Job: Shift Technical Lead

Shift: Days

Location: Mars Petcare (Fort Smith, AR)

A Shift Technical Lead’s role is communicating, facilitating, coordinating, and prioritizing all maintenance activities within their area effectively and efficiently. This position requires working closely with other supply groups, particularly Quality Control and Operations, to ensure consistent product quality, productivity, and safety. The Maintenance Lead will make assignments and monitor progress, coordinate training, schedule, and develop associates in their area of responsibility.

The Shift Technical Lead will make assignments and monitor progress, coordinate training, schedule, and develop associates in their area of responsibility. The Shift Technical Lead is responsible for prioritizing corrective work activities to ensure the equipment continues to run safely, in quality, and efficiently. The Maintenance Lead will partner with production to schedule jobs.

Responsibilities

Safety Compliance (Quality and Associate)

Continuous Improvement Implementation

Maintain Equipment Reliability

Associate engagement and performance management

Ensure the team operates in a safe and quality-minded way.

Functions

Liaison between process, operations, maintenance, logistics, QC and R&D

Partner with schedulers to plan and schedule all maintenance work in the area of responsibility.

Demonstrate a strong ability to troubleshoot and problem-solve.

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment.

Be multi-tasked/multi-skilled.

In-depth knowledge of the entire maintenance area and be recognized as an expert in multiple technologies.

Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, and team-building skills to support site objectives.

Education & Professional Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent

Formal technical training is preferred.

Leadership training is preferred.

Knowledge / Experience

3+ years of manufacturing experience in a technical capacity in equipment controls, electrical maintenance, or mechanical maintenance.

BS in engineering or sciences could be substituted for work experience.

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 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.