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Mars UK • GBR-Batley-West Yorkshire | United Kingdom

Quality & Food Safety

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

There is an exciting opportunity to join the site R&D team within the Quality & Food Safety function as the Q&FS Specialist. The purpose of this role is to maintain, design and improve the site Quality Management System to comply with the Mars Global Quality Standards.

What are we looking for?

  • Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry or equivalent BSc/MSc degree is preferred

  • Experience in a Food Manufacturing environment working in Quality, Food Safety, Engineering or Product/Process development

  • Knowledge of Quality Assurance & Hygiene programs such as HACCP/ISO 22000

  • Experience with incident management and standards implementation and completing internal and external audits


What will be your key responsibilities?

  • Assisting to develop and implement technical and procedural control measures in relation to the Mars Global Quality Standards.

  • Be the Onsite support for any Product Related Incidents.

  • Developing and updating all paperwork/systems to be complaint to global standards.

  • Support Operations with Incident Management, Troubleshooting and conduct Food Safety risk assessments as part of Hold and Release.

  • Assisting the Q&FS team during new product launches and significant process and recipe changes whilst performing conformance checks.

  • Drive continuous improvement and execute quality projects in close collaboration with other teams.


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.

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Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
24 days annual leave + bank holidays
“Pawternity” leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Bank holiday swaps
Shared parental leave
Adoption leave
Family health insurance
Pregnancy support
Neo-natal leave
Faith rooms
Meditation space
Dog friendly office
Dog friendly co-working space
Annual bonus
Employee discounts
Cinema discounts
Referral bonus
Joining bonus
Cycle to work scheme
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Theme park discounts
Lunch and learns
In house training
Learning license
Studying sabbaticals
Open to part time work for some roles

Working at Mars UK

Company employees:

4,000 In the UK

Gender diversity (m:f):

57:43

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