Job: Packaging Lead

Shift: 223 Days (6am - 6:30pm)

Location: Royal Canin (Fremont, NE)

Royal Canin is seeking a Packaging Lead to join our exciting pet food business at a Freemont, NE manufacturing plant. We focus on the unique needs of cats and dogs. Our obsession with detail allows us to deliver precise, effective nutrition and help them become their magnificent best.

As part of our overall total compensation package, Royal Canin offers a competitive benefits package to all associates: Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and 401k match. Associates are also immediately eligible (based on hire date) for up to three weeks of vacation, 12 Paid Holidays per year, Sick Pay, Maternity & Parental Leave, and annual bonus earning potential, plus many other ancillary benefits not listed here.

The Packaging Lead at Royal Canin is responsible for ensuring a safe and efficient packaging department. This role involves collaborating with various plant areas to maintain production flow and overseeing critical processes such as sanitation breaks, product changeovers, and shift handovers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Efficiency Management: Maintain packaging line efficiency according to set plans and address any deviations promptly.
• Safety and Quality Assurance: Support peers in achieving high safety, quality, and efficiency standards in the packing hall.
• Documentation Oversight: Consolidate and verify quality-related shift documents for compliance.
• Cleaning Standards: Uphold and fulfill cleaning regimes to ensure a safe working environment.
• Operational Improvement: Actively participate in processes that enhance business performance.

Qualifications:

• Leadership Skills: Lead by example in maintaining Mars Supply Excellence (MSE).
• Multi-tasking Ability: Effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Goal-oriented: Focus on achieving production objectives.
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with packaging systems such as KSE, Courbon, Advance Engineering, and Newtec palletizer.

Job Specifications/Qualifications

• Be 18 years of age or older
• Have a High school diploma, GED or equivalent education
• Must be willing and able to work and accept varying shifts and schedules
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate in the English language
• Demonstrated competency in computer and pc software including MC Office and email
• Must have 3+ years of manufacturing experience
• Leadership experience is a plus

What We Offer:

• Collaborative Environment: Work with over 130,000 talented Associates guided by Mars' Five Principles.
• Purpose-driven Culture: Join a company committed to building a better world.
• Learning Opportunities: Access to Mars University and ongoing development support.
• Competitive Compensation: Industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus.

This role is ideal for individuals passionate about leading teams and optimizing packaging processes in a dynamic environment.

About Mars, Incorporated 

Mars is a family-owned business with over 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.