Electrical Reliability Engineer- Mars Wrigley

Mars Wrigley Confectionery UK (SLO, WAL, ISB & PAD); Highweek; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hot food

Restaurant on site

Welcome bonus

Career growth

Private healthcare

Onsite gym

Pension

Life assurance

EV salary sacrifice scheme

Wellbeing support

Annual leave 24–32 days

Job summary

Mars Wrigley Plymouth is seeking a Reliability Technician to support site development and the master plan. You will handle day-to-day electrical issues, using FMOS processes to align maintenance with production goals, and drive reliability improvements across plant electrical systems.

You will collaborate with production and maintenance teams to ensure safe, reliable operations and contribute to continuous improvement programs within a world-class manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced technical education with hands-on experience in electrical systems.
• Experience with PLC programming and fault finding in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong root cause analysis and continuous improvement mindset.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD or similar CAD tools for refurb and upgrades.
• Robotic experience is beneficial for maintenance and upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Production and Maintenance to resolve breakdowns and reliability issues.
• Attend FMOS meetings and own electrical and controls actions.
• Drive plant improvements and perform root cause analyses.
• Review and optimise maintenance schedules for reliability and performance.
• Provide technical support including repair specs and equipment standards.
• Maintain documentation and project updates per team processes.

Skills

Electrical systems experience

PLC programming

Root cause analysis

AutoCAD knowledge

Robotic experience

Education

HNC in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Description

Job Description:Plymouth (PL6 Estover)£45,200– £50,900 dependent on experience+ £5,000 Welcome Bonus, Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits

Shifts: 40 Hours Mon-Fri: 7.00am-3:30pm

Why Join Us

Join

Mars Wrigley Plymouth

and help us build a better world, one delicious bite at a time. We‘re a diverse community that values long-term careers, offering competitive rewards, fantastic perks (including freebies!), and best-in-class development to fuel your growth across our world-famous brands.

Your future matters , and we‘re committed to supporting you every step of the way.

The Role

We‘re looking for a talented Reliability Technician

to join our vital factory team and play a key role in supporting site development and delivering the master plan. You will manage day‑to‑day electrical issues across the factory, working within FMOS processes to support departmental targets and overall business priorities.

This role focuses on driving continuous improvement of plant electrical systems, maintaining standards, managing obsolescence, and delivering effective root cause solutions. You’ll help improve equipment reliability, availability, and safety to world‑class levels.World‑class levels.Working closely with Production TLs, you’ll ensure maintenance and production priorities are aligned to achieve factory performance goals.

What’s in it for you?

• Hot food
• restaurant on site
• Welcome bonus paid
• in your first week salary
• Career growth
• opportunities with structured development & Mars University
• Private healthcare
• +
• equal parental leave
• Onsite gym
• and nurse/osteopath/podiatrist
• Generous pension
• (up to 9% contribution)
• Life assurance
• (4x salary)
• EV salary sacrifice scheme
• Gym membership
• & wellbeing supportAnnual leave starting at 24 days , rising to 32 with serviceFree
• parking on site:

What We’re Looking For

• Advanced technical skills , typically gained through a combination of relevant education (e.g. HNC in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering), job‑related training, and significant hands‑on experience
• Strong electrical
• systems experience and
• PLC programming
• and fault finding
• Commitment to continuous
• learning and professional development and the
• Ability to support project
• engineering to ensure maintainability and lifecycle reliabilityExperience developing equipment
• and process specifications
• Basic project management skills
• within engineering/reliability projects
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD
• (or similar)
• Robotic
• experience (beneficial)

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Production and Maintenance teams to identify, track, and resolve breakdown and reliability issues
• Attend FMOS meetings, taking ownership of electrical and controls‑related actions and root cause solutions
• Drive continuous improvement through plant enhancements and effective root cause analysis
• Review and optimise planned maintenance schedules to improve reliability and performance
• Provide technical support , including equipment performance standards and repair specifications
• Maintain accurate documentation , reports, and project updates in line with team processes
• Coordinate with engineering , operations, and external partners, while supporting knowledge sharing and training within the team

What You Can Expect from Mars

Work alongside

130,000+ Associates worldwide

guided by our Five Principles

Be part of a

purpose‑driven company

shaping “the world we want tomorrow”

Access

world‑class training & development

from day oneJoin a company with an

industry‑leading salary and benefits package