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Mars UK • GBR-Berkshire-Slough | United Kingdom

Lead Mechanical Operator

Employment type:  Full time
Salary:  £40,000 – £48,000 per annum
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Job Description

Job Description:

Lead Mechanical Operator

Mars Snacking | Slough 📍

Shape the Future with Mars! 🌍

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Mars Wrigley factory in Slough. We are seeking Mechanical minded individuals who hold a passion for maintenance. Whether your experience is maintenance of ships, cars, tanks, lifts, generators, or similar mechanical industries, your practical mechanical experience is key to success.

What You’ll Do 🔧

  • Lead & Inspire: Oversee maintenance and repair of production machinery
  • Diagnose & Solve: Tackle mechanical issues with precision and expertise
  • Collaborate: Guide a small team to achieve production targets
  • Innovate: Drive continuous improvement in our processes

What We’re Looking For ✅

  • At least 1 years’ experience in manufacturing and team coordination
  • Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
  • Detail-oriented approach to machinery maintenance
  • Commitment to teamwork and ongoing improvement

Your Mars Benefits ⭐

  • Competitive Salary: £40,000–£48,000 (including shift allowance)
  • Welcome Bonus: £2,000 paid in your first week
  • Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits
  • Career Growth: Structured development & Mars University
  • Private Healthcare & Equal Parental Leave
  • Onsite Nurse, Osteopath, Podiatrist
  • Hot Food Restaurant & Free Parking
  • Generous Pension (up to 9%)
  • Life Assurance (4x salary)
  • EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Gym Membership & Wellbeing Support
  • Annual Leave: 24 days, rising to 32 with service

Shift Pattern ⏱️

  • 12-hour shifts, 4 days on / 4 days off (2 days, 2 nights, 4 off)

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

Ready to make an impact?

Join Mars and build your future with us.

Mars. Tomorrow starts today.

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

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Company employees

4,000 In the UK

Gender diversity (male:female)

57:43

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