Unit Facilitator
Summary
Oversee animal care unit operations, applying lean principles to improve efficiency, welfare, and data quality while coaching a team of associates.
Job Description:
Unit Facilitator:
Location: Waltham Petcare Science Institute
As a Unit Facilitator at Mars, you will drive operational excellence in one or more animal care units, ensuring high standards of welfare, efficiency, and data quality. This role focuses on team leadership without direct reports, using lean manufacturing principles to streamline processes, optimize resources, and improve workflows. You will collaborate with multiple stakeholders and oversee key operational and continuous improvement initiatives, to enhance unit performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee unit operations, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and high welfare standards.
- Apply lean principles to optimize work processes and eliminate inefficiencies.
- Lead daily team briefings, assigning tasks and ensuring smooth workflows.
- Monitor data quality, operational metrics, and process performance.
- Coach and train associates, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Manage scheduling and resource allocation to maximize productivity.
- Identify and implement operational improvements in safety, quality, and efficiency.
- Supervise a team of approximately 25 associates and 5 contractors, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.
What are we looking for?
- Experience in research operations, animal care management, or manufacturing environments - desirable
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing, process optimization, and operational excellence.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills to drive efficiency.
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.
- 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 a company bonus.
Mars is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilities, long-term health conditions or are neurodiverse during the application and recruitment process. To request reasonable adjustments, complete our Reasonable Adjustment Request Form here