Reliability/Maintenance Engineer - Mars Wrigley

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars Wrigley in Plymouth seeks a Reliability/Maintenance Engineer to enhance plant mechanical systems. This role involves addressing mechanical issues, driving performance improvements, and ensuring high standards in a dynamic production environment. Enjoy competitive pay, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Hot food restaurant

On-site gym

Private medical insurance and free flu jabs

Free on-site parking

Employee shop with monthly allowance

On-site nurse/osteopath/podiatrist

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with production machines essential.
• Experience in maintenance technician or shift roles desired.
• Strong problem-solving and collaborative skills required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain communication with production and maintenance teams for reliability issues.
• Drive performance improvement projects.
• Identify and implement plant improvements.

Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

Technical Capability

Collaboration

Results-Driven

Job description

Job Description:

Reliability/Maintenance Engineer - Mars Wrigley

• Plymouth (PL6 Estover)
• Mon-Fri – Days
• Competitive salary + Company bonus 8%
• Permanent

Benefits

• Hot food restaurant
• On-site gym
• Private medical insurance and free flu jabs
• Free on-site parking
• Employee shop with monthly allowance
• On-site nurse/osteopath/podiatrist

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.

We're looking for a talented Reliability/Maintenance engineer to join our vital factory team. If you're a hands-on professional who thrives on delivering continuous improvements of plant mechanical systems ensuring mechanical standards are maintained in a high-speed production environment, this is your chance to make a significant impact.

In this crucial role, you'll be our go-to expert to keep abreast of the day-to-day technical issues working from the FMOS process within the factory, helping to maintain the individual departments targets in line with business priorities. To continuously improve plant and equipment to world class levels of reliability, availability and safety whilst providing excellent customer service.

What are we looking for?

• Technical capability and hands-on experience with multiple types of production machines

• Previous experience either in a shift or maintenance technician role

• Excellent communication skills

• Previous process and continuous improvement experience

• Results-driven individual who excels at problem-solving, collaborates effectively with others, and can easily prioritize diverse workloads.

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Maintain regular communication with shift-based production and maintenance teams to understand and collate any breakdown or reliability issues

• Drive performance improvement projects and cross functional improvement meetings weekly

• Creatively identify and make plant improvements, including regularly reviewing planned maintenance schedules for improved effectiveness

• Provide technical advice, problem solving assistance and to support operational areas, by defining equipment performance requirements and repair specifications

• Drive and support continuous improvement in the business by effectively using root cause analysis

• Coordinates activities with internal customers including maintenance and operations management, engineering, and external contracted resources.

• Drive actions and initiatives related to Planned Maintenance Pillar deployment across site

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.

Wrigley is proudly part of Mars, Incorporated, the company behind some of the world's best loved brands. In 2016, Mars combined its Chocolate and Wrigley businesses to create Mars Wrigley. Mars Wrigley's confectionary portfolio includes Chocolate brands such as SNICKERS, M&M’S, GALAXY, MALTESERS and TWIX, as well as Gum and Mints like DOUBLEMINT, EXTRA, ORBIT, 5 and Fruity Confections including SKITTLES and STARBURST. Mars Wrigley is just one of Mars’ diverse global businesses, which also includes Petcare, Food, Drinks and Symbioscience

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.