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Summer 2027 Mars Food Quality, Food, and Safety Internship – Greenville, Mississippi

Location:  USA-Mississippi-Greenville | United States of America
Location flexibility:  1 office day / week, 2 office days / week, 3 office days / week, 4 office days / week
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Job Description

Job Description:

At Mars, we work together to build a better world for people, pets, and the planet. From being a socially responsible business, to investing in our Associates, we're always looking at how we can make tomorrow brighter.

As an Associate, you are empowered with the freedom and tools to be yourself, to forge your own path, to build relationships across our global community, to discover the right opportunities for you to grow – all with ample support. Here, you have our ongoing commitment to your growth and development as you work across our world-famous brands.

Start your journey at Mars today!

Mars Food Quality Food and Safety Internship Experience

As a QFS Intern, you will gain exposure to the following areas:

  • Ability to work with cross functional teams.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft applications, specifically Microsoft Excel and Power Bi

  • Strong data management and problem-solving abilities

  • Plan the flow of work or materials to maximize efficiency.

  • Initiate line improvement and waste reduction initiatives.

  • Conduct projects to increase plant efficiency.

  • Optimize performance and drive value leadership.

What we’re looking for:

  • Major in /Food Science /Biotechnology / Analytical Chemistry or Microbiology

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Hybrid

Core hours 11–3

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
Neonatal 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
Menopause support
On-site gym
On-site barista
Secure on-site parking
On-site catering
Private booths
On-site wellness room
Collaboration spaces

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  • Ability to use Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint for effective communications

    • Open to students legally authorized to work in the U.S., without the need for current or future work status authorization or visa sponsorship for employment.

    • Employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug & background screening.

    • This internship location will be in Greenville, Mississippi

    • Eligible candidates will be responsible for personal transportation to and from work site during duration of the internship program.

    What can you expect from Mars?

    • The Mars Internship Experience is a 10-week summer program providing excellent depth of experience with real business problems and opportunities.

    • Exciting professional and social engagement activities throughout the experience that provide opportunities to network with your intern peers all the way up to senior leaders.

    • Best-in-class training and development from Day 1, including a formal mentor, access to our in-house Mars University, and more.

    • Ongoing coaching and mentorship to help you succeed and get the most out of your experience.

    About Mars, Incorporated

    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 Snacking, Food, and Petcare products and services, we employ over 140,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. As a $65 billion family-owned business, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including ROYAL CANIN®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, CESAR®, M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, Pringles®, Cheez-It®, and BEN’S ORIGINAL™. and take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses, including AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, 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. The Mars Compass, inspired by the Economics of Mutuality, is used to measure the company’s progress in service of its purpose; The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today.

    For more information about Mars, please visit mars.com. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

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