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At a glance

Programs
1
Locations
1
States served
1
Delivery
In person (1)
Program length
20 weeks or more (1)
Program type
In-person (1)
Branches accepted
Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, Space Force

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Team Member - In-person

Detailed listing

Delivery
In person source value: In-Person
Length
About 22 to 26 weeks source value: 151 - 180 days
Type
In-person
Branches
Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, Space Force
Career field
Production

Summary

Mars is looking for DOD Skillbridge Armed Forces Service members to train as Team Members for our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Topeka, Kansas! Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do challenging, exciting work that shapes the world’s best-loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from different backgrounds. Access the tools, training, and experience you need to positively impact our business, the planet, and, most importantly, your career. Being a Mars associate is more than a job. It’s the opportunity to start your day tomorrow.

What the work involves

Job Title: DOD Skillbridge - Team Member Shift: Days Location: Mars – Topeka, Kansas**Fort Riley & Fort Leavenworth**Mars is looking for DOD Skillbridge Armed Forces Service members to train as Team Members for our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Topeka, Kansas! Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do challenging, exciting work that shapes the world’s best-loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from different backgrounds. Access the tools, training, and experience you need to positively impact our business, the planet, and, most importantly, your career. Being a Mars associate is more than a job. It’s the opportunity to start your day tomorrow. This application is only available to active-duty service members eligible to participate in a DoD SkillBridge Internship. The service members must be within the last 18 months of their active-duty contract. This is an unpaid, non-benefit eligible internship position in partnership with the DoD SkillBridge program. Team Members are system experts in their assigned areas and are highly functional in multiple areas. Team Members must also ensure efficiency, operational conformance, product quality, and continuous improvement. Functions as a member of an area team that is directly responsible for the efficient production of quality products in the required quantities. Operate/change over specified machinery in the assigned area. Team Members must have the skill set to train and/or perform the tasks of other associates in the area as needed. This job requires strong communication, interpersonal, and team-building skills to support site objectives. Key Responsibilities: • Performs all assigned activities & job tasks within a line or area. • Operates equipment safely and efficiently. • Takes corrective actions to solve problems at the root cause level. • Able to assess equipment operating reliability and perform routine repairs, adjustments, and malfunction troubleshooting. • Performs and/or works with maintenance to complete preventative maintenance of equipment. • Able to maintain accurate records of quality control checks, production numbers, or waste performance. • Keeps detailed logbooks: Performs all shift support documentation in a quality matter. • Performs quality control tasks such as metal checks, inspection of date codes, item numbers, dump logs, etc. • High degree of ownership for product quality: Performs all standard quality checks & other quality-related duties. • Able to operate a forklift. • Able to operate a computer and utilize the basic standard desktop systems (LSS, PSL, MIS, SQCIS, etc.). • Understand principles of inventory control. • Knows the plant's products and goals. • Understand production schedules, production computer systems, and work instructions. • Has general knowledge of Mars & the systems used by the business. Physical/Environmental Requirements: • Standing on a concrete floor. • Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform). • Bending, stooping, twisting, turning, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 50 lbs. • Forklift assignments require OSHA certification and getting on and off frequently. Minimum Qualifications: • High School diploma, GED, or equivalent education. • Standing on a concrete floor. • Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform). • Bending, stooping, twisting, turning, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 50 lbs. • Forklift assignments require OSHA certification and getting on and off frequently. Preferred Qualifications: • 1+ years of manufacturing experience operating a variety of machines. • Knowledge of inventory control principles. • Ability to operate a forklift/OSHA certification. 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 Mc Lean, 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.

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