Mechanical Technician
Internship Slough (Slough)
Job description
Mechanical Technician - Days
Location - Slough
Salary - £36,148 - £45,185 (dependent on skills and experience) plus Bonus and exceptional Benefits
About Mars Incorporated:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets’ people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, 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 its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.
Mechanical Technician - Days
Location - Slough
Salary - £36,148 - £45,185 (dependent on skills and experience) plus Bonus and exceptional Benefits
What you will do:
- Carry out planned maintenance activites on our production equipment
- Manage complex mechanical technical issues anywhere within the factory to maximise production efficiency.
- Work in adherence to site safety, GMP/GHP standards aligned with operational and technical priorities.
- Coach and mentor Technicians and Operations associates in technical matters, including new technology, breakdown repair, maintenance tasks and continuous improvement.
- Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues to root cause.
- Acquire knowledge of a range of agreed technologies, act as the expert for these technologies to support shift breakdown response and for training purposes.
- Ensure that all equipment is in a good and safe state to run in line with our asset management stragegies.
What you will need:
You'll have worked in a similar role requiring technical skills in mechanical engineering, though this needn't have been confectionary or production based. At least ONC/HNC qualified, ideally with a vocational apprenticeship or experience in lieu of this.
As a mechanical engineering technician you’ll be comfortable working with and diagnosing faults on:
· Transmission equipment
· Pumps, valves and heat exchangers
· Conveying systems etc.
A background or experience in the following skills is also desirable (not necessarily required):
· Machine fitting
· Tooling
· Welding
· Condition monitoring
Along with the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams, as a mechanical engineering technician you can also offer:
· Excellent all-round communication skills in English
· The ability to direct and co-ordinate suppliers
· Great drive for results
In return we offer:
· Competitive Salary & Benefits
· Flexible Working
· A focus on personal development and opportunity to grow in this role and future roles.
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