Job Description:
Working within Mars' Pet Nutrition division, this role is dedicated to lead and deliver medium to large projects in the identified pipeline for Product and Technology Development/implementation of a new Process and Raw Materials in the sites (either Dry, C&T or Wet technologies) in order to maintain our portfolio of existing products by ensuring consistent delivery against key quality attributes, product performance and quality targets.
In this role, you'll work on...End-to-End Technical Leadership: You will manage medium-to-complex business projects from the initial product brief all the way to successful factory handover, ensuring all technical milestones are met on time.
Innovation & Product Deployment: Lead the design, translation, and implementation of new product innovations, renovations, and cost-efficiency initiatives. Your ultimate goal is to ensure all products hit their targets for nutrition, palatability, and overall performance.
Factory Trials & Scale-Up Strategy: You will be hands-on in the factory, designing and executing trial validation plans. By analyzing this data, you'll establish key equipment parameters, manage scale-up risks, and ensure a smooth introduction into the supply chain.
Seamless Operational Handover: Champion the transition from R&D to the factory floor. You will lead stakeholder handovers, provide initial training to the production teams, and define all product/process specifications.
Quality & Compliance Champion: Partner closely with our Quality & Food Safety teams to resolve any product incidents, implement rigorous standards, and ensure all documentation complies with legal and FSSC requirements.
4+ years of experience in research & development roles or similar positions in a manufacturing environment;
Bachelor’s Degree in Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related;
Advanced English required, this will be tested during the selection process;
Proven experience in conducting innovation projects including implementation activities.
Good knowledge about Q&FS in food or pet food industry.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including an important company bonus.
Food Service on site, with refreshments such as coffee, tea, fruits and available.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
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.
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.
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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.
