Lead Mechanical Technician

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Mechanical Operator

Location: Slough

Salary: From £40,000 - £48,000 (inclusive of shift allowance) dependant on experience

Performance related company bonus

Welcome bonus: £2,000

Shift pattern: 4 on 4 off pattern (2 day, 2 nights, 4 off) 12 hour shifts

Permanent Benefits:

• Hot food restaurant
• Welcome bonus paid in your first week salary
• On-site Gym
• Private medical insurance and free flu jabs
• Free on-site parking
• Employee shop with monthly allowance
• On-site nurse/osteopath/podiatrist

We care about the world and your future. Mars offers competitive compensation and benefits along with some great perks, like fun freebies and best-in-class development. As a Mars Associate, you have our ongoing commitment to your growth and development as you work across our world-famous brands.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Mars Wrigley factory in Slough. We are seeking mechanically minded individuals who hold a passion for maintenance! Whether your experience is maintenance of ships, cars, tanks, lifts, generators, or similar mechanical industries.

Your hands-on mechanical experience is key! As a Lead Mechanical Operator, you will complete and take the lead for first line maintenance of several production machines. You will be responsible for operational decisions at the line level to achieve targets and coordinate a team of Operators as required.

What are we looking for?

• Mechanical tinkering mindset, always looking to improve machinery!
• Hands-on experience of Mechanical maintenance, from environments such as maintenance of ships, cars, tanks, lifts, generators, etc.
• Mechanically minded and able to disassemble, fault find and assemble machinery.
• Minimum 1 year’s experience managing and coordinating operators.
• Ideally hold an NVQ or apprenticeship within Mechanical Engineering, however this is not a must.
• Educated to GCSE level.

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Identify and repair mechanical breakdowns on various machinery.
• Accountable for the performance of several machines, processes, or pieces of equipment.
• Coordinate a small team of operators and temporary associates to achieve line targets.
• Assisting operators with daily production tasks to ensure line targets are met.

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 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.