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Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Hygiene Coordinator

Validation, Compliance & Quality SystemsPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A master's degree (Bac +5) in engineering, agri-food, or a similar field is required.
  • Proficiency in French and English is required.
  • Experience in project management, change management, and quality systems is required.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor the site's microbiological status, including the environment and equipment.
  • Ensure internal food-safety programs comply with Mars Quality standards, external certifications such as FSSC 22000, and European regulations, including through a strong on-site presence during sanitation activities.
  • For incidents or nonconformities related to the site's microbiological status, collect data, analyze deviations, diagnose causes using a problem-solving method, develop corrective and preventive action plans with relevant stakeholders, and measure their effectiveness.
  • Identify deviations from current Mars Quality standards, propose corrective actions, and coordinate their implementation with relevant stakeholders.
  • Conduct audits to verify compliance with current standards and quality norms on production lines and during equipment modifications or installations.
  • Write and update food-safety procedures and quality-standard documents related to the site's microbiological status.
  • Serve as the primary contact for the microbiological testing laboratory and verify the compliance of results.
  • Represent the site at the Royal Canin European level.

About the Company

Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Mars makes confectionery, food, and petcare products and also operates pet health services through networks like Banfield, VCA, BluePearl, and Royal Canin. Its products are marketed under familiar brands such as M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Skittles, Dove, Orbit, Pedigree, Royal Canin, Whiskas, and Cocoavia, sold globally to consumers and pet owners. The company differs from competitors by combining a broad, diversified portfolio with a global, family-owned structure guided by the Mars Principles (Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, Freedom), which drives its operations and partnerships. Mars aims to help communities prosper and to grow its business while improving social and environmental outcomes, using its scale to support responsible practices across the world.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$27B
Headquarters
McLean, VA
Founded
1911

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