Recruitment at MARS Incorporated

The Client
 
MARS Incorporated is one of the largest food manufacturers in the world which operates in six business segments: Petcare, Chocolate, Food, Wrigley Gum and Confections, Drinks and Symbioscience. 

Mars is the world's leading confectionery company, following the acquisition of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in 2008 adding to its existing  brands M&M'S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE® and MARS®, the world famous EXTRA® and ORBIT®. 

Mars is also the world's leading Petcare Company, with Petcare brands such as PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN® and WHISKAS®. 

Please visit our website http://rd.mars.com/GCC/en/Home.htm for more information.

Job Purpose
 
We are looking for vibrant, passionate and self driven individuals who possess excellent communication and presentation skills to fill the position of

Operators

The position holder will perform manual movement of materials and cleaning within the production area. 

This will entail loading of raw material, removal of scraps, cleaning of machines, pipes and platforms in the production area, floor cleaning, and basic machine intervention among other duties in compliance with quality and food safety requirement as outlined in the SOP.

Key Responsibilities
  • Basic preventive maintenance tasks, cleaning tasks, prepare materials before starting up the line, mobile vessels operation, and data gathering.
  • Collecting samples, sugar loading in silo, raw and packs movement and distribution as well as dark chocolate batching.
  • Keeping show boxes pallets at the hand pack station monitor and maintain GHP and 5’S standard in area of responsibility.
  • Preparation & loading of raw materials and consumables e.g. peanut bags, glucose drums and rejected peanuts, Cocoa batter,  vegetable fat melting among others; this also includes collecting and keeping the finished products.
  • Escalate any safety/ food safety/ quality issues to Machine Technicians and Line Technicians
  • Cleaning equipment, pipes, machine parts, platforms in production area
  • General cleaning of chocolate jacketing pipe lines, floors and hygiene junctions and sanitizing change over parts etc
  • Minimize & optimize the usage of rework as per the procedures, ensure wastes are segregated as per waste management procedures; this also includes rework and scrap movement, Scrap removal at CCP flap, oil and paper filter etc
Minimum Qualifications
  • O’ Levels + certificate course in Mechanical or Electrical Field- Artisan Level 2 (Trade Test 11)
  • 6-12 months SIMILAR  experience in a food manufacturing set up where GMP, TPM, HACCP or ISO is in place
  • Excellent command of English language
  • Ability to read and implement Safety, food safety and operational procedures (SOP, SSWs)
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work in teams, with integrity and trust.
  • A good understanding of safety, quality and operational procedures

Production Machine Technicians.  

The job holder will act as a team player and to operate the factory production lines and area machinery & equipments efficiently and reliably according to the company standards of safety, hygiene, quality, and cost in order to deliver the contract as per the defined standards e.g. (LOTO, CCP, Rework, Scrap, TRS, and Reliability).

The Machine Technician is accountable to deliver the contract of his machine as per the following;
 
Key Responsibilities:
 
A. Safety
  • Ensure that all contractors are validated against the mandatory SSWs in the area of responsibility and maintain own validation at all times
  • Perform Safety audits in the area of responsibility and ensure that the audits are done on all line areas ; actively participate in the risk assessment
  • Report, raise and ensure effective closing of near misses reported in the area of responsibility; track and monitor all near misses in area of responsibility
  • Ensure safe working conditions at any point in time and perform the duty of emergency team member when required
B. Quality
  • Carry out regular product quality checks to ensure finished product adhere to quality standards
  • Identify process/ product deviations and follow the escalation procedure to restore the standards.
  • Maintain the Hygiene, 5S and housekeeping standards, in the area of responsibility.
  • Maintain and ensure all documentation  is done on time in the area of responsibility which includes (Log books, PPI Sheets , SRC Books etc)
  • Participate effectively in all trials, new products ,modification work, projects and tests conducted in area of responsibility and communicate it effectively with R&D and Engineering
  • Ensure that all the critical control points are tested and monitored on time, escalation procedures are  followed in case of failure in the area of responsibility
  • Develop ,maintain and update all SOPs and ensure the same for the whole line at any point of time during
C. Value
  • Deliver and ensure adherence to the production schedule in area of responsibility
  • Minimize the generation of rework and scrap and ensure maximum utilization of the generated quantities; take corrective action where possible
  • Facilitate work, train Contractors to perform daily duties by following the standard operating procedures
  • Perform planned maintenance and  repairs to the machines in area of responsibility
  • Report and resolve any issue that arise throughout the shift regarding quality, scheduling changes, trials, etc as well as monitor machine(s) performance
  • Assist with planning of day-to-day activities for Contractors and ensure adequate manning at each area with the appropriate skill level on the machine (s) of responsibility; provide accurate and timely feedback to Contractors as part of continuous improvement process
  • Provide frequent reports and analysis on machine (s) performance (TRS, Excesses, manning and training)
  • Record and maintain all entries in the production monitoring system and ensure correctness and accuracy of all data reported and recorded for the Machine (s)
  • Provide technical expertise and support for new associates and contractors through training programs and follow up.
Minimum Qualifications
  • O Level + Diploma in Engineering in the Mechanical or Electrical field
  • 2+ years SIMILAR experience in a food manufacturing set up where GMP, TPM, HACCP or ISO is in place
  • Good decision making & problem solving skills, teamwork and conflict management skills
  • Ability to read and implement Safety , food safety and operational procedures ( SOP, SSWs
  • Basic mechanical knowledge on tools and reading basic mechanical drawings;
  • Understands manufacturing standards and escalation procedures

Technical Operators

The position holder will perform first level of operation & maintenance of equipment and the manual movement of material in the production area. 

This will entail preparation of equipment before starting up the line, raw materials as per recipe, escalating quality/food safety issues to machine technicians, cleaning production lines, machine checks & preventive maintenance etc. 

Basic mechanical knowledge is required on use of mechanical tools and reading basic drawings. 

An understanding of safety, quality and SOPs is also necessary

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform preventive maintenance tasks as assigned by the Machine Technicians per standard PM schedule
  • Prepare materials and equipment before starting up the line equipment  and adjusts minor  parameters as per the standard process parameters
  • Escalate any process that does not conform to safety, food safety, quality issues to machine technicians and line technicians
  • Responsible for batch making and line preparation. This includes but not limited to; caramel batch preparation; egg batch preparation; base & caramel blending; checking raw material weight as per recipe; base blending, Lecithin loading, vanillin dosing, mixing and feeding among others
  • Critical cleaning tasks that include; milk hose dismantling and cleaning; powder filter cleaning, cleaning of depositors; die plate opening and cleaning; cleaning during changeovers; handling hazardous chemicals as per  food safety guidelines, cleaning at heights; chocolate jacketing pipe lines  dismantling and cleaning among others
  • Perform manual movement of materials and cleaning within the production area; this includes; loading glucose drums; chemicals movement and storage; material ordering etc
  • Responsible for checking product quality, labeling of pallets; rejected show boxes ,weighing & emptying bins etc
  • Promote sustainability and environment practices e.g. mminimize and optimize rework generation and usage as per the procedures; minimize the scrap generation; segregated of wastes as per the waste management procedure; optimize the usage of water, energy etc. 
Minimum Qualifications
  • 0 Level + Certificate course in Mechanical Engineering or related field- Artisan Level 1 (Trade Test 1)
  • 1-2 years SIMILAR experience in a food manufacturing set up where GMP, TPM, HACCP or ISO is in place
  • Excellent command of English language
  • Ability to read and implement Safety , food safety and operational procedures
  • Basic mechanical knowledge on tools and reading basic mechanical drawings;
  • An understanding of safety, quality, audits and operational procedures
  • Understands manufacturing standards and escalation procedures
How to apply:
 
Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client and a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Friday, 12th July 2013
 
Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, 
Nairobi, GPO 00100
 
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. 


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