Total Rewards
Perhaps the greatest benefit of working at Mars is the quality of the people you will meet here. Our Associates are our greatest assets and we pride ourselves on only hiring the best and rewarding them accordingly. We think it's how you experience Mars that makes this truly a great place to be! A place that provides you with possibilities to Achieve, Grow, Connect and Prosper with us.
Our Total Rewards approach (pictured below) rewards you today and in the future for your part in our success, and our exciting and unique environment encourages our Associates to prosper in their personal and professional goals.
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Working for Mars is unlike working for any other organisation
Achieve with us...
Be part of a high performing culture and choose the path that meets your personal and professional goals
Grow with us...
We value our Associates highly and give them the freedom and encouragement to grow
Prosper with us...
There are far more benefits to working for Mars than just great pay
Connect with us
A private business for almost a century, Mars truly has a unique culture. Our focus is our people!
Our Associates
Our Associates come from all walks of life and from different countries all over the world. Yet they all share a common passion: they enjoy being part of a business that is diverse, responsible, entrepreneurial, and focused all at the same time.
Mars Associates embrace a culture that promotes teamwork, innovation, and entrepreneurialism. It is the individuality, independent thinking, and creativity of our Associates that drives our growth. It is their passion and commitment that ensures our continued success.
The Five Principles
We at Mars share unique values about our company and the way it should be run. These values - The Five Principles - are the cornerstone of our culture and they set us apart from others, requiring us to think and act differently towards our Associates, our brands, our consumers, our environment, our suppliers, and our business.
With our Associates guided by principles, along with our open work environment, our autonomous operating style, and the freedom we have to shape our own future, we believe, makes Mars a truly unique culture.
Achieve with us
Diverse career paths, recognition programs and professional opportunities mean we can help make your career ambitions reality.
At Mars, we value diversity, promote accountability, and reward and recognise performance. Performance & Recognition
We believe a high performance culture is mutual to the needs of our Associates, our customers, our consumers and ultimately, our business.
We continually strive to create an environment that maximises the talent of each Associate because we understand that the diversity of our Associates' skills, ideas, and perspectives give us winning insights. Our Associates' capabilities are one of our major competitive strengths.
We recognise, reward, and celebrate those individuals and teams that bring exceptional innovation, initiative, and leadership to the business and are able to put them into practice. Everyone can - and does - make a difference at Mars!
Career Development
There are many dimensions to a career with Mars. You can move upwards, sideways, across borders, across functions, or test yourself with special projects. It ultimately is your choice. We emphasize the value of learning from different experiences, as these will give you the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in a rapidly changing world.
We also recognise that there are many factors that contribute to the choice you make for your career path such as: your career aspirations, personal goals, family needs, and willingness to take risks or relocate. Our learning and development programs, mean that however your career goals change over time we can help you achieve them.
Whether you aspire to be a specialist in your field or a generalist who likes to try new things, you will find a place at Mars. We work with you to create a realistic career outlook to allow you to focus on your goals
Grow with Us
Supporting your development every step of the way. Our success depends on it!
Development is an integral part of the Mars culture and is considered a partnership between you, your manager, and the business. We provide you the freedom, framework, and resources to develop all of your abilities, as your growth is essential to our continued success.
Please refer to the sections on the Mars Learning Framework and Mars University for more information
Prosper with Us
There are far more benefits to working for Mars than just great pay!
At Mars your total rewards are the unique attributes of your employment experience and contribution to our success. Clearly, important elements of this package are our competitive and comprehensive base pay, retirement planning opportunities, paid leave, and income security for death and disability. Our pay principles are simple, competitive, appropriate to sphere of influence, and motivational. We foster the thinking that "if my business unit does well, I will do well" and are prepared to pay 'premium pay' for 'premium performance'. We expect all functions in our business to add value to the total business results.
As we have communicated, your total rewards go beyond traditional pay and benefits to help you prosper. For your contribution to our success, we offer you learning and development opportunities, an autonomous environment that offers open communication and exciting challenges, and recognition and engagement programs.
All of the elements of the total rewards package are consistent with The Five Principles that define us, and are specially designed to meet our Associates' diverse needs.
Examples of some of the benefits you can have access to when you join Mars Australia are:
- Performance based variable pay
- Matching superannuation contributions (up to 4%)
- 13 weeks paid parental leave
- Income protection (death & disability)
- Associate Assistance Program (confidential counselling services FOC for Associates)
- Discounted health cover
- Discounted mortgages
- Subsidised canteen meals
- Staff discounts on Mars products
- Corporate travel rates (hotels, hire cars etc)
- Social Clubs
- Free car parking
- Bike rack
- Showers
- Buddy Program
- Study Assistance
- Global Company