top 3 scores:
94%

Location flexibility

91%

Hours flexibility

90%

Autonomy

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Job Description

Job Description:

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Melton Mowbray

  • Permanent

  • Shifts: 12 hours, 7-7, 2 days and nights – 4 on/4 off

  • Salary: £50,000 -£60,000 (inclusive of shift allowance) dependent on experience + performance related company bonus

Calling All Engineers! Join Our Dynamic Team at Melton!

Are you passionate about engineering? Do you thrive on challenges and innovation? Here at Melton, we’re on a mission to shape the future, and we need talented individuals like you to be part of our journey.

Job Purpose

Drive a reduction in MTTR through effective problem solving and technical skills. Technical facilitation, training and leadership of technical solutions to enable a reduction in technical downtime impacting TRS, Waste, Quality and Safety.

What are we looking for?

  • Proven technical skills within a FMCG environment.

  • Experience in problem solving and Root Cause Analysis of technical issues.

  • Minimum HNC / HND in the relevant engineering discipline supported by suitable experience

  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PI Process Book and SAP Planned Maintenance.

  • Competent in Risk assessment and change control procedures.

  • Experienced in leading Root Cause Analysis and Fault-Finding investigation.

What would be your key responsibilities?

  • Ability to fault find and problem solve on a broad range of equipment in a variety of situations.

  • Effective delivery of maintenance activities, to ensure smooth transition between maintenance and production availability of equipment.

  • Take part in risk assessments and formulation of method statements to assist in safe undertaking of any activity.

  • Identify parts for the purchasing of goods and services where these are necessary to conclude work.

  • Fix breakdowns in a timely manner during their shift timeframe

  • Level one problem solving including component failure analysis

  • Detailed entry into Atlas of all breakdowns / known jobs.

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.

About Mars

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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

We asked employees of Mars UK what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
94%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
91%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
84%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
80%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
81%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
90%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
75%
Employees feel that the diversity is good and there are continued efforts to improve it
Inclusion
78%
Employees feel that the culture supports equity and inclusivity well
Culture
86%
Employees feel like it is a really great environment to work in
Mission
84%
Employees feel very excited about and aligned with the company mission
Salary
70%
Employees feel that their salary is good and matches the value they bring

Working at Mars UK

Company employees

4,000 In the UK

Gender diversity (male:female)

57:43

Currently Hiring Countries

Brazil

France

Netherlands

Poland

Spain

United Kingdom

United States

Office Locations

Awards & Achievements

1st – Large companies

1st – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023
3rd – Large companies

3rd – Large companies

Flexa100 2023
Retail & Ecommerce

Retail & Ecommerce

Industry awards 2022

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