Mars

Operator (Nights)

Company
Location
Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/12/2025
Description
Job Description

Operator (Nights)

  • Plymouth
  • Salary: From £34,500 (inclusive of shift allowance)
  • Performance related company bonus
  • Hours: Mon -Fri 10pm-6am
  • Permanent

Benefits

  • Hot food restaurant
  • On-site Gym
  • Private medical insurance and free flu jabs
  • Free on-site parking
  • Employee shop with monthly allowance
  • On-site nurse/osteopath/podiatrist

Do you want to work for a company that knows its greatest asset is its people? Are you ready for the next chapter in your career? If the answer to both questions is yes, then look no further. Here at Mars we now have an exciting opportunity to come and join our factory team!

Working as a member of a shift team, the primary role of an Operator is to demonstrate ownership and responsibility for a set of machines, pieces of equipment and/ or processes within their working area. This includes carrying out the routine operational tasks required to achieve area targets e.g. starting-up, shutting-down, monitoring, cleaning, and carrying out basic changeovers, minor repairs, routine checks and inspections, and the use of basic ancillary equipment and computer programs

What are we looking for?

  • Previous manufacturing experience essential
  • Fluent English verbal and written skills.
  • Mechanical training or experience in fault-finding – beneficial
  • FMCG experience desirable

What would be your key responsibilities?

  • Part of a shift team of up to 7 associates contribute to the achievement of targets.
  • Accountable for the performance of several machines, processes, or pieces of equipment.
  • Escalate issues as appropriate, give full and accurate verbal and written handover
  • Repair mechanical breakdowns using trained knowledge and experience.

What can you expect from Mars?

Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.

Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today

Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

About Mars

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, 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 our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
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