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Mars UK • GBR-Devon-Plymouth | United Kingdom

Maintenance Planner Scheduler (Days) -Mars Wrigley

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Job Description

Job Description:

📍 Plymouth (PL6 Estover)
💷 £38,000– £40,000 dependent on experience
🎁 + Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits

Shifts: Mon-Fri 7am-3.30pm (Flexibility on times)

🌟 Why Join Us?

Join Mars Wrigley Plymouth and help us build a better world, one delicious bite at a time. We're a diverse community that values long-term careers, offering competitive rewards, fantastic perks (including freebies!), and best-in-class development to fuel your growth across our world-famous brands. Your future matters, and we're committed to supporting you every step of the way.

💼 The Role

The role will work closely with the Maintenance Team Leaders, Operations Team Leaders and Production Planners to secure line downtime and resource to maximize the amount of planned maintenance than can be executed.

⭐ What’s in it for you?

  • Competitive salary £38,000-£40,000

  • Hot food restaurant on site

  • Career growth opportunities with structured development & Mars University

  • Private healthcare + equal parental leave

  • Onsite gym and nurse/osteopath/podiatrist

  • Generous pension (up to 9% contribution)

  • Life assurance (4x salary)

  • EV salary sacrifice scheme

  • Gym membership & wellbeing support

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

  • Free parking on site

✅ What We’re Looking For

  • Organization: Exceptional organizational and time management skills; ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

  • Excel: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis).

  • SAP: Hands-on experience with SAP PM (Plant Maintenance) or similar ERP systems for maintenance management.

  • FMCG Experience: Previous experience working in an FMCG manufacturing or production environment.

  • Scheduling & Planning: Demonstrated experience in planning, scheduling, and coordination.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

  • Develop detailed maintenance work plans aligned with CMMS to enable efficient scheduling, safe execution, and accurate KPI reporting. Use technician feedback and job evaluations to continuously improve planning and minimize backlog.

  • Collaborate with Maintenance Stores Coordinator to manage spare parts inventory, minimize spend, and identify cost-saving opportunities.

  • Handle purchasing of parts outside stores, partnering with commercial teams to ensure best value.

  • Operate and enhance the CMMS system, maintaining plant history and technical files to prevent job delays.

  • Coordinate with production planning to schedule annual and weekly maintenance events at least one week ahead.

  • Work with Maintenance Team Leader to reassign tasks during schedule breaks and plan maintenance shutdowns.

  • Partner with technicians and Operations Team Leaders to prioritize work and secure operational resources, assigning tasks to operators as appropriate.

🌍 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

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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4,000 In the UK

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