Offers “Mars”

Expires soon Mars

Quality & Food Safety Technologist

  • Victorville (San Bernardino)
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Design / Civil engineering / Industrial engineering

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.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Mars Petcare is Currently Seeking a Quality & Food Safety Technologist in Victorville, CA

Purpose of this Role

The Q&FS technologist is responsible for ensuring all relevant Q&FS standards are implemented and continuously improved to assure quality and food safety at the local site, protecting the consumer and our brands.

Principle Accountabilities

•Manage the site based internal audit program to ensure all processes and procedures are managed in accordance to corporate Quality and Food Safety Standards, Business Unit QFS directives and FDA regulations.
•Back up for PRIMP incident owner
•Facilitate the corrective and preventative action programs in compliance to MARS QMP standards.
•Food Safety Representative for site HACCP Team
•Facilitate compliance to the Business Unit microbiology testing program including site data analysis, reporting and recommendations on site improvements and or escalations for non-compliances.
•Responsible associate for the sites hold management systems (SAP/ Nexus ) ensuring requirements and procedures including product disposition and destruction are in accordance with Mars Quality and Food Safety Standards and Business Unit directives
•Lead the food safety risk assessment process for all changes such CAB, New products/pack/process and or new regulations/ standard that impacts QFS. Document all approved changes as per Business Unit requirements
•Lead root cause analysis session for product related incidents (PRIMPS) and make recommendations to correct issues.
•Participate in FMEA and other lean six sigma tools for continuous quality improvement.
•Conduct statistical analysis on consumer complain trends and recommend actions for improvements
•Provide training on relevant food safety standards to supply associates.
•Lead the consumer and customer complaints investigations process ensuring follow up in appropriate timings and recommend actions to site QFS mgr.

Qualifications

Minimum
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Ability and aptitude to work in an R&D, Manufacturing, and/or Distribution environment
• Ability to develop and coach understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP's), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Systems (HACCP), ISO, Regulatory Guidelines, Sensory, and/or Microbiology
• Knowledge of the Windows working environment including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Engineering, Biological Sciences, or Chemistry
• 2+ year experience in a Quality, Food Safety, Regulatory Services, or Engineering area
• Working knowledge of petfood processing and packaging
• Lead auditor
• Internal auditing

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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.

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