Electrical Reliability Engineer
About the job
- Advanced technical skills typically gained through relevant education, such as an HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, job-related training, and significant hands-on experience.
- Strong experience with electrical systems, PLC programming, and fault finding.
- Ability to support project engineering to ensure maintainability and lifecycle reliability.
- Experience developing equipment and process specifications.
- Basic project management skills within engineering or reliability projects.
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD or similar software.
- Manage day-to-day electrical issues across the factory while working within FMOS processes to support departmental targets and business priorities.
- Drive continuous improvement of plant electrical systems, maintain standards, manage obsolescence, and deliver root cause solutions to improve equipment reliability, availability, and safety.
- Work with Production Team Leaders to align maintenance and production priorities with factory performance goals.
- Collaborate with Production and Maintenance teams to identify, track, and resolve breakdown and reliability issues.
- Attend FMOS meetings and own electrical and controls-related actions and root cause solutions.
- Drive continuous improvement through plant enhancements and effective root cause analysis.
- Review and optimize 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.
- Robotics experience.
About the company
Mars, Incorporated makes and sells a wide range of food, confectionery, and petcare products worldwide, with brands like M&Mâs, Snickers, Milky Way, Dove, Orbit, Skittles, Pedigree, and Royal Canin, and it also operates pet health services through networks such as AniCura, Banfield, BluePearl, and VCA. Its products come from integrated manufacturing and distribution systems, delivering everyday treats and meals as well as veterinary care through a global network of partners. Mars differentiates itself through its diversified portfolio, long family ownership, and the Mars Five PrinciplesâQuality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedomâthat guide decisions and actions. The company aims to help communities prosper and improve social and environmental outcomes while growing its business and scale.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$27B
Headquarters
McLean, Virginia
Founded
1911
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Mars Impact Fund granted over $13 million in 2026 to resilience and animal wellbeing.
- Mars Snacking added 600 Chicago jobs and committed $100 million to headquarters expansion.
- Mars completed CA$180 million Ontario upgrades in 2026, lifting pet nutrition and snack capacity.
What critics are saying
- Nature's Bakery closes Hazelwood by September 2027, signaling integration waste and demand misreads.
- Mars Wrigley cut 307 Newark jobs and relocated headquarters, exposing ongoing restructuring pressure.
- A failed Kellanova integration would erase expected scale benefits and hand rivals PepsiCo share.
What makes Mars unique
- Mars runs pet care, snacking, and food with 2026 Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise rollout.
- Mars controls nine billion-dollar snacking brands after Kellanova approval on 2026-09-09.
- Mars owns VCA, Banfield, Royal Canin, and global pet distribution across 145 markets.
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Benefits
- Professional Development Budget
- Conference Attendance Budget
- Performance Bonus