Laboratory Technician - Swing Shift

Mars • North Sioux City, SD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Job: Laboratory Technician Shift: Swing Shift (12pm-12am; Monday-Thursday) Location: Royal Canin (North Sioux City, SD) The role is assisting quality system operation, ensuring quality management system implementation in factories and compliance with MARS QMP & regulatory. What are we looking for? At least High School Diploma or equivalent; science background preferred. Prior experience in food related manufacturing or GMP environment preferred. Problem solving skill and systematic thinking. Communication and influencing skills. What will be your key responsibilities? Prepare and ship microbiological samples to testing lab. Conduct environmental sampling including swabbing, air testing, and environmental residue. Maintain finished product sample library and retain samples as required. Complete testing documents for testing lab and communicate any deviations if necessary. Assist Operations/Q&FS with any escalated testing if needed. Complete any other projects assigned by Q&FS management. What can you expect from Mars? Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL®, and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, 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 our 140,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Requirements

• At least High School Diploma or equivalent; science background preferred.
• Problem solving skill and systematic thinking.
• Communication and influencing skills.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in food related manufacturing or GMP environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and ship microbiological samples to testing lab.
• Conduct environmental sampling including swabbing, air testing, and environmental residue.
• Maintain finished product sample library and retain samples as required.
• Complete testing documents for testing lab and communicate any deviations if necessary.
• Assist Operations/Q&FS with any escalated testing if needed.
• Complete any other projects assigned by Q&FS management.

Benefits

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees