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Join Mars as a Gum Material Supply Handler for the day shift in Yorkville, Illinois. This full-time role involves operating equipment, running the gum recovery department, and ensuring production efficiency and safety standards. The position offers a base pay range of USD 20.72 to USD 28.49 per hour alongside a $1,500 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

  • Minimum: Grade 12 or High School diploma, or equivalent.
  • Preferred: Associate's degree or higher in an engineering or manufacturing-related discipline.
  • Preferred: 2 or more years of experience in a food-related manufacturing environment with automated processes.
  • Skills: Medium to strong math, communication, computer, and problem-solving skills; ability to operate a stand-up forklift.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Forklift operation: Operate a stand-up forklift and safely move skids using pallet jacks to handle supplies.
  • Equipment maintenance: Perform equipment cleanouts, changeovers, and cleaning, inspection, and lubrication (CIL) tasks.
  • Process monitoring: Run the gum recovery department, maintain material accountability, and execute proper escalation protocols.
  • Team collaboration: Communicate effectively with team leaders and peers while actively participating in Total Productive Management (TPM) teams.
  • Potential transition routes: People from warehouse, logistics, or general production roles may bring material handling and safety skills, alongside meeting the physical and communication requirements of the job.

Job description

Job Description:

Job Description

Operators are system experts in their assigned area and are highly functional in multiple areas. Operators must also ensure efficiency, operational conformance, product quality and continuous improvement. Functions as a member of an area team which is directly responsible for the efficient production of quality products in the required quantities. Operate/change over specified machinery in the assigned area. Operators must have the skill set to train and/or perform the tasks of other associates in the area as needed. This job requires Strong Communication, Interpersonal and Team Building skills to support site objectives.

Functions include but are not limited to perform changeovers as needed, perform period deep cleanings, maintain supplies for your designated work area, properly fill out all paperwork and perform all cleaning/inspection/lubrication tasks (CIL'S). This is all to be performed while adhering to and encouraging the Five Principles of Mars.

The primary responsibility of the Material Handler is to perform all functions associated with the supply department, including but not limited to:

  • Run gum recovery department

  • Ability to operate a stand-up forklift

  • Material accountability

  • Support Area Lead with all activities associated with supply department

What are we looking for?

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Minimum: Grade 12 or High School diploma, or equivalent.

  • Preferred: Associates degree, or higher, in an engineering or manufacturing related discipline.

Preferred:

  • Preferred: Two (2) or more years of experience in a food related manufacturing environment with automated processes, including PLC/HMI. Experience in a lean manufacturing environment or equivalent is preferred.

  • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • Minimum: Medium: math, communications, computer, and problem-solving skills.

  • Preferred: Strong: math, communication, computer, and problem-solving skills.

  • Experience in a TPM environment.

Physical Requirements:

  • Frequent pushing, pulling, dumping and rolling of barrels (25-105 kgs)

  • Frequent clean out of extruders, cooling tunnel and conveyor systems using scraping tools

  • Frequent lifting/carrying of materials

  • Frequent standing

  • Frequent use of moving of skids using a pallet jack or forklift

  • Frequent walking

  • Frequent reaching, pushing, and pulling

  • Frequent stooping and bending

What will be your key responsibilities?

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary function of the incumbent is to operate all equipment in the assigned work area while ensuring all quality, safety and performance standards are being met.
The incumbent will be responsible for:

  • Communicate effectively with team leader and peers.

  • Be responsible for following proper escalation protocol.

  • Be responsible for filling out all HACCP and military sheets correctly

  • Encourage and support a safe working environment.

  • Ensure the manufacturing area is kept clean and organized at all times in accordance with 5S standards.

  • Perform cleanouts and changeovers according to standards (i.e. work instructions and checklist).

  • Actively participate in TPM (Total Productive Management) teams

DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY, RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPACT

  • Incumbent will have the ability to stop the process after a non-conformance is noticed while following the proper escalation protocol.

  • Incumbent is also responsible for identifying and implementing improvement opportunities and making recommendations to their team lead.

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.

  • 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.

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

The pay range listed is applicable to IL:USD 20.72 - USD 28.49

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Mars

Gum Material Supply Handler - Days (1,500 Sign-on Bonus)

Yorkville, Illinois
On-site
USD 20.72 - USD 28.49 / hour + $1,500 Sign-on Bonus

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