Job Description:
Here at Mars we now have an exciting opportunity for a UPC Production Lead to come and join our Wotu factory team! If you have a manufacturing background and are looking for the opportunity to take on new challenges whilst also being given the chance to develop and progress personally then look at the below:
Job Purpose
Manage people and production process to achieve planned targets and ensuring that finished products meet all specified quality, costs, time & consumer expectation.
Key Responsibility
- Visible leadership of 5 Principles, Culture and Standard to ensure that they are continuously maintained and improved.
- Ensure safety @workplace and consistently maintain hygiene and house keeping standard, GMP, GHP
- Drive ownership and associate responsibility for product quality across the whole site.
- Develop, Implement, and maintain a comprehensive process control and system which will ensure productions meeting their objective and purpose
- Ensure the appropriate implementation of agreed SOP throughout the site
- Drive Customer Focus in UPC daily Operation
- Application of the philosophy of "lean" throughout the whole operation – “make and ship”
- Foster and drive great associate engagement on site
- Lead talent development for direct reports and the site as a whole. Develop outstanding development plans and opportunities to develop and coach the associates on the site.
- Perform yearly appraisal of all direct reports to ensure that they are aware of their developmental needs and career path
- Provide coaching and job training for direct report to enhance the quality of their work and their competencies, so that target can be delivered and achieved.
What are we looking for?
Manufacturing, Mechanical or Engineering background including a relevant qualification, apprenticeship, etc.
Experience in an FMCG or high-speed production environment
SAP literacy is desirable, or a good ability to learn new systems
Experience within a planning function is highly desirable
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
- Manufacturing, Mechanical or Engineering background
- Experience in an FMCG or high-speed production environment
- SAP literacy or ability to learn new systems quickly
- Experience within a planning function
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.
