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Mars UK • Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

Reliability Engineer - Mars Wrigley Plymouth

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top 3 scores:
94%

Location flexibility

91%

Hours flexibility

90%

Autonomy

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Job Description

Job Description:

Engineer – Reliability (Wrapping Processes) – Mars Wrigley Plymouth – Day shift

Up to £55,000 base pay + Company bonus
Day Shift 40 hours – Mon-Fri - (6am - 6pm / 6pm - 6am) rotating

Department – Process

About Us

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $50 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 150,000 Associates to take action every day toward 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.

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.


Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site.

Here at Mars Wrigley Plymouth, we have a diverse community of 22 nationalities and over 33% of our people have been with us for more than 16 years. We now have an exciting opportunity for an Engineer to come and join our factory team! If you have a degree in engineering with experience in a manufacturing environment and are looking for the opportunity to take on new challenges, then look at the below:

So what is the job?

Our Engineering roles are critical positions that allow you to apply your technical expertise, creativity, and problem-solving skills to improve processes and champion continuous improvement initiatives. As a Reliability engineer, you will be expected to complete the following.

  • Improve safety and food safety as well as reduce TRS breakdown losses, maintenance cost, and technician time losses through analysis of reliability data and delivery of reliability improvement projects.

  • Develop and implement an aligned maintenance strategy and roadmap for the value stream, including MSE PM pillar requirements and predictive maintenance methodologies.

  • Identify & lead reliability improvement workstreams to reduce breakdowns delivered through maintenance technicians and 3rd party vendors as required.

  • Analyse reliability data to provide periodic reports of the impact of maintenance strategy updates & reliability improvements on factory performance

  • Leader of the Site Asset Health Check process ensuring all equipment onsite is captured and regional requirements are complied with in order to reduce Q&FS, safety and legal risk as well as eliminating obsolete equipment onsite.

  • Responsible for the implementation of Small Minor (Up to 1M GBP) AHC and Reliability Improvement projects through CAB and the maintenance expense budget.

  • Responsible for Engineering project handover of new assets into maintenance care, through ensuring the provision of correct spares, planned maintenance regimes, documentation, and training is in place. Ensure maintenance input is provided into the Engineering Project design stage to reduce MTBF, MTTR, and maintenance costs

  • As a leader in problem-solving, coach and lead other maintenance and operations associates to effectively solve complex problems to root cause. Acts as a point of escalation to lead complex problem-solving within the factory

Up, up, and away!

So, what about the next job after this one? What about Progression? Regional Engineering? Why not? Team Leader? Now you’re talking. We love the idea that you could come in here and really make something of yourself. So, we’ll encourage you every step of the way—all you have to do is show us the essence of Mars.

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 a company bonus.

  • Free on-site parking - benefit from hassle-free and convenient commuting with complimentary parking.

  • Discounted Staff Shop & Access to on-site Staff Gym.

  • On-site Staff Canteen

  • Locations - Paignton, Newton Abbot, Torquay, St Austell, Exeter, Truro, Newquay, Barnstaple, Taunton, and Bridgwater

The incredible perks

As a Mars Wrigley associate you will enjoy these amazing benefits:

  • Hot food restaurant

  • On-site Gym

  • Private medical insurance and free flu jabs

  • Free on-site parking

  • Employee shop

  • On-site nurse/osteopath/podiatrist

  • And, of course, free gum!

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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

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Awards & Achievements

1st – Large companies

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