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Electrical Controls Engineer - £5000 Welcome Bonus
Employer: Mars
Location: Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 6 Apr 2025
* Salary: £55,800 - £61,300 (inclusive of shift allowance)
* Performance related company bonus
* Shifts: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off - 12 hour shifts 7 - 7
* Permanent
* 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
Job Description:
The primary responsibility of the role is to maintain plant equipment and fix electrical/mechanical issues sitewide. For this role, a strong electrical bias with control/automation skill will be required, along with an intermediate level of mechanical expertise.
Working as part of a highly skilled and well-established engineering team, you will be accountable for maintaining plant equipment and fixing electrical/control issues sitewide. The role will mainly focus on providing equipment troubleshooting and reactive maintenance. As troubleshooting requirements are accomplished, the engineer will change focus toward preventive maintenance activities.
What are we looking for?
* Advanced Electrical skills along with intermediate control/automation skills.
* Electrical Engineering Qualification such as Served Apprenticeship and/or HNC, NVQ or equivalent. Ideally with 18th Edition.
* Proven experience in diagnosing and resolving Electrical and Control/Automation issues, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
* Experienced in basic and complex problem solving.
* An action orientated, results driven, great customer focus that works well with people.
* Experience diagnosing complex PLC faults preferably Allen Bradley - desirable.
What will be your key responsibilities?
* You will be responsible for fault diagnosis and resolving technical failures on production machinery.
* Priority setting supporting breakdowns and focus where necessary.
* Detailed reporting and recording of maintenance work using our SAP system.
* Provide technical support and coaching to assist others in resolution of equipment failures with Safety and Quality in mind.
* Drive and participate in continuous improvement initiatives (Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen).
* Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis on major unplanned breakdowns and recurring problems.
* Undertake preventative maintenance activities, repairs, filler jobs etc.
* Work with engineering on specific electrical and or controls projects from design to start-up, including HMI/PLC programming/fault diagnostics (predominantly AB), installation, checkout, start-up, and training.
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 -
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