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Mars UK • USA-Georgia-Flowery Branch | United States of America

Facilities Technician

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Job Description

Job Description:

Company: Mars Wrigley- Gainesville, GA

Title: Facilities Maintenance Planner

Required Shift:

8 Hour Day Shift

Monday – Friday

Hours: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm

Job Purpose:

The Maintenance Technician has ownership and is responsible for the effectiveness of facilities equipment and execution of facilities maintenance plans. Helps develop facilities preventive maintenance plans and procedures. Offers professional customer service on assigned projects concerning construction, development, installation and repair of facilities equipment. Performs maintenance plans and follows procedures to ensure efficiency of planned work. The facilities organization owns every aspect of the facility including the property, the building, parking lots and utilities. The Gainesville plant is one of the largest plants in all of Mars, encompassing 500,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space to provide the world's best chewing gum.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Requirements:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Facility Maintenance or operations/maintenance combination role
  • 2 Year associates degree in HVAC, Stationary Engineer
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs

Physical Requirements:

  • Frequent lifting/carrying pushing (10-50 lbs) and pushing/pulling (50-300 lbs)
  • Frequent bending, stooping, twisting, handling and gripping
  • Ability to work at elevated heights, climb stairs, leaning over equipment and work in confined spaces
  • Ability to stand and/or work on feet for extended periods (minimum eight hours in one shift).
  • Ability to read, write and speak English

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of Industrial Manufacturing Experiences
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment with food products or consumer products
  • Experience with air compressors, HVAC, chillers or boilers
  • Wastewater certification, Class III
  • CFC/EPA Certification

What will be your Key Responsibilities?

  • Ownership of Facilities assigned equipment.
  • Effectively execute work orders for facilities and site improvements.
  • Help build technical skills (including AM and PM) of other facilities team members
  • Communicate issues across shifts with details.
  • Partner with the other members of the facilities team to improve, centerline and optimize facilities owned equipment (HVAC, boilers, chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, etc.)
  • Participation on Facilities equipment TPM teams.
  • Works with the Facilities Maintenance Leader and team to ensure that all Departmental metrics are achieved.
  • Drives maintenance plans accuracy.
  • Operations of BMS data systems and utility monitoring.
  • Participation in capital projects related to facilities improvements.
  • Partners with maintenance lead to reapply ideas.
  • Recommends sustainability improvements for facilities equipment efficiency improvements and follows through as appropriate on projects to execute the improvements.

What can you expect from Mars?

  • The opportunity to learn, develop and take charge of your own career.
  • An industry-competitive salary and benefits package
  • To be respected and valued
  • The Five Principles are at the center of every decision we make.
  • The opportunity to work cross-functionally, add value and impact a better world for generations to come.

What do we Manufacture?

  • Your favorite GUM brands.

What will be the Interview Process?

  • Application> resume review > recruiter phone screen > Situational Judgement Assessment (online) > onsite panel interview> Interview team decision

Compensation:

  • Competitive pay based on experience.
  • Annual variable bonus pay out
  • Annual merit increases

Total Rewards:

  • Medical, Vision & Dental- Starts day one!
  • Up to 6% 401K match
  • Vacation time
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Short/Long Term disability
  • 18 weeks parental leave

Training & Onboarding:

  • 3-day initial orientation on start date (Day Shift)

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
24 days annual leave + bank holidays
“Pawternity” leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Bank holiday swaps
Shared parental leave
Adoption leave
Family health insurance
Pregnancy support
Neo-natal leave
Faith rooms
Meditation space
Dog friendly office
Dog friendly co-working space
Annual bonus
Employee discounts
Cinema discounts
Referral bonus
Joining bonus
Cycle to work scheme
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Theme park discounts
Lunch and learns
In house training
LinkedIn learning license
Studying sabbaticals
Open to part time work for some roles

Working at Mars UK

Company employees:

4,000 In the UK

Gender diversity (m:f):

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