Senior Reliability Controls Technician - Mars Wrigley

Mars; Poltimore; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite restaurant

Welcome bonus

Mars University

Private healthcare

Parental leave

Onsite gym

Wellbeing support

Pension 9%

Life assurance 4x

EV salary sacrifice

Gym membership

Onsite parking

Annual leave 24–32

Job summary

Mars Wrigley Plymouth is seeking a Reliability Technician to manage daily electrical issues, support FMOS processes, and drive continuous improvement across plant electrical systems. The role emphasizes reliability, safety, and collaboration with production and maintenance teams to meet factory performance goals.

Join a purpose-driven, world-class confectionery maker offering development opportunities, a competitive rewards package, and extensive onsite facilities.

Qualifications

• Advanced technical skills with HNC in Electrical/Mechanical Eng and hands-on experience.
• Strong electrical systems experience, PLC programming and fault finding.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Ability to support project engineering for maintainability and lifecycle reliability.
• Experience developing equipment and process specifications.
• Basic project management skills in engineering/reliability projects.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD (or similar).
• Robotic experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day electrical issues across the factory.
• Support FMOS processes to meet departmental targets and business priorities.
• Drive improvement of plant electrical systems, manage obsolescence, root cause solutions.
• Enhance equipment reliability, availability, and safety to world-class levels.
• Collaborate with Production Team Leaders to align maintenance and production priorities.
• Attend FMOS meetings and own electrical actions and root causes.
• Review planned maintenance schedules to improve reliability and performance.
• Provide technical support, including equipment performance standards and repair specs.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, and external partners; share knowledge.

Skills

Electrical systems

PLC programming

AutoCAD

Robotics

Fault finding

Continuous learning

Project engineering support

Education

HNC in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Join Our Team at Mars Wrigley Plymouth!Are you ready to make a difference? At Mars Wrigley Plymouth, we're on a mission to build a better world, one delicious bite at a time. Join our diverse community where long-term careers are valued, and enjoy competitive rewards, fantastic perks (including freebies!), and exceptional development opportunities to fuel your growth across our world-famous brands.

Your Future MattersWe're committed to supporting you every step of the way. If you're passionate about making an impact, we want you on our team!

The Role: Reliability Technician

• Manage day-to-day electrical issues across the factory.
• Work within FMOS processes to support departmental targets and overall business priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement of plant electrical systems, maintaining standards, managing obsolescence, and delivering effective root cause solutions.
• Enhance equipment reliability, availability, and safety to world-class levels.
• Collaborate closely with Production Team Leaders to align maintenance and production priorities, achieving factory performance goals.
• 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.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Advanced technical skills, typically gained through relevant education (e.g., HNC in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering), job-related training, and significant hands-on experience.
• Strong electrical systems experience, including PLC programming and fault finding.
• A commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• The ability to support project engineering to ensure maintainability and lifecycle reliability.
• Experience developing equipment and process specifications.
• Basic project management skills within engineering/reliability projects.
• A working knowledge of AutoCAD (or similar).
• Robotic experience (beneficial).

What's in it for You?

• Enjoy hot food at our onsite restaurant.
• Receive a welcome bonus paid in your first week's salary.
• Explore career growth opportunities with structured development and access to Mars University.
• Benefit from private healthcare and equal parental leave.
• Stay fit with our onsite gym and access to a nurse, osteopath, and podiatrist.
• Contribute to a generous pension plan (up to 9% contribution).
• Enjoy life assurance (4x salary) and an EV salary sacrifice scheme.
• Receive gym membership and wellbeing support.
• Start with 24 days of annual leave, rising to 32 with service.
• Free parking on site!

What You Can Expect from Mars

Join a purpose-driven company shaping "the world we want tomorrow." Work alongside over 130,000 Associates worldwide, guided by our Five Principles. From day one, you'll have access to world-class training and development, along with an industry-leading salary and benefits package.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Join us and be part of something great!