Electrical & Controls Technician

The role will mainly focus on providing equipment troubleshooting and breakdown maintenance. As troubleshooting requirements are accomplished, the technician will change focus toward preventive maintenance activities.\n\nSystematically repair, adjust, and maintain processing, filling, conveying, and packaging machinery using established maintenance reliability practices, consistent observation, repair, and follow-up of operational effectiveness. Other duties include participating in continuous improvement teams, working on new project activities and continuous training.\n\nShift Pattern - 12 Hours \n\n• 2 Days: 7am-7pm\n\n• 2 Nights: 7pm-7am\n\n...and then repeat.\n\n⭐ What's in it for you?\nWelcome bonus paid in your 1st weeks salary\n\nHot food restaurant on site\n\nCareer growth opportunities with structured development & Mars University\n\nPrivate healthcare + equal parental leave\n\nGenerous pension (up to 9% contribution)\n\nLife assurance (4x salary)\n\nEV salary sacrifice scheme\n\nGym membership & wellbeing support\n\nAnnual leave starting at 24 days, rising to 32 with service\n\nFree parking on site\n\n✅ What We're Looking For\nPractical electrical engineering skills gained through HNC/HND (NVQ Level 4 apprenticeship or equivalent) and BS7671, or comparable hands-on experience in a technical field.\n\nUnderstanding of precision instrumentation-including repair and calibration-or experience with similar technical equipment.\n\nMindset: Strong problem-solving abilities, curiosity, and a drive to improve processes and efficiency.\n\nAbility to adapt to various electrical power supplies and control systems, with a willingness to learn new technologies and approaches to equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.\n\nExperience in troubleshooting and maintaining automated or electromechanical machinery, or a background in related fields such as industrial maintenance, robotics, or process engineering, with exposure to automation concepts.\n\n🔧 Key Responsibilities\nMaintain, troubleshoot, test, and modify automated and electromechanical equipment, applying transferable skills from related technical roles.\n\nApply engineering principles-drawing on both mechanical and electrical knowledge-to resolve production issues and enhance efficiency and reliability.\n\nDevelop, track, and communicate maintenance metrics to identify, reduce, and eliminate recurring equipment issues, contributing to improved system reliability.\n\nParticipate in continuous improvement initiatives (such as Lean Manufacturing or Kaizen), bringing fresh perspectives from previous roles or industries.\n\nConduct Root Cause Failure Analysis on major breakdowns and recurring problems, using analytical skills and experience from any technical problem-solving environment.\n\n🌍 What You Can Expect from Mars\nWork alongside 130,000+ Associates worldwide guided by our Five Principles\n\nBe part of a purpose-driven company shaping "the world we want tomorrow"\n\nAccess world-class training & development from day one\n\nJoin a company with an industry-leading salary and benefits package