CI Engineer

Job Description

Job Description:

Continuous Improvement (CI) Engineer

Location: Birstall, West Yorkshire

Join Mars as a Continuous Improvement Engineer and play a key role in driving operational excellence and innovation within our factory. You will collaborate closely with shift technical associates to implement improvement plans that enhance productivity, safety, and quality.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Ensure compliance with Safe Systems of Work and Health & Safety regulations
• Lead breakdown elimination through BDA program ownership and coaching
• Monitor BDA compliance and quality to drive corrective actions
• Manage predictive maintenance using digital tools and coach technical teams
• Identify value engineering opportunities through data analysis
• Support Mars Supply Excellence as autonomous maintenance lead
• Manage projects under £1m including supplier engagement and budgeting
• Develop associate skills through training and coaching

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience managing and delivering improvement projects within an operations FMCG/manufacturing environment
• Apprentice-trained engineer (Mechanical or Electrical)
• HNC Level 4 preferred in electrical or mechanical discipline
• PLC experience (Rockwell, Modicon)
• Computer literate (SAP, Word, Excel)
• Strong communication skills

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.
• A strong focus on 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 who are neurodiverse during the application and recruitment process. To request reasonable adjustments, complete our Reasonable Adjustment Request Form here.

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