Shift Maintenance Engineer (Multiskilled)

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Castle Cary; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A global pet care company is seeking a Shift Maintenance Engineer in Castle Cary. The role focuses on hands-on maintenance for specialized processing & packaging equipment. Candidates should have a solid engineering foundation and experience in a reliability department. The position offers competitive compensation and various benefits.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Free flu jabs

Free on-site parking

Employee shop

Qualifications

• Recognized apprenticeship in engineering required.
• Experience in maintenance or reliability department.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform fault diagnosis & repairs on production machinery.
• Responsible for technical safety and food safety standards.
• Complete planned maintenance activities.

Skills

Engineering & Technical skills

Problem-solving ability

Health & Safety knowledge

Education

Electrical & Mechanical Engineering qualification

Job description

Shift Maintenance Engineer (Multi skilled)

Location: Castle Cary

• Salary: £43,600 - £46,100 (prorated and inclusive of shift allowance) dependent on experience plus performance related company bonus

• Hours: 32 hours per week

• Schedule: Weekend: 2x shifts Saturday & Sunday alternating weekly between nights (10pm-10am) and days (10am-10pm) with weekday shift Mon-Fri 8am-4pm/6am-2pm

• Permanent position

• Benefits:

• Private medical insurance and free flu jabs

• Free on-site parking

• Employee shop

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 Shift Maintenance Engineer 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.

What are we 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 with proven experience in the other discipline.

• Self-sufficient, hands on, and strong problem-solving ability. Systematic root cause analysis of technical issues.

• Demonstrable experience working in a maintenance or reliability department.

• Industry Health & Safety knowledge (e.g. LOTO, Risk Assessments & Safe Work Permits)

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Perform fault diagnosis & repairs on random failures on production machinery, identifying the root cause in the repair process.

• Responsible 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.

• Oversee 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 can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, guided by The Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company aiming to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to 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 brands such as M&M’s, SNICKERS, TWIX, MILKY WAY, DOVE, PEDIGREE, ROYAL CANIN, WHISKAS, EXTRA, ORBIT, 5, SKITTLES, BEN’S ORIGINAL and COCOAVIA. Mars operates in more than 80 countries with the Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom.