Production Engineer

Mars Petcare (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand)

Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

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.

About this position

Do you want to work for a company that knows its greatest asset is its people? Are you ready for the next chapter in your career? If the answer to both questions is yes, then look no further. Here at Mars we now have several exciting opportunities for individuals to come and join our factory team!

Responsibilities

• Accountable for day to day running of extruder in line with global standards & monitoring regimes
• Accountable for the performance of several machines, processes, or pieces of equipment – by following good hygiene practices & manufacturing practices.
• Monitor all activities on all production lines, immediately reporting downtime to Supervisor, Maintenance or Quality Assurance when downtime cannot be corrected by the operator.
• Facilitate good communication and planning with other leads and operators to ensure that changeovers are done timely and effectively, optimization of production lines, quality checks are being performed, schedules are achieved with little downtime, waste is reduced or managed effectively.
• Escalate issues as appropriate, give full and accurate verbal and written handover

Requirements

• Educated to GCSE level or above
• Fluent English verbal and written skills.
• Experience in the FMCG / Factory Operations industry desirable.
• Mechanical training or background is a must