Extruder Operator Nights
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 7, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 2, 2026. Mars scores B on the Alion truth index.
Job Description:
Extruder Operator Nights
Shift Schedule: 2 -2-3 7:00 pm - 7: 30 am
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! Working as a member of a shift team, the primary role of an Operator is to demonstrate ownership and responsibility for a set of machines, pieces of equipment and/ or processes within their working area. This includes carrying out the routine operational tasks required to achieve area targets e.g. starting-up, shutting-down, monitoring, cleaning, and carrying out basic changeovers, minor repairs, routine checks , reporting and inspections, and the use of basic ancillary equipment and computer programs.
The Extruder Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation and set up of all extruding, drying, and coating equipment to meet or exceed daily production requirements, while maintaining safety and Mars quality standards. The Extruder Operator Is also responsible to actively contribute to a culture of excellence.
What are we looking for?
Minimum:
- Must Speak Fluent English, and Spanish preferred
- Minimum: High School diploma, or equivalent.
- Preferred: Associates degree, or higher, in an engineering or manufacturing related discipline.
- Related Experience/Requirements:
Preferred:
- Two (2) or more years of experience in a food related manufacturing environment with automated processes, including HMI. Experience in a lean manufacturing environment or equivalent is preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Minimum: Medium: math, communications, computer, and problem-solving skills.
- Preferred: Strong: math, communication, computer, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in a TPM environment.
Physical Requirements:
- Frequent pushing, pulling, dumping and rolling of Pallets (25-105 kgs)
- Frequent clean out of extruders, dryers and conveyor systems using specialized tools
- Frequent lifting/carrying of materials
- Frequent standing
- Frequent use of moving of skids using a pallet jack or forklift
- Frequent walking
- Frequent reaching, pushing, and pulling
- Frequent stooping and bending
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Responsible for the safe and efficient operation and set up of all extruding, drying, and coating equipment to meet or exceed daily production requirements.
- Must observe proper Lockout/Tagout and all safety procedures as required
- Must be able to operate and control extruders, so that all food safety temperatures and gelatinization requirements are met.
- Proficient in completing all required food safety/quality checks and understand the consequences of out of compliance.
- Report or take appropriate action when food safety/quality checks do not meet set specifications such as, temperature, kibble size, moisture, density, color, texture, or foreign materials.
- Monitor running efficiency of processing equipment including downtime, through-put and food safety requirements.
- Ability to read and understand the daily production run schedule and execute to that plan.
- Clearly communicate any disruptions to production plan, quality failures or issues, equipment downtime and material deficiencies
- Maintain functional knowledge of all equipment in processing area.
- 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.
- 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
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.