Reliability Engineer

Our client is a leading FMCG/Manufacturing company known worldwide, offering consumers some of the best products.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities

We are recruiting for a Reliability Engineer to join a leading FMCG manufacturing environment, supporting highly automated production lines. This days‑based role focuses on improving asset reliability, reducing downtime, and driving continuous improvement across engineering and production operations. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting planned maintenance strategies, improving equipment performance, and working closely with operational teams to deliver safer, more efficient, and more reliable production processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive reliability improvements across automated production machinery and canning/packaging lines.
• Support the development and delivery of planned preventative maintenance strategies.
• Carry out root cause analysis to reduce equipment failure, downtime, and recurring faults.
• Work closely with engineering, production, maintenance, and CI teams to improve site performance.
• Support health, safety, and environmental standards through risk assessments, safe working practices, and hazard reduction.
• Assist with the delivery of SOPs, training plans, and knowledge sharing across engineering teams.
• Provide technical support on reactive issues and support continuous improvement projects.
• Help drive autonomous maintenance and preventative routine maintenance activity across production lines.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• Experience in an FMCG, food, beverage, packaging, or fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge within a production setting.
• Experience supporting planned and preventative maintenance activities.
• Good fault‑finding skills across automated machinery and production equipment.
• Knowledge of PLCs, HMIs/MMIs, SCADA, and maintenance systems.
• A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify and resolve recurring issues.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross‑functionally with internal teams.
• Relevant engineering qualifications, such as HNC/HND or equivalent experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience within a lean manufacturing or continuous improvement environment.
• Knowledge of SAP or similar maintenance/engineering systems.
• Experience with predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance planning.
• Understanding of utilities, energy reduction, waste streams, and environmental best practice.
• Experience working with contractors, suppliers, permits to work, isolation/lock‑off procedures, and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of engineering stores, procurement, stock control, or budget management.

Benefits Include:

• Great salary package
• Bonus scheme
• Pension
• Monday to Friday days‑based role
• Training and development opportunities
• Opportunity to work within a well‑invested FMCG manufacturing environment
• Involvement in continuous improvement, reliability, and site performance projects

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