Job Description:
Mars Snacking- Production Coordinator- Elizabethtown, PA
- Pay: Based on experience starting at $33.36/hour +
- This site manufactures DOVE chocolate
Current Shift Schedule (2026):
- Shift: 1st (Day)
- Schedule: Monday- Friday
- Hours: 6:30am- 3pm (flexible pending business needs)
Future Shift Schedule (2027):
Transition to a 12-hour night or day shift schedule (Further details will be provided)
Description of Role:
The Production Coordinator works with the Production Lead to manage the on-shift production team, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and output standards in a GMP food manufacturing environment. This role drives continuous improvement by developing and training operators to properly execute standards
What are we looking for?
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma, GED or equivalent education
- 3+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience training or coaching others in a manufacturing environment
- Proficient in computer software’s including MS Office and email
Physical Requirements:
- Can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Frequent lifting/carrying (10-50 lbs) and pushing/pulling (50-300 lbs)
- Frequent bending, stooping, twisting, handling, and gripping.
- Ability to work at elevated heights, climb stairs, lean over equipment, and operate in confined spaces.
- Ability to stand and work on feet for extended periods, with shifts lasting 12 hours
- Capable of working in hot, cold and wet conditions
- Proficient in understanding, communicating, reading, and writing in English.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Technical degree or certifications
- 5+ years’ experience in an automated manufacturing environment
- Advanced computer skills with Microsoft Office, Wonderware and/or Weever
- Experience with TPM/Continuous Improvement Tools
What will your key responsibilities be?
- Train and coach operators and mechanics on executing standards
- Drive process efficiency on production equipment
- Act as back up for Production Lead
- Drive continuous improvement activities
- Experience in data collection and analysis
- Any ad hoc requests
Total Rewards
- Starting Pay: Based on experience starting at $33.36/hour +
- Annual Bonus and Merit Increases
- Benefits Starting Day One:
- Medical, Vision, and Dental
- Up to 6% 401(k) match
- Vacation time
- Tuition reimbursement
- Short/Long-Term Disability
- 18 weeks parental leave
- Relocation will not be provided
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
Skills Required
- High School Diploma, GED or equivalent education
- 3+ years' experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience training or coaching others in a manufacturing environment
- Proficient in computer software's including MS Office and email
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
Mars Insights
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
