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Job Description: Electrical & Controls Technician -Mars Petcare 📍 Melton Mowbray 💷 £51,900- £56,000 (including shift allowances, DOE) 🎁 + £2,000 Welcome bonus, Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits 🕗 Shift pattern 12 Hrs - 7-7, 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off 🌟 Why Join Us? At Melton, we're at the forefront of innovation in high-speed food processing, and we're searching...

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Control Systems Technician

Job Description: Electrical & Controls Technician -Mars Petcare 📍 Melton Mowbray 💷 £51,900- £56,000 (including shift allowances, DOE) 🎁 + £2,000 Welcome bonus, Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits 🕗 Shift pattern 12 Hrs - 7-7, 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off 🌟 Why Join Us? At Melton, we're at the forefront of innovation in high-speed food processing, and we're searching...

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Maintenance Technician

Job Description: Electrical & Controls Technician -Mars Petcare 📍 Melton Mowbray 💷 £51,900- £56,000 (including shift allowances, DOE) 🎁 + £2,000 Welcome bonus, Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits 🕗 Shift pattern 12 Hrs - 7-7, 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off 🌟 Why Join Us? At Melton, we're at the forefront of innovation in high-speed food processing, and we're searching...

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Controls & Electrical Technician

Job Description: Electrical & Controls Technician -Mars Petcare 📍 Melton Mowbray 💷 £51,900- £56,000 (including shift allowances, DOE) 🎁 + £2,000 Welcome bonus, Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits 🕗 Shift pattern 12 Hrs - 7-7, 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off 🌟 Why Join Us? At Melton, we're at the forefront of innovation in high-speed food processing, and we're searching...

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Electrical & Maintenance Technician

Job Description: Electrical & Controls Technician -Mars Petcare 📍 Melton Mowbray 💷 £51,900- £56,000 (including shift allowances, DOE) 🎁 + £2,000 Welcome bonus, Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits 🕗 Shift pattern 12 Hrs - 7-7, 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off 🌟 Why Join Us? At Melton, we're at the forefront of innovation in high-speed food processing, and we're searching...

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Old Dalby

Electrical & Controls Technician

Job Description: Electrical & Controls Technician -Mars Petcare 📍 Melton Mowbray 💷 £51,900- £56,000 (including shift allowances, DOE) 🎁 + £2,000 Welcome bonus, Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits 🕗 Shift pattern 12 Hrs - 7-7, 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off 🌟 Why Join Us? At Melton, we're at the forefront of innovation in high-speed food processing, and we're searching...

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Neurodiversity in Materials Science Careers: Turning Different Thinking into a Superpower

Materials science is everywhere – in batteries, semiconductors, medical implants, composites for aircraft, sustainable packaging & more. It’s a field built on curiosity, experimentation, precision & the ability to link microscopic structure to real-world performance. In other words, it’s a brilliant match for many neurodivergent brains. If you’re living with ADHD, autism or dyslexia, you may have been told that your brain is “too distracted”, “too literal” or “too chaotic” for a scientific career. In reality, many of the traits that made school or traditional office work difficult can be serious assets in materials science & engineering. This guide is written for UK job seekers exploring materials science careers. We’ll look at: What neurodiversity means in a materials science context How ADHD, autism & dyslexia strengths map to materials roles Practical workplace adjustments you can ask for under UK law How to talk about your neurodivergence in applications & interviews By the end, you’ll have a clearer sense of where you might thrive in materials science – & how to turn “different thinking” into a genuine superpower.

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Materials Science Hiring Trends 2026: What to Watch Out For (For Job Seekers & Recruiters)

As we move into 2026, the materials science jobs market in the UK is becoming more strategic and more selective. Advanced manufacturing, batteries, hydrogen, semiconductors, fusion, net-zero infrastructure and sustainable textiles all depend on advanced materials – and the UK has made these areas a national priority. Business Growth Service +1 At the same time, funding cycles are bumpy, some legacy plants are struggling with energy costs and global competition, and employers are under pressure to hit both climate and productivity targets. That means fewer “nice-to-have” R&D roles and more focus on materials science positions that clearly support growth, decarbonisation and resilience. Whether you are a materials science job seeker planning your next move, or a recruiter building teams in advanced manufacturing, this guide breaks down the key materials science hiring trends for 2026.

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Materials Science Recruitment Trends 2025 (UK): What Job Seekers Need To Know About Today’s Hiring Process

Summary: UK materials science hiring has shifted from title‑led CV screens to capability‑driven assessments that emphasise characterisation with clear conclusions, scale‑up to pilot/production, standards compliance (ASTM/ISO/IATF/AS9100), sustainability/ESG, data literacy & measurable product or yield improvements. This guide explains what’s changed, what to expect in interviews & how to prepare—especially for battery/materials engineers, polymer/composites specialists, metallurgists, ceramics/glass scientists, surface/thin‑film engineers, failure analysts, process/quality engineers & materials informatics roles. Who this is for: Materials scientists & engineers (metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, semiconductors, thin films, coatings), process/scale‑up & manufacturing engineers, CMC in materials for life sciences, QA/QC, failure analysis, test & characterisation, sustainability/LCAs, and materials informatics/data roles in the UK.

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