Multi Skilled Engineer

**Job Description:** 📍 **Castle Cary** 💷 **£45,000– £50,600 (including shift allowance, DOE)** 🎁 **\+ £2,500 Welcome Bonus, Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits** 🕒   **32 Hrs a week** – **Shift Pattern:** * **Saturday & Sunday alternating weekly between (nights) 10pm-10am & (days) 10am-10pm** * **Weekday-1x shift - Mon-Fri 8am-4pm/6am-2pm** **🌟 Why Join Us?** 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. The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today, and we're here to support you every step of the way. **💼 The Role** We are seeking a proactive and highly capable **Multi-Skilled Engineer** to join our technical team at the Mars Petcare manufacturing facility in Castle Cary. In this critical site-based role, you will be responsible for ensuring maximum plant reliability, efficiency, and safety across our production and packaging lines. **You will deliver both** planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and rapid breakdown response. **As a key member of our engineering community**, you will collaborate closely with operations to drive continuous improvement, minimize downtime, and uphold the world-class safety and quality standards that define Mars Petcare. **⭐ What’s in it for you?** * **Welcome Bonus** paid in your first week’s salary * **Career growth** opportunities with structured development & Mars University * **Private healthcare** + **equal parental leave** * **Generous pension** (up to 9% contribution) * **Life assurance** (4x salary) * **Gym membership** & wellbeing support * **Annual leave starting at 24 days**, rising to 32 with service * **Free perks on site**: parking, Lavazza coffee, tea, fruit twice a week, and access to our employee shop **✅ What We’re Looking For** * **Qualified Engineer**: Approved apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, ONC, or equivalent qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. * **Multi-Skilled Competency**: Proven hands-on experience executing both electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault-finding, and diagnostics in a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment. * **Safety First Mindset**: Strong understanding of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) guidelines, including Permit to Work systems, LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out), and risk assessments. * **Communication & Collaboration**: Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, with the ability to communicate technical handovers and machinery statuses clearly to operational peers. * **Own transport** is essential due to the site location **🔧 Key Responsibilities** * **Planned & Reactive Maintenance**: Execute scheduled preventative maintenance routines (PPMs) and provide high-quality, rapid-response fault diagnosis and repairs to minimize production downtime. * **Safety & Compliance Leadership**: Actively support and drive the highest Health, Safety, and Quality standards across the site, ensuring all engineering activities comply with Mars policies and UK legislative requirements. * **Continuous Improvement**: Identify opportunities to optimize machine performance, modify equipment layouts, and implement sustainable technical solutions that enhance plant reliability and decrease waste. * **Collaboration & Detailed Documentation**: Maintain accurate maintenance logs, update CMMS data, and deliver clear, structured shift handovers to ensure seamless continuity for weekday engineering teams. **🌍 What You Can Expect from Mars** * Work alongside **130,000+ Associates worldwide** guided by our Five Principles * Be part of a **purpose-driven company** shaping “the world we want tomorrow” * Access **world-class training & development** from day one * Join a company with an **industry-leading salary and benefits package**