Senior Reliability Controls Technician - Mars Wrigley

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Why Join Us?

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The Role

We are on the lookout for a talented Reliability Technician to join our essential factory team. In this pivotal role, you will:

Manage day-to-day electrical issues across the factory.
Work within FMOS processes to support departmental targets and overall business priorities.
Drive continuous improvement of plant electrical systems, maintaining standards, managing obsolescence, and delivering effective root cause solutions.
Enhance equipment reliability, availability, and safety to world-class levels.
Collaborate closely with Production TLs to align maintenance and production priorities, achieving factory performance goals.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with Production and Maintenance teams to identify, track, and resolve breakdown and reliability issues.
Attend FMOS meetings, taking ownership of electrical and controls-related actions and root cause solutions.
Drive continuous improvement through plant enhancements and effective root cause analysis.
Review and optimise planned maintenance schedules to improve reliability and performance.
Provide technical support, including equipment performance standards and repair specifications.
Maintain accurate documentation, reports, and project updates in line with team processes.
Coordinate with engineering, operations, and external partners, while supporting knowledge sharing and training within the team.

What We're Looking For

Advanced technical skills, typically gained through relevant education (e.g., HNC in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering), job-related training, and significant hands‑on experience.
Strong electrical systems experience and PLC programming and fault finding.
Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
Ability to support project engineering to ensure maintainability and lifecycle reliability.
Experience developing equipment and process specifications.
Basic project management skills within engineering/reliability projects.
Working knowledge of AutoCAD (or similar).
Robotic experience (beneficial).