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Working at Mars

  • Company employees
    4,000 In the UK
  • Gender diversity (m:f)
    57:43

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Join Mars as a Factory IT Technician at the Bolton Pet Plant in Canada. This full-time role focuses on delivering factory OT/IT services, supporting production systems, and ensuring cybersecurity with a pay range of CAD 46.34 to CAD 60.82 per hour.

Requirements

  • 2-year Technical Degree/Certificate in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or IT/OT Professional Studies.
  • Minimum 3 years of IT and OT experience.
  • Proficiency in server and virtual infrastructure administration, SQL, database administration, and Excel/VBA.
  • Fluent in English with strong communication skills.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Server and Virtual Infrastructure Administration: Maintain and manage servers and virtual environments to ensure high availability of factory IT/OT systems.
  • Cybersecurity & Network Management: Deploy remediation solutions, manage backups, patching, antivirus updates, and user accounts to maintain security standards.
  • Project & Asset Management: Lead the implementation of site factory OT/IT projects and manage inventory and lifecycle of IT infrastructure components.
  • MES & Technical Support: Provide first-point-of-contact support for production systems and support the site Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
  • Potential transition routes: People from IT Support Specialist or Systems Administrator roles may bring relevant technical and troubleshooting skills, alongside meeting the hands-on OT/IT requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

Ensure delivery of Factory OT/IT related services to the site, provides support and first point of contact for all production OT/IT related systems while following applicable global/regional Factory OT/IT standards. Provide strategy for IT/OT Asset Health Check. Leads implementation of site Factory OT/IT projects. Support site Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure cyber security of home site - Local Network Administrator

  • Deploy remediation solutions to mitigate current Risk & maintain Cybersecurity standard
  • Ensure all network procedures are completed (Back Up / Patching / Antivirus Update …).
  • Complete inventory, control, lifecycle management, and purchasing of IT infrastructure components for all managed IT/OT assets.
  • Prepare and follow procedure for emergency & business continuity plan “crisis tool kit”.
  • Provide documentation and training to ensure consistent processes and knowledge transfer.
  • Consistent user account management (Alero/Domain).

Delivery of IT/OT Solutions related Services

  • Site functional expert of all local applications he/she is supporting.
  • Work closely with associates of the site to understand and to characterize issues that might occur regarding the Factory OT/IT systems & applications in use.
  • Collaboration with Mars IT and other Mars teams (Engineering / Operations / Quality ...).
  • Responsible for issue resolution, and continuous improvement for Factory IT infrastructure and solutions with the relevant internal/external partners.
  • Raise tickets utilizing the global system to have KPI and dashboarding of his/her actions providing teams an overall status of all global support activities at the site level.

Delivery of IT/OT Solution related Projects

  • Owner of the Factory OT/IT Infrastructure and Factory OT/IT masterplan at their site location.
  • Responsible for implementation and coordination of Factory OT/IT projects in their home site.

Business Engagement and Communication

  • Provide communication of Factory OT/IT infrastructure solutions and services to Quality, Production, Maintenance, Engineering and Mars MGS teams.
  • Liaise with the OT Security Team. Immediately escalate any critical issue to the OT Security team resources.
  • Responsible for effective use of Factory OT/IT infrastructure services this includes providing trainings, guides and raising awareness of available IT tools and services.
  • Functional expert in site Factory IT, demonstrating clear understanding of the problems and opportunities for business change.
  • Support’s site MES (Manufacturing Execution System).

Responsible for their safety and the safety of contractors adhering to the Food Safety Policy

  • Manage external contractors for Factory OT/IT tasks, follow all the induction processes and supervise their work in the site respecting the Safety standard.
  • Ensure all work within the site follows all Mars standards.
  • Drives Compliance and Regulatory (Food Safety and other industry-specific regulations).

Context and Scope

  • Is part of the site reliability team with dotted line report to Factory OT/IT regional organization.
  • Follows the guidelines and procedure provided by regional OT/IT organization
  • Establishes and follows KPI’s and SLA for every service provided.
  • Prepares OT/IT infrastructure masterplan, assures availability of critical spare parts and manage obsolescence.
  • Actively manages all accounts within the factory environment, adhering to guidance's from global security teams.

Education & Professional Qualifications

  • 2-year Technical Degree/Certificate in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or IT/OT Professional Studies.
  • Fluent in English with excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

Knowledge / Experience

  • +3-year IT (Information Technology) & OT (Operational Technology) experience.
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, project management and technical skills.
  • Server administration
  • Virtual infrastructure administration
  • IT/OT Architecture knowledge
  • Database administration knowledge
  • SQL knowledge
  • Excel, VBA knowledge
  • Self-Management following defined KPIs/objectives and proactively tracking.
  • Lifelong learner capable of attaining necessary professional qualifications and continual technical development

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with over 130,000 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 company bonus

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the below range CAD 46.34 - CAD 60.82. Please note: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. AI is used as a supporting tool in our recruitment process.

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Mars

Factory IT Technician - Bolton Pet Plant

Bolton, Ontario
CAD 46.34 - CAD 60.82 / hour

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