Multi skilled Maintenance Engineer

Job Description

Job Description:

Multi skilled Maintenance Engineer

• Batley, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

• Shifts: 12 hours, 7-7, 2 days 2 nights (5 off), 2 days 3 nights (4 off), 3 days 2 nights (5 off) the rotation starts again

• Permanent

• Salary: From £48,700 -£54,800 (inclusive of shift allowance) dependent on experience + 8% performance related company bonus

Our Mars Petcare factory have an opportunity to join our dynamic team! Embrace the opportunity to use your existing skills while developing new ones through a comprehensive training plan. Focus on machine maintenance for specialized equipment, including flow wrapping, pick and place robotics, and secondary and tertiary packaging machinery.

Collaborate as part of a four-person team under the guidance of the engineering team leader to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency on our production lines, and take ownership of designated areas, driving continuous improvement (CI) through digitalised analysis at your fingertips. Embrace and embody Mars’ five principles: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom.

What are we looking for?

• Electrical/Electronic Engineering qualification such as HNC, plus Mechanical understanding or qualification.

• FMCG experience essential

• Interest in developing your leadership skills and career progression.

• Strong passion and drive for getting results and a proactive nature.

• An interest in being trained on a variety of technologies and expanding your skillset.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Provide shift leadership for day to day running of the factory, FMOS execution, PET technical management, coaching and support for line associates.

• To drive the continuous improvement plan for designated area of factory along with Days Reliability Engineer (asset value c. £5 Million).

• Responsible for delivery of technical training to shift associates and apprentices having responsible for technical upskilling plan for their shift

• Accountable for reliability of equipment during shift with a geographic area covering the whole of the Birstall Site, covering 5 product technologies; Cooker Extrusion, Meat Extrusion, Baking, packing machinery, fish flake production and site infrastructure and services.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 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.