Engineering Technician - vacatures

Mars; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet care company in Leeds is seeking an engineering professional to focus on machine maintenance for specialized equipment. Responsibilities include fault diagnosis, planned maintenance, and collaboration with a dedicated team to drive continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have an HNC in electrical engineering and experience with PLC systems. This role offers competitive salary, performance bonuses, and various employee benefits including on-site facilities.

Benefits

Performance-related company bonus

On-site gym

Private medical insurance

Employee shop

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in engineering through a recognized apprenticeship.
• HNC level in electrical engineering and sound mechanical aptitude.
• Proven knowledge of 415v distribution and motor control.
• FMCG experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform fault diagnosis on production machinery.
• Determine escalation of technical issues to support organization.
• Deliver services into the factory during shifts.
• Plan maintenance activities for production availability.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Technical expertise

Problem solving

Computer literacy

Education

HNC in electrical engineering

Recognized apprenticeship in engineering

Tools

Rockwell PLC

SAP

Job description

Overview

Our Mars Petcare factory have an opportunity to join our dynamic team. Focusing 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.

What you’ll get

• Salary: GBP50,400 -GBP56,700 (inclusive of shift allowance) dependent on experience
• Performance related company bonus
• Shifts: 12 hours, 7-7, 2 days 2 nights (5 off), 2 days 3 nights (4 off), 3 days 2 nights (5 off) and the rotation starts again
• Permanent position

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

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in engineering, built through a recognized apprenticeship.
• HNC level in an electrical engineering discipline and a sound mechanical aptitude.
• Proven working knowledge of 415v distribution, Motor control, PLC software, Process control philosophies, level 2 systems & networks. Experience of pneumatics & hydraulics would be an advantage.
• Understanding and knowledge of a broad range of Electromechanical devices.
• Reasonable working knowledge of H&S regulations.
• Computer literate and comfortable navigating internal software packages such as Atlas PM, SAP and Microsoft packages
• FMCG experience desirable
• Working knowledge in Rockwell PLC including fault finding and diagnosing desirable

Key responsibilities

• Perform fault diagnosis leading to resolution of random failures on production machinery, identifying the root cause in the repair process.
• Determine when and which technical issues are escalated to the days support organisation
• Provide technical experience/expertise/information to assist others in resolution of equipment issues.
• Responsible for the safe and required delivery of all services into and out of the factory during shift (including steam, air, water, gas and electricity).
• Undertake planning of maintenance activities, for both self and others, to achieve smooth transition between maintenance and production availability of equipment.
• In conjunction with the area engineer, ensures that the right planned preventative maintenance is completed

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 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.

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We're happy to discuss adjustments to support you through the recruitment journey.