Production Coordinator - 2nd Shift ($1,500 Sign-on Bonus)

Mars; West Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 89,229,000 - 122,697,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Mars University

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Mars in Illinois seeks a Production Coordinator to accelerate people capability and ensure smooth shift operations. You will train operators, lead daily and 90‑day plans, and act as a Production Leader when needed, ensuring safety, quality, and adherence to brand standards.

Responsibilities include training across shifts, guiding autonomous maintenance practices, and driving loss elimination by analyzing data and implementing improvements.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate and manage operations of all production equipment across multiple areas.
• Experience to become a recognized Autonomous Maintenance Coach (AM) within the AM Pillar.
• Proven leadership and change-management skills with a track record of mentoring others.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel for data analysis, PowerPoint for training) and SAP.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Create daily/weekly production plans with the Operations Leader and drive flawless execution.
• Train and develop operators to build capability and problem-solving skills across shifts.
• Act as Production Leader in their absence to demonstrate leadership behaviors.
• Provide AM and DMS guidance, including CIL, Centerlines, Abnormality Handling and 5S.
• Identify losses and opportunities to improve KPIs like productivity and quality.

Skills

Operations management

Autonomous Maintenance

Leadership

MS Office

SAP

Tools

SAP

MS Office Suite

Excel

Job description

Job Description: Under direction of the Production Leader, and based on the area’s top losses and key challenges, the Production Coordinator creates and execute plans to accelerate building people capability. They train, coach and mentor operators to deliver the daily production plan and the 90 day plan. The Production Coordinator is an integral member of the production team on both shifts. They are a flexible resource in their area of support and fill in as the Production Leader to ensure smooth operation of the shift, and operate equipment as needed.

Job Description: Under direction of the Production Leader, and based on the area’s top losses and key challenges, the Production Coordinator creates and execute plans to accelerate building people capability. They train, coach and mentor operators to deliver the daily production plan and the 90 day plan. The Production Coordinator is an integral member of the production team on both shifts. They are a flexible resource in their area of support and fill in as the Production Leader to ensure smooth operation of the shift, and operate equipment as needed. In service of the site strategy and delivery of the day to day metrics the job holder will maintain operational standards and production processes being responsible for the minute to minute coordination, decision-making, and driving of the manufacturing operation. To ensure the quality of our products meet the Brand specifications, able to make quality and process decisions during manufacture to ensure food safety and quality is met. The Production Coordinator will also role model the ownership mind sets and behaviors and support and coach up to 15 associates and contractors during the shift time frame.

What are we looking for?

• Has the ability to operate and knowledge to manage the operations of all the production equipment of multiple production areas within a factory
• Complete all the necessary training and requirements to become a recognized Autonomous Maintenance Coach within the AM Pillar
• Able to operate all the equipment in an assigned area to effectively train other Associates Has advanced skills, typically gained through a combination of job-related training and considerable work experience
• Demonstrated experience in leading change and situational leadership.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel to capture and analyze data and PowerPoint to deliver presentations and training) and SAP.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Works directly with the Operations Leader to create the daily and weekly production plan across the team and supports the execution of the plan focused on associate capability and flawless execution.
• As the key trainer and equipment/machinery expert of an assigned area, responsible to build operator capability, problem solving and technical understanding across teams and shifts.
• In the absence of the Production Leader, performs the duties of the role demonstrating the necessary leadership behaviors.
• As the subject matter expert of the Autonomous Maintenance (AM) and Daily Management Systems (DMS) provides guidance and training to Associates in these areas of expertise; including DMS, Clean Inspect Lubricate (CIL), Centerlines (CL’s), Abnormality Handling, and 5S.
• Drives loss elimination of raw ingredients, packaging material, and finished goods through observation of production operations and by analyzing loss data to recommend solutions
• Recommends to the Production Leader areas of opportunity to improve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as productivity, quality, safety, etc.
• Participates in the execution of planned production “stops” to perform regular maintenance or other routine activities; coach operators on the effectiveness of proactive planning verses unplanned breakdowns.
• Influences and mentors associates on their self-development and business objectives.
• May relieve operators as needed within assigned production areas.
• Works Independently within established procedures and practices.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded 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.
• Best-in-class 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.

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

The pay range listed is applicable to IL:USD 31.14 - USD 42.82