Job Description:

Multiskilled Engineer  Batley, Kirklees, West Yorkshire  Salary: From £50,400 -£53,600 (inclusive of shift allowance)  Performance related company bonus Shifts: 12 hours, 7-7, 2 days 2 nights (5 off), 2 days 3 nights (4 off), 3 days 2 nights (5 off) and the rotation starts again  Permanent position  

 

Our Mars Petcare factory have an opportunity to join our dynamic team! Embrace the opportunity to use your existing skills while developing new ones through a comprehensive training plan. Focus on machine maintenance for specialized equipment, including flow wrapping, pick and place robotics, and secondary and tertiary packaging machinery. 

 

Collaborate as part of a four-person team under the guidance of the Engineering Team Leader to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency on our production lines, and take ownership of designated areas, driving continuous improvement (CI) through digitalised analysis at your fingertips. Embrace and embody Mars’ five principles: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom. 

What are we looking for? 

Strong engineering background including completion of a recognised apprenticeship. 

HNC level in an electrical engineering discipline and a sound mechanical aptitude. 

Proven working knowledge of 415v distribution, Motor control, PLC software, Process control philosophies, level 2 systems & networks. Experience of pneumatics & hydraulics would be an advantage.  

Understanding and knowledge of a broad range of Electromechanical devices. 

Reasonable working knowledge of H&S regulations. 

Computer literate and comfortable navigating internal software packages such as Atlas PM, SAP and Microsoft packages 

FMCG experience desirable  

Working knowledge in Rockwell PLC including fault finding and diagnosing desirable  

What would be your key responsibilities? 

Perform fault diagnosis leading to resolution of random failures on production machinery, identifying the root cause in the repair process. 

Determine when and which technical issues are escalated to the days support organisation 

Provide technical experience/expertise/ information to assist others in resolution of equipment issues. 

Responsible for the safe and required delivery of all services into and out of the factory during shift (including steam, air, water, gas and electricity). 

Undertake planning of maintenance activities, for both self and others, to achieve smooth transition between maintenance and production availability of equipment. 

In conjunction with the area engineer, ensures that the right planned preventative maintenance is completed 

 

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.  

 

About Mars 

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow. 

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.