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Mars Wrigley

Technical Services Engineer

Slough, United Kingdom

 

£42,500 - £53,000 + benefits + bonus

 

The Technical Services Engineer is a key role within the Mars Wrigley Supply Chain organization, being the resident technical expert of relevant factory processes and providing factory site technical support in service of efficient manufacturing operations. This role partners with R&D (Product and Process Development and Factory Innovation), Engineering, and Commercial to address product quality, process efficiency, and/or quality management conformance issues through leading effective SPC analysis and making improvement recommendations.

 

As part of the team who work with the factory to develop process insights and drive efficient manufacturing operations, the Technical Services Engineer will have great skills in executing a program of projects, whilst looking at new perspectives to solve existing and new factory process solutions.

 

What are we looking for?

• BSc or Master’s degree or equivalent in Science/Engineering/Food Science/Technology/Packaging or related subject area
• Experience in a relevant field of R&D, Value Stream/ Operations
• Green belt Six Sigma
• Experience in project management, specifically around process design and optimisation, coupled with advanced problem-solving skills
   

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Resident expert on process control, conducting analysis of process and product parameters on new and existing processes in service of efficiency opportunity and optimization
• Leveraging best practices (e.g. Six Sigma, PDCA, Visualization, Lean Tools), supporting maintenance and troubleshooting of processes handed over to the site from R&D
• Partnering with R&D, Commercial, and Factory Operations in the implementation of non-innovation technical initiatives to support manufacturing operations
• Acting as the Supply representative to streamline R&D driven activities into the manufacturing operations, including site process training to close out the handover process
• Working with the Factory Innovation teams to coordinate trials for new products through Commissioning, Validation and Start-up planning and execution
   

What can you expect from Mars?

• Mars have been voted in the Top 10 of UK ‘Great Places to Work’ since 2016
• A competitive salary, yearly bonus and benefits package that rewards you for your work
• Equal Parental Leave: All new parents at Mars UK can take 52weeks off (26 paid at 90% salary)
• Mentoring and development support from day 1, including access to renowned Mars University 
   

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