Shift Maintenance Engineer (Multiskilled)- Crown petfood (Mars Petcare)-£2,500 Welcome Bonus

Crown Petfood (mars Petcare); Coat; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A pet food manufacturing company in the United Kingdom seeks a Shift Maintenance Engineer to perform fault diagnosis and ensure production machinery reliability. This role requires a strong engineering background, problem-solving skills, and adherence to safety standards. Offering a competitive salary of £40,000-£46,000 and excellent benefits including private healthcare and generous vacation.

Benefits

£2,500 Welcome Bonus

Performance Bonus

Private healthcare

Generous pension (up to 9% contribution)

Life assurance (4× salary)

Gym membership & wellbeing support

Free on-site perks: parking, Lavazza coffee, tea, fruit

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in Engineering skills built through a recognised apprenticeship.
• Demonstratable experience working in a maintenance or reliability department.
• Systematic root cause analysis of technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Perform fault diagnosis and repairs on production machinery.
• Support Shift Operations Team with technical experience.
• Complete planned maintenance activities and transitions from maintenance back to production.

Skills

Engineering and Technical skills

Problem-solving ability

Industry Health & Safety knowledge

Education

Recognised apprenticeship

HNC/HND in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering

Job description

About the Role

Shift Maintenance Engineer (Multi skilled) – Crown petfood (Mars Petcare). 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 and 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 and highly responsible role for our site to achieve production targets in a safe and food‑safe manner.

Shift Pattern

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.

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

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

Key Responsibilities

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

What We're Looking For

Solid foundation in Engineering & Technical skills, built through a recognised 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 or 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).

Benefits

Competitive salary £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). Private healthcare, equal parental leave, generous pension (up to 9% contribution), life assurance (4× 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 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.