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Join Mars Snacking as a Lead Mechanical Operator at the Slough factory. This is a full-time, permanent role working rotating 12-hour shifts (7-7: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off) with a salary of £41,000–£44,600 (including shift allowance).

Requirements

  • Minimum 1 year of manufacturing experience managing and coordinating operators.
  • Practical mechanical experience in maintenance such as cars, ships, tanks, lifts, or generators.
  • Ability to diagnose mechanical issues through systematic troubleshooting.
  • Proficient in taking apart and reassembling machinery.
  • No specific degree is required.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Mechanical troubleshooting: Identify and repair mechanical breakdowns using diagnostic tools and systematic methods.
  • Machinery maintenance: Take apart and reassemble machinery to ensure optimal operation and precision.
  • Team leadership: Coordinate a small team of operators and temporary associates to achieve line and production targets.
  • Continuous improvement: Suggest modifications to machinery and processes to enhance efficiency, safety, and performance.
  • Potential transition routes: People from maintenance technician, senior production operator, or mechanical service engineering roles may bring transferable mechanical troubleshooting skills, alongside meeting practical manufacturing requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

📍 Slough
💷 £41,000– £44,600 (including shift allowance, DOE)
🎁 + £2,000 Welcome bonus, Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits

🕒 37.5 Hrs per week -Rotating 12-hour shifts 7-7: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off

🌟 Why Join Us?

We care about the world and your future. Mars offers competitive compensation and benefits along with some great perks, like fun freebies and best-in-class development. As a Mars Associate, you have our ongoing commitment to your growth and development as you work across our world-famous brands. The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today, and we're here to support you every step of the way.

💼 The Role

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

⭐ What’s in it for you?

  • Welcome bonus paid in your first week salary

  • Hot food restaurant on site

  • Career growth opportunities with structured development & Mars University

  • Private healthcare + equal parental leave

  • Onsite nurse/osteopath/podiatrist

  • Generous pension (up to 9% contribution)

  • Life assurance (4x salary)

  • Gym membership & wellbeing support

  • Annual leave starting at 24 days, rising to 32 with service

  • Free parking on site

✅ What We’re Looking For

  • Manufacturing experience: Minimum 1 year managing and coordinating operators

  • Diagnosing mechanical issues through systematic troubleshooting techniques.

  • Proficient in taking apart machinery to understand its components and functionality, as well as reassembling it correctly to ensure optimal operation.

  • Keen eye for detail, which is essential for identifying faults or inefficiencies in machinery and ensuring precision during assembly and disassembly.

  • Commitment to ongoing improvement, which may involve suggesting modifications to existing machinery or processes to enhance efficiency, safety, or performance.

  • Ability to work effectively in teams, sharing insights and collaborating with others to implement improvements and resolve mechanical issues.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

  • Take the lead for first line maintenance of several production machines including operational decisions to achieve targets

  • Identify and repair mechanical breakdowns on various machinery.

  • Accountable for the performance of several machines, processes, or pieces of equipment.

  • Using diagnostic tools and methods to identify the root causes of problems.

  • Coordinate a small team of operators and temporary associates to achieve line targets.

  • Assisting operators with daily productions tasks to ensure line targets are met.

🌍 What You Can Expect from Mars

  • Work alongside 130,000+ Associates worldwide guided by our Five Principles

  • Be part of a purpose-driven company shaping “the world we want tomorrow”

  • Access world-class training & development from day one

  • Join a company with an industry-leading salary and benefits package

Apply now
Mars

Lead Mechanical Operator-Mars Snacking

Slough
On-site
£41,000–£44,600 + £2,000 Welcome bonus

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