Offers “Mars”

Expires soon Mars

Receiving Lab Operator

  • Lebanon (Boone)
  • Marketing

Job description



A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there's more to being in business than just making a profit. That's the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it's never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It's about how you can grab everything that's within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It's about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we'll all be a little better off. It's that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Position Title: Receiving Operator

Reports To: QFS Lab Manager

Location: Lebanon, Tennessee

The Role:

Perform reception operations including quality control analytic operations and physical offloading operations (including departmental sanitation tasks).

Every associate at Mars has the responsibility for the achievement of quality and food safety.

Key Responsibilities:

·  Quality tests of all incoming raw materials as specified in reception procedure
·  Sampling raw materials from bulk trucks, big bags, and totes
·  Perform various laboratory analysis on raw materials according to control plan
·  Perform receiving document procedures (delivery documentations) and sign delivery documents including, if necessary, quality / quantity objections
·  Inform Q&FS Manager of quality deviations according to product standards and production procedures
·  Accept or decline reception of goods according to reception procedures
·  Collaborate with raw material supply coordinator on inbound receiving scheduling priority
·  Offload raw materials from trucks (bulks -liquids, seed, meals…, big bags, bags) (including adding of chemicals like insecticide or antioxidant as required by quality specifications)
·  Accurately maintain WMS (Warehouse Management System)
·  Immediately report any stock discrepancies
·  Day to day use of forklifts and shag truck to offload and store raw materials in warehouse
·  Laboratory instrument calibrations, verifications and record keeping
·  Perform area-related equipment first level maintenance
·  Perform inventory of raw ingredients in bins, silos and racks (cyclical and period end inventories)
·  Detect and report raw material quality problems
·  Advise raw material supply coordinator of late or missing raw material deliveries
·  Customer service with inbound delivery companies
·  Prepare samples and documentation for external labs
·  Preparation of finished products to ensure quality control (micro sampling)
·  Accurate submission of products to offsite/external laboratory
·  Working knowledge of food safety.
·  Responsible for assisting all areas in maintaining high levels of daily cleanliness and adherence to site GMP's.
·  Prioritize work on a daily basis by identifying pressing issues, through communication with each operator, knowing shift production plans and awareness of area.
·  Promote high quality team environment through effective team work and self-management with a positive attitude.
·  Performs all assigned activities and job tasks within their area.
·  Understands production schedules as they relate to shut downs.
·  Detailed cleaning of large areas and work spaces.
·  Detailed cleaning of large pieces of manufacturing equipment.
·  Understanding of microbiological and pest control as it pertains to a food manufacturing environment.
·  The ability to work with all Teams at the site on Sanitation, Pest Control and Housekeeping projects.
·  The ability to work in enclosed spaces.
·  The desire to work as an interactive team in a plant setting.
·  When assigned to a specific operation area, complete all duties associated with that assignment in a safe and efficient manner.
·  Perform sanitation duties as required by the Master Sanitation Schedule, with particular attention to lock out/tag out procedures. Complete required documentation.
·  Assist the plant to meet or exceed production goals.
·  Other duties and responsibilities throughout the plant as assigned by Manager.

Qualifications:

Primary Qualifications

·  Most recent Performance appraisal with a minimum of 'Meets' expectations and not more than 1 year old.
·  No active disciplinary notices.
·  Acceptable attendance (less than 5 incidents and no discipline above an Initial Warning).

Physical/Environmental Requirements

·  Standing on a concrete floor
·  Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform)
·  Bending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 55lbs
·  Vision correctable to 20/20
·  Must not be afraid of heights; must be capable of working at elevated heights
·  Must not be unusually sensitive to chemicals (contact lenses not recommended).
·  Must be able to stand on feet for long periods of time.
·  Must be able to adapt to temperature and environmental extremes such as hot to cold, dust dirt and chemicals.
·  Able to work with minimal supervision.
·  Ability to move light to moderately heavy objects.
·  Ability to visually receive and differentiate colors.
·  Ability to understand written and printed material.
·  Ability to understand verbal information.
·  Ability to actively exchange ideas/thoughts with others.
·  Ability to handle tools or equipment.
·  Ability to work under tight schedules in high pressure situations.
·  While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; extreme cold; extreme heat; and risk of electrical shock. .
·  The associate is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
·  The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Minimum Qualifications

·  Be 18 years of age or older
·  Have a High school diploma, GED or equivalent education
·  Must be willing and able to work and accept varying shifts and schedules
·  Ability to work with minimal supervision
·  Ability to plan work on a daily basis, work independently and be a self-starter and a highly motivated individual.
·  Ability to work with a team and effectively interact with other departments.
·  Ability to understand and effectively communicate in the English language

Preferred Qualifications

·  2 years of work experience within manufacturing environment
·  Demonstrated competency in computer and pc software including MS Office and email
·  Knowledge of inventory control principles

Every associate at Mars has responsibility for the achievement of quality and food safety.

As a privately-held, family-owned company, Mars Petcare US offers benefits which reflect our commitment to attracting and retaining great people. This includes excellent pay, competitive health and dental care coverage, a retirement plan, a very competitive vacation plan and unrivalled career advancement opportunities, to name just a few of our unique and generous benefits.

If you're looking for a place where you can take ownership for your work, where the pace is fast, the environment is built around the importance of open communication, and where employees are called 'associates' and treated as such, then we want to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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