and frequent pushing/pulling (50-200 lbs.).
• Frequent handling/gripping/bending/stooping.
• Ability to work at elevated heights off a ladder or platform, climb stairs, leaning over equipment.
• Ability to stand and / or work on feet for extended periods (minimum eight hours in one shift).
• Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed to support production needs and to conduct multi-task work in a very fast paced work environment
• Allergies:
• Ability to read, write and understand English

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Responsible for directing managing and leading a production team for their shift.
• Key point of contact for the support groups on all tactical activities.
• Ensures shop floor transactions are accurately completed in Enterprise Software (SAP).
• Contact for externally driven activities in their area.
• Lead the performance management process of associates on their shift.
• Participate in developmental assignments and/or any new product/technology projects including lean manufacturing and the Mars Operating System.
• Will work without direct supervision.
• 1st Level of escalation for associates on shift.
• Work closely with Quality Control and Maintenance to ensure consistent product quality, productivity, and safety.

Quality Control Responsibilities

• Train operators to interpret data (trend data, identify root cause, implement solution).
• Train operators to formulate actions to address non-conformance issues.
• Analyze and develop permanent solutions to prevent chronic or significant quality issues.
• In-depth knowledge of quality systems and all work instructions for area. Provide input for improvements/changes to work instructions.

• Oversee of quality or product conformance issues to ensure corrective/preventative actions are implemented and completed.

Safety Compliance

• Train operators on safe operating procedures.
• Provide input to any investigation for area of responsibility.

• Provide input as appropriate regarding safety.
• Ensure working conditions are Normal and enforce safety requirements.

• Provide input to project safety reviews (SSEPR) on systems in area.

Implement Continuous Improvement

• Seek innovative solutions and develop step-function improvements including the use of new technology.
• Demonstrates lean competencies and the ability to implement them in the workplace.
• Primary project support to engineering and maintenance.
• Technical resource to area and across site.
• Drive continuous improvement by developing and implementing systems that optimize all phases of the manufacturing process and support key business objectives (waste, labor, reliability, ATS, line capacity, etc.).
• Provide input to feasibility and change management requests.
• Resource to other sites and across areas.

Equipment Maintenance and Sanitation

• Effectively communicates and works with the Reliability group to co-ordinate and complete PMs and improvements to area.
• Identify, report and help any potential product contamination issue.
• Maintains clean work environment including 5S adherence and follow through to ensure completion of action plans to address sources of contamination.
• Leadership role in cleaning and sanitation of area.

Performance Management & Associate Engagement

• Prepare annual performance reviews for each associate and provide this feedback to the associate.
• Team Engagement including facilitation of team building discussions
• Work with direct reports to develop and agree annual IBO's
• Monitor attendance of each associate and take actions as necessary according to company policy.
• Job and development expectations for associates by area/job

Recognized expert for operations.

• Participate on core teams and cross functional project team
• Provides non-exempt leadership to deliver shift production, ensure efficient logistics and use of resources throughout the entire line (full-time and temporary manpower).
• Prioritizes all of the operational activities such as unplanned work orders, cleaning activities, and operational preventative maintenance programs.
• Ensure compliance on shift transactions and documentation not limited to SAP, HACCP, Quality Documentation and production logs.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve non-routine issues at root cause and incorporate into preventive actions.
• Detailed knowledge of area including process flow, rates, critical control points, metrics (Cost / Lb., Cost per Labor Hour, Waste).
• Develop best practices for area and ensure best practices are followed.
• Lead or participate in continuous improvement efforts.
• Effective shift communications. Leads shift overlaps; attends and active participant in quality reviews, and daily meetings as required.
• Ability to complete root cause failure analysis on issues involving reliability, product/packaging defects, downtime and slow time.
• Effectively works and communicates with all support departments (scheduling, engineering, R&D, IE, logistics, etc.).

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 86,693.00 - USD 119,203.00