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Mars UK • Waltham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Animal Operations Facilitator

Salary:  £33,000 – £37,500 per annum
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Job Description

Job Description:

As an Animal Operations Facilitator at Mars, you will drive operational excellence in one or more animal care facilities, ensuring high standards of welfare, efficiency, and data quality. This role focuses on team leadership without direct reports, identifying continuous improvement initiatives to streamline processes, optimize resources, and improve workflows. You will collaborate with multiple stakeholders and oversee key operations to enhance team, facilities and performance.

Location: Waltham Petcare Science Institute, full-time of site
Working Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours per week, and performing as a senior site supervisor for 12 weekends a year & up to 3 bank holidays.

Salary: £33,000 - 37,500, annual bonus, benefits

What are we looking for?

  • Experience in operational roles, process optimization, and adherence quality and safety standards.

  • Proven ability to work in cross-functional teams, lead without authority and influence stakeholders.

  • Strong drive for results, communication and problem-solving skills.

Skills:

Action Planning, Data Collection and Analysis, Data Control, Health and Safety, Numerical Skills, Planning and Organizing, Policy and Procedures, Policy and Regulation, Risk Management, Verbal Communication

Key Responsibilities:

  • Experience in operational roles, process optimization, and adherence quality and safety standards.

  • Proven ability to work in cross-functional teams, lead without authority and influence stakeholders.

  • Strong drive for results, communication and problem-solving skills

  • Supervise a team of approximately 25 associates and 5 contractors, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.

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 a company bonus.

Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site.

Mars is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilities, long-term health conditions or are neurodiverse during the application and recruitment process. To request reasonable adjustments, complete our Reasonable Adjustment Request Form here


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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
LinkedIn 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 (male:female)

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