Job Description:
The Central Team Sr. Process Engineer is responsible for leadership and development of new processes, products, capabilities and technology platforms with emphasis on robust science, data capture and data analysis. The Sr. Process Engineer collaborates with other Central R&D functions and cross-functional teams to identify process hazards, conduct feasibility analysis, and execute projects from framing to handover. The Central Team Sr. Process Engineer will also provide training and expertise and lead and influence small teams in a variety of settings including bench top, pilot plant and manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead test plan development, experimental setup, test execution and data analysis to quantify key process parameters and fundamental mechanisms at both pilot and factory scales.
Deliver scalable process specifications collaboratively developed with Product Development and Supply Engineering to achieve product targets and ensure superior product quality and food safety.
Identify and evaluate innovative processing options based on product requirements including evaluation based on technical and economic feasibility.
Provide technical support to Product Development, Quality, and Supply on new or existing processes.
Build/maintain networks within the Technology, Product Implementation, Packaging, Engineering, and Quality teams.
Lead translation of technology ideas into visual, physical models and working prototypes.
Collaborate with intellectual property team to provide IP protection of new technologies.
Apply lean thinking principles and value-added engineering.
Work as part of the Central Process Development team to assist in the management of scale-up risk and introduction of technology into supply chain.
Develop and manage capital projects to install factory scalable equipment into the global innovation development centers as needed t support innovation growth projects.
The Central Process Development Team will work with associates from other Central R&D functions including Product Development, Formulation, Packaging, and Consumer Technical Insights. The team will also work closely with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Commercial, Supply, and Sales. The Central R&D team will work collaboratively with teams in the Operational Entities to deliver the global innovation agenda.
Skills Required
- Experience in process engineering and development
- Strong knowledge of data analysis techniques
- Ability to lead and mentor teams
- Experience with project management
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles
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.
