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Mars UK • Batley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Reliability Manager - Treats & Infrastructure

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2 days/week at home

Core hours 11–3

Dog friendly

Job Description

Job Description:

As Reliability manager, you will lead & coach a dynamic team of shift and day based Multiskilled Engineers, maintenance planners, continuous improvement practitioners as well as champion our Engineering apprenticeship program, all in service of delivering a world class asset reliability program. You will be responsible for managing all aspects of the maintenance function (including planned, strategic (Lifecycle) and reactive), to ensure high levels of safety, plant availability, performance and reliability within approved budgets

What are we looking for?

  • Experienced maintenance & reliability professional with strong people leadership experience

  • Have worked in a high performance culture and ability to partner closely with multiple stakeholders

  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to motivate teams and individuals

  • Experience of working in a lean manufacturing environment and solid understanding of PM methodology

  • Exposure to CMMS for day to day maintenance management

  • High level of self awareness and eagerness to learn

  • Tech-savvy & digital literacy

  • Experience in predictive and prescriptive maintenance tools will be a big plus.

What will be your key responsibilities?

  • Direct line management of reliability team, leading development, succession planning and performance management across a team of 14 Associates. Strong focus on building engineering capability

  • Responsible for maximising asset availability through a world class preventive & reliability centred maintenance program

  • Full accountability of statutory compliance for factory assets under your ownership, including but not limited to PUWER, PSSR, LOLER & L8

  • Be the champion for setting & following up on workplace standards including 5S program

  • Partner with project engineering team on smart factory program in rolling out predictive maintenance tools

  • Ownership and management of the maintenance budget for given area of responsibility, including delivery of yearly cost reduction targets

  • Lead and manage production support aligned to the MSE-AM pillar, coordinating activities to drive improvements and deliver against the site CBN and MARS Supply Excellence strategy.

  • Engineering stores ownership

  • Drive MSE-PM deployment and daily management across site

  • Lead, manage and coach continuous improvement initiatives

  • Provide input to Asset health check program as part of asset care strategy (Maintain vs replace)

  • Drive the obsolescence program in partnership with Project Engineering teams

  • Actively network within MARS & outside of MARS for benchmarking & reapplication

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.

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
Location
94%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours
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

Office locations

London, Slough, Waltham, Castle Cary, Birstall, Plymouth

Hiring Countries

Brazil

France

Ireland

Netherlands

Poland

United Kingdom

United States

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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