Multiskilled Engineering Technician - Mars Petcare

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Castle Cary; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet food company in Castle Cary is seeking a Multiskilled Engineering Technician. This role focuses on hands-on maintenance for specialized pet food processing and packaging equipment. Candidates should have a relevant engineering apprenticeship and solid problem-solving skills. Benefits include a competitive salary, a welcome bonus, and extensive perks like healthcare and annual leave. Join a purpose-driven company dedicated to your growth.

Benefits

Welcome bonus

Competitive salary

Private healthcare

Generous pension

Life assurance

Gym membership

Free perks on site: Parking, coffee, fruit

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in Engineering & Technical skills from recognized apprenticeship.
• Self-sufficient with hands-on experience in maintenance or reliability.
• Demonstrable experience in a maintenance or reliability department.

Responsibilities

• Perform fault diagnosis & repairs on production machinery.
• Support Shift Operations Manager for technical and food safety standards.
• Complete planned maintenance activities and transitions back to production.

Skills

Engineering & Technical skills

Problem-solving ability

Industry Health & Safety knowledge

Education

National Standard level 4 or relevant level 3, HNC/HND in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Description:

Multiskilled Engineering Technician - Mars Petcare

📍 Castle Cary
💷 £40,000-£46,000 (32 Hrs prorated and including shift allowance, DOE)
🎁 + £,2,500 Welcome Bonus, Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits

32 Hours per week (with the choice of additional hours)

🌟 Why Join Us?

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.

💼 The Role

This is a great opportunity to join the dynamic Engineering Team at our Mars Petcare factory. Your role will focus on hands‑on maintenance for specialised pet food processing & packaging equipment, including both mechanical and electrical challenges. The aim of this shift‑based role is to problem solve and repair technical faults on the factory equipment. These faults cause lost efficiency and factory downtime, making the Multiskilled Engineering Technician a critical & highly responsible role for our site to achieve production targets in a safe and food‑safe manner.

You will need to collaborate with other shift maintenance engineers, shift operations, and days engineers to maintain and improve future factory performance and asset reliability. This means you will also become involved in longer term improvements and projects to improve reliability on a particular asset, maintenance schedule, or maintenance strategy.

Shift Pattern: 32 Hours per week (with the choice of additional hours)

• Weekend – 2x Shifts: Saturday & Sunday alternating weekly between (nights) 10pm‑10am & (days) 10am‑10pm
• Weekday – 1x shift: Mon‑Fri 8am‑4pm/6am‑2pm

⭐ What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary £40,000-£46,000 (32 Hrs prorated and including shift allowance, DOE)
• Welcome bonus paid in your first week
• Career growth opportunities with structured development & Mars University
• Private healthcare + equal parental leave
• Generous pension (up to 9% contribution)
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• EV salary sacrifice scheme
• Gym membership & wellbeing support
• Annual leave starting at 24 days, rising to 32 with service
• Free perks on site: Parking, Lavazza coffee, tea, fruit twice a week, and access to our employee shop

✅ What We’re Looking For

• Solid foundation in Engineering & Technical skills, built through a recognized apprenticeship.
• National Standard level 4 (or relevant level 3) or HNC / HND level in a combined Electrical & Mechanical Engineering discipline. Or Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualification but with other qualifications / proven experience in the other discipline.
• Self‑sufficient, hands‑on, and strong problem‑solving ability. Systematic root cause analysis of technical issues.
• Demonstratable experience working in a maintenance or reliability department.
• Industry Health & Safety knowledge (e.g. LOTO, Risk Assessments & Safe Work Permits)

🔧 Key Responsibilities

• Perform fault diagnosis & repairs on random failures on production machinery, identifying the root cause in the repair process.
• Responsibility for technical safety and food safety standards on your shift, supporting the Shift Operations Manager.
• Provide technical experience and support to the Shift Operations Team.
• Responsible for overseeing all factory services on shift (including steam, electricity, air, water, and gas)
• Determine when and which technical issues are escalated to the days team.
• Complete planned maintenance activities & improvements with smooth transitions from maintenance back to production

🌍 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 one
• Join a company with an industry‑leading salary and benefits package