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Southall

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GBP 40,000 - 48,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Mechanical Operator to join their dynamic team at the Slough factory. This exciting role involves hands-on mechanical maintenance and leadership of a team to ensure optimal performance of production machines. You will be responsible for operational decisions, identifying and repairing mechanical breakdowns, and coordinating efforts to meet production targets. With a strong focus on continuous improvement and a passion for machinery, you will thrive in this collaborative environment. Join a purpose-driven company that values your growth and offers competitive compensation and benefits, including a welcome bonus and performance-related company bonus.

Benefits

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

Qualifications

  • Hands-on mechanical experience is essential for this role.
  • Minimum 1 year experience managing and coordinating operators.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and repair mechanical breakdowns on various machinery.
  • Coordinate a small team of operators to achieve line targets.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance
Team coordination
Fault finding
Mechanical tinkering mindset

Education

GCSE level education
NVQ or apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Job Description: Lead Mechanical Operator

Location: Slough

Salary: From £40,000 - £48,000 (inclusive of shift allowance) dependent 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:

  1. Hot food restaurant
  2. Welcome bonus paid in your first week salary
  3. On-site Gym
  4. Private medical insurance and free flu jabs
  5. Free on-site parking
  6. Employee shop with monthly allowance
  7. 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?

  1. Mechanical tinkering mindset, always looking to improve machinery!
  2. Hands-on experience of mechanical maintenance, this can be from numerous environments such as maintenance of ships, cars, tanks, lifts, generators, etc.
  3. Mechanically minded and able to disassemble, fault find, and assemble machinery.
  4. Minimum 1 years' experience managing and coordinating operators.
  5. Ideally hold a NVQ or apprenticeship within Mechanical Engineering, however this is not a must.
  6. Educated to GCSE level.

What would be your key responsibilities?

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

What can you expect from Mars?

  1. Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
  2. Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
  3. Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
  4. 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 national status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process, 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.

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