Job Description:
The Site Industrial Engineer is responsible for working with the Value Stream Managers and Industrial Engineering Manager to formalize and develop the loss prevention strategy in the value streams. This role identifies, captures and highlights data to define areas which require optimization in order to make the process stream enhance its safety, productivity and efficiency to deliver a quality product.
The Site Industrial Engineer ensures the value stream has a clear roadmap for success over time, challenges the standards to deliver increased value and support the cost savings journey for the business unit connected with the Mars Wrigley supply strategy.
What are we looking for?
Minimum:
Associates Degree in Engineering or Industrial Engineering or similar technical field of study.
2 or more years of manufacturing experience in production, engineering, or finance.
OR Bachelor’s of Science degree in Engineering / Industrial Engineering, or similar technical field of study.
Comfortable in dealing with ambiguity.
Preferred:
Strong analytical skills and critical thinking/challenging mindset.
Ability to work independently engaging key stakeholders to find solutions to complex requests.
Strong Microsoft Excel proficiency and ability to gather, manipulate and analyze data quickly.
Demonstrated experience in implementing Plant Optimization and Lean/TPM principles in a manufacturing environment.
Good working knowledge of cost-vs.-benefit analysis (e.g. IRR, payback period)
Familiarity with Tableau or similar modeling and database skills
What will be your key responsibilities?
Business Performance and Improvement:
Maintain and improve performance trend & loss analysis and capacity database.
Maintain and improve performance data reporting (i.e. Capacity, line performance, etc.)
Conduct capability and capacity analysis for production lines and lead bottleneck analysis.
Track KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), perform trend analysis, and communicate performance against targets.
Support Activity Management (Project Management) process & be “voice of site” for new activities.
Optimize labor efficiency/staffing standards.
Lead/participate in/coach loss analysis and Continuous Improvement (CI) activities in journey to zero loss (FI Pillar of TPM).
Perform regular rate reviews of product lines and own rate strategy.
Support Mars Supply Excellence Pillars and activities (FMOS, AM, FI, PM, Safety, and Quality).
Collaborate with Operations by facilitating problem solving and loss analysis on chronic problems
Perspective and Knowledge Management:
Ensure understanding of KPI performance and drivers by those impacted and make recommendations for areas of improvement.
Leverage regional and global benchmarking to identify areas for improvement.
Provide insightful and objective analysis of losses and make recommendations based on analysis.
Work with over 130,000 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.
Best-in-class 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.
Mars does not sponsor visas for this role.
This position is not eligible for relocation benefits.
Skills Required
- Associate degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a similar technical field
- Two or more years of manufacturing experience in production, engineering, or finance, applicable to the associate-degree path
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a similar technical field
- Comfort working with ambiguity
- Strong analytical skills and critical thinking
- Ability to work independently and engage stakeholders to solve complex requests
- Strong Microsoft Excel proficiency and ability to gather, manipulate, and analyze data
- Experience implementing plant optimization and Lean or TPM principles in manufacturing
- Working knowledge of cost-benefit analysis, including IRR and payback period
- Familiarity with Tableau or similar modeling and database skills
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.
