Relief Operator

Mars; Colorado; On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars is seeking a hands-on operator to support fast-paced manufacturing and packaging lines in Colorado. The role emphasizes line relief, equipment troubleshooting, and adherence to GMP/OSHA standards.

You will lead by example across multiple stations, manage changeovers, and drive continuous improvement with digital tools. Responsibilities include covering breaks to protect targets, assisting with mechanical changeovers, and ensuring accurate production records.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent education required.
• Hands-on operational experience with high-speed manufacturing or packaging machinery.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for mechanical faults, sensor errors, and deviations.
• Ability to lead across diverse workstations and prioritize under dynamic floor conditions.
• Knowledge of GMP, OSHA, and SOPs.
• Familiarity with production tracking tools and digital verification platforms.

Responsibilities

• Line Relief & Shift Continuity: Cover scheduled breaks across core stations to prevent bottlenecks and protect production targets.
• Line Relief & Shift Continuity: Provide flexible frontline support during downtime or staffing gaps to sustain continuous flow.
• Packaging Area Leadership & Technical Support: Lead floor priorities to achieve daily output targets and support operators.
• Packaging Area Leadership & Technical Support: Rapidly diagnose and resolve minor equipment stoppages or process deviations.
• Packaging Area Leadership & Technical Support: Enforce SOPs, GMPs, and workplace safety across packaging cells.
• Changeovers & Clean‑Inspect‑Lubricate (CIL): Stage materials and align crew before line shutdowns to minimize downtime.
• Changeovers & Clean‑Inspect‑Lubricate (CIL): Assist in mechanical changeover tasks and sanitization routines.
• Changeovers & Clean‑Inspect‑Lubricate (CIL): Complete post-task inspections and digital audit sign-offs.
• Production Records & Digital Systems: Track batch records and tally finished goods against shift targets.
• Production Records & Digital Systems: Pull Work Orders and audit run metrics via Production Summary system.
• Subject Expertise & Team Capability: Provide back-up leadership for administrative and operational tasks.
• Subject Expertise & Team Capability: Serve as SME for equipment operation and troubleshooting best practices.
• Subject Expertise & Team Capability: Drive onboarding and qualification signoffs in Nexus.
• Subject Expertise & Team Capability: Own Autonomous Maintenance initiatives and defect handling.

Skills

Machinery experience

Troubleshooting

Team leadership

GMP & OSHA

Digital systems

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Weever Forms

Nexus

Production Summary system

Job description

Job Description:

What Are We Looking For?

Minimum Qualifications:

• Technical Background & Machinery Experience required.
• High school diploma or equivalent education required.
• Demonstrated hands‑on operational experience with high-speed manufacturing or packaging machinery.
• Diagnostic & Mechanical Aptitude: Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills to quickly identify mechanical faults, sensor errors, and process deviations.
• Operational Agility & Team Leadership: Proven ability to lead by example, prioritize under dynamic floor conditions, and seamlessly transition across diverse workstations.
• Compliance & Standards Foundation: Strong working knowledge and personal commitment to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), OSHA/workplace safety standards, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Digital & Systems Competency: Functional literacy with production tracking tools, digital verification platforms (e.g., Weever Forms), and learning management systems (e.g., Nexus).
  

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent lifting/carrying (10-50 lbs.) and frequent pushing/pulling (50-200 lbs.).
• Frequent handling/gripping/bending/stooping.
• Ability to work at elevated heights off a ladder or platform, climb stairs, leaning over equipment.
• Ability to stand and / or work on your feet for extended periods
• Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed to support production needs and to conduct multi-task work in a very fast-paced work environment.

What Will Be your key Responsibilities?

Line Relief & Shift Continuity

• Structured Operator Rotations: Step in seamlessly to cover scheduled break rotations across core stations to prevent bottlenecking and protect production targets.
• Outage & Absence Coverage: Provide flexible frontline support during planned downtime, peak relief windows, or unexpected staffing gaps to sustain continuous manufacturing flow.

Packaging Area Leadership & Technical Support

• Tactical Floor Leadership: Champion overall area performance by offering hands‑on assistance and directing floor priorities to achieve daily output targets.
• First‑Line Issue Escalation: Serve as the primary point of contact to rapidly diagnose and resolve minor equipment stoppages, system faults, or process deviations.
• Safety & Quality Standards: Uphold and reinforce standard operating procedures (SOPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and workplace safety across all assigned packaging cells.

Changeovers & Clean‑Inspect‑Lubricate (CIL)

• Pre-Planning & Alignment: Partner with Team Leads to stage materials, communicate schedules, and align the crew prior to line shutdowns.
• Hands‑On Execution: Actively assist in mechanical changeover tasks and sanitization routines to minimize transition downtime between product runs.
• Compliance & Sign-Offs: Perform required post‑task inspections and complete digital audit sign-offs via Weever Forms.

Production Records & Digital Systems

• Batch & Yield Reconciliation: Assist with tracking raw batch records and tallying completed finished goods against shift targets.
• Work Order Auditing: Pull Work Orders (WOs) and audit run metrics directly through the Production Summary system.

Subject Expertise & Team Capability

• Production Coordinator Back‑Up: Provide secondary leadership coverage to support administrative and operational shift management when required.
• Subject Area Expert (SAE): Act as the technical SME for equipment operation, process optimization, and troubleshooting best practices.
• On‑the‑Job Trainer (OJT): Drive team competency by pulling onboarding and standard training modules from Nexus and managing trainee qualification signoffs.
• Autonomous Maintenance (AM): Drive ownership of Autonomous Maintenance initiatives, defect handling, and future pillar rollouts.

What can you expect from Mars?

• A Global Community: Work alongside over 130,000 like‑minded and talented Associates, all guided by our core values, The Five Principles (Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom).
• Purpose-Driven Work: Join a company that is striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Continuous Learning: Best-in‑class learning and development support from day one, including exclusive access to our in‑house Mars University.
• Competitive Compensation: An industry‑competitive salary and robust benefits package, including a company bonus scheme.