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Mars UK • GBR-Somerset-Castle Cary | United Kingdom

Site Technical Manager – MARS Petcare – Castle Cary

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Job Description

Job Description:

Technical Manager is accountable for wholistic factory assets management to ensure all machine & equipment are in good condition & reliability to serve business priorities & purposes.

This role is also managing technical team’s associates to have appropriate knowledge, skills & capability to effectively perform all asset management activities together with strong awareness & mindset adhere to all Safety and Quality policies in the factory with solid succession pipeline for future.

What are we looking for?

  • You will have in depth experience in Technical or Production area within FMCG.

  • You will demonstrate excellence in people leadership and project management, preferable in an engineering/supply environment

  • You will have strong line management experience and track record of performance and people development.

  • You will have experience/knowledge of broader supply functions like Q&FS, IE, HSE, Manufacturing

  • You will have budget management experience of >£1m

  • TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) type experience with emphasis on PM (Progress Maintenance) and EM (Early Management) pillar leadership

  • You will be fluent in English, both written and verbal.

What will be your key responsibilities?

  • Provide strategic and technical leadership to the Maintenance and Engineering teams.

  • Provide innovative solutions resulting in sustained technical competitive advantage.

  • The development and delivery of multi-year maintenance and engineering strategy to execute deliver critical KPI’s for Supply Chain/Operations.

  • Leading and facilitating the Progressive Maintenance Pillar.

  • Management of all utilities, maintenance, & engineering at site

  • Technical asset management from early equipment management, project management (i.e. design, installation, vertical start-up), optimization, maintenance and retirement.

  • The delivery of new product initiatives at the site to meet business needs.

  • Ensure compliance with Mars standards related to technical job function of site

  • Manage Maintenance costs to ensure the budgeting process is accurate and the department meets the business requirements.

  • Deliver sites engineering projects to scope, timing, and costs.

  • Develop and sustain maintenance predictive technology strategies to provide a proactive maintenance culture.

  • Maintenance and Engineering team engagement and associate development.


What can you expect from Mars?
Work with 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.
A strong focus on 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.

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

Working at Mars UK

Company employees:

4,000 In the UK

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