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We are looking to hire a highly skilled Maintenance Technician to maintain, repair, and optimize our advanced packaging and processing equipment at our state-of-the-art facility in Topeka, Kansas.\nWhether you are an experienced industrial maintenance professional or a transitioning military Veteran, Reservist, or National Guard member, we welcome your technical and diagnostic expertise! At Mars, we highly respect and value the dedication, safety compliance, and troubleshooting skills you developed during your service. We provide exceptional training, tools, and technical resources to help you seamlessly translate your military mechanical or electrical background into a rewarding, lifelong civilian career.\nWhat We Offer (Total Rewards & Benefits)\nMars is proud to offer an industry-leading total compensation and benefits package starting on your very first day:\nHealth & Wellness: Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance starting on Day One.\nFinancial Security: Competitive base salary, annual company bonus earning potential, and a highly competitive 401(k) match.\nWork-Life Balance: Immediately eligible (based on hire date) for up to three weeks of paid vacation, 12 Paid Holidays per year, and accrued Sick Pay.\nFamily Support: Paid Maternity & Parental Leave, plus Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.\nProfessional Development: Access to best-in-class continuous learning from day one, including our in-house Mars University programs.\nKey Responsibilities\nAs a Maintenance Technician, you will ensure our high-speed manufacturing lines run safely, efficiently, and at peak reliability.\nPreventative Maintenance (PMs): Perform routine mechanical and electrical PMs on packaging equipment, processing systems, and electrical panels, documenting all activities in our Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).\nTechnical Troubleshooting: Diagnose and repair routine mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical component failures (e.g., motor starters, switches, sensors, sorting systems, and palletizing robots).\nContinuous Improvement (MSE): Participate on Mars Supply Excellence (MSE) teams, train production operators on Autonomous Maintenance (AM) activities, and conduct breakdown analyses.\nSystem Ownership: Own preventative maintenance systems for your assigned line, focusing on Maintenance Planning, Scheduling, and Breakdown Elimination.\nLoss Elimination: Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to make smart business decisions and help develop the line's 90-day loss-elimination plans.\nFMOS Representation: Represent the maintenance team in daily FMOS (Daily Management System) meetings, presenting machine performance data and communicating action plans.\nPosition Requirements\nMinimum Qualifications:\nEducation: High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent civilian/military education.\nExperience & Certifications: A technical degree, trade school certification, OR 2+ years of equivalent technical maintenance experience (such as mechanical or electrical repairs).\nTechnical Troubleshooting: Ability to troubleshoot AC/DC electrical components using multi-meters, amp probes, and basic electrical testing gear.\nSchematics Literacy: Fundamental understanding of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics and mechanical drawings to solve problems in a timely manner.\nPneumatics & Drive Systems: Ability to diagnose and repair basic pneumatic and mechanical drive systems at the component level.\nAttributes & Schedule: Ability to work a flexible night-shift schedule as needed, work in a fast-paced environment, and a willingness to develop technical skills in welding, basic machining, and fabrication.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nAssociate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Mechatronics, or equivalent technical discipline.\nAdvanced understanding of AC/DC electrical systems (up to 480-volt 3-phase).\nStrong PLC and instrumentation troubleshooting skills.\nPhysical Requirements:\nFrequent lifting/carrying (10-50 lbs.) and pushing/pulling (50-200 lbs.).\nFrequent handling, gripping, bending, and stooping.\nAbility to work at elevated heights off a ladder or platform, climb stairs, and lean over equipment.\nAbility to stand and work on your feet for extended periods (minimum eight hours in one shift).\nMilitary & Veteran Technical Equivalency Guide\nAt Mars, your technical training and hands-on maintenance experience are highly respected. If you served in any of the following fields (or a related occupational specialty), your military background is a direct match:\nU.S. Army: Allied Trade Specialist (91E), Wheeled Vehicle Repairer (91B), Track Vehicle Repairer (91H), Bradley Fighting Vehicle System Maintainer (91M), Artillery/Missile System Maintainer (94-series), Utilities Equipment Repairer (91C). Your experience with PMCS, safety tags, and complex electrical/hydraulic schematics maps perfectly to our operations.\nU.S. Navy: Machinist's Mate (MM), Machinery Repairman (MR), Engineman (EN), Electrician's Mate (EM), Gas Turbine System Technician (GSM/GSE), Aviation Structural Mechanic (AM). Your training in shipboard auxiliary, electrical distribution, or propulsion systems is an outstanding match.\nU.S. Air Force: Aerospace Propulsion Specialist (2A6X1), Aircraft Metals Technology (2A7X1), Electrical Systems (3E0X1), Electrical Power Production (3E0X2), Aerospace Ground Equipment (2A6X2). Your strict adherence to safety standards and diagnostic multi-meters fits our high-speed automation lines.\nU.S. Marine Corps: Machinist (2161), Ground Ordnance Vehicle Maintainer (2147/2149), Engineer Equipment Mechanic (1341), Mobile Facility Technician (6499).\nU.S. Coast Guard: Machinery Technician (MK), Damage Controlman (DC).\nAbout Mars, Incorporated\nMars is a family-owned business with over a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces 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®. 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