Quality Mgmt Technologist - Chicago

Job description

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there’s more to being in business than just making a profit. That’s the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet.  What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it’s never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It’s about how you can grab everything that’s within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

Mars has net sales of more than $33 billion, operates six business segments including Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks, Symbioscience, and more than 75,000 Associates worldwide that are putting its Principles into action to make a difference for people and the planet through its performance.

Mars brands include: Petcare – PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, BANFIELD® Pet Hospital, CESAR®, SHEBA®, DREAMIES® and NUTRO®; Chocolate – M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE®, GALAXY®, MARS®, MILKY WAY® and TWIX®; Wrigley – DOUBLEMINT®, EXTRA®, ORBIT® and 5™ chewing gums, SKITTLES® and STARBURST® candies, and ALTOIDS® AND LIFESAVERS® mints. Food – UNCLE BEN’S®, DOLMIO®, EBLY®, MASTERFOODS®, SEEDS OF CHANGE® and ROYCO®; Drinks – ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS™, THE BRIGHT TEA COMPANY™, KLIX® and FLAVIA®; Symbioscience – COCOAVIA® and WISDOM PANEL®.

 

OVERVIEW:

The purpose of the role is to ensure that North American Business Unit effectively meets standards of quality, safety and legality in line with the Mars Quality Management Process Framework. The role drives continuous improvement of existing Q&FS related business processes and develops and deploys new Corporate and Segment standards.

To start, this role will be heavily focused on ensuring the North American Business Unit Quality Management Program is compliant to Mars Standards.  As the BU QMP is stabilized, the role will begin to split its focus among several programs Material Quality Management, Premia, and External Manufacturing Quality Management.

Key Responsibilities (or Principle Accountabilities):

·  NA Business Unit Internal Audit Program Owner including training of auditors, ensuring adherence to the schedule, and determine the need for Corrective Actions and/or Corrections
·  NA Business Unit CAPA Program Owner including training of CAPA owners, assigning CAPA owners, and ensuring timely completion of owners
·  NA Business Unit Document Control Program Owner including maintaining documents that are up to date and are aligned with Corporate and Segment Q&FS requirements
·  NA Business Unit Record Control Program Owner including the maintain the current records and record storage locations
·  Communicate changes to the Corporate Q&FS Standards and Segment Q&FS Requirements throughout the NA Business Unit including the Manufacturing Sites and coordinate the BU’s response to these changes
·  Establish the BU Q&FS Competency requirements for all roles, provide training and/or training materials, and establish a protocol for maintaining records
·  Participate in the Risk Assessment process for External Manufacturing Processes to meet the requirements of the External Manufacturing Quality Management Standard
·  Participate in Material, Packaging, and PREMIA Risk Assessment processes to the meet the requirements of the Material Quality Management, Packaging Material Management, and PREMIA

 

Decision Making Authority:

·  Internal Audit Schedule and Assignments
·  Corrective Action Owners

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum:

·  Bachelor’s of Science Degree in a Food Science, Engineering, or Similar Field
·  1+ years experience working in Quality/Food Safety organization for a CPG Company including experience working with Internal Audit and Corrective Action Programs
·  Effective written and oral communication; ability to engage all levels of associates and ability to work effectively with a team.
·  Computer skills including Quality systems (Nexus, LRQA), Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
·  Ability to travel 10% of the time

 

Preferred:

·  Certified Lead Auditor for FSSC 22002
·  Knowledge of HACCP and Food Safety

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.