Reliability Engineer

Company: Hunter Savage
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Location: Belfast
Job Description:

Reliability Engineer – Belfast – Dayshift

We are hiring for our client, a well-established and highly successful production business, who are seeking to appoint a Reliability Engineer to join their engineering team in Belfast. This Reliability Engineer opportunity offers the chance to play a key role in improving equipment performance, driving preventative maintenance strategies and supporting continuous improvement initiatives within a fast-paced FMCG environment.

If you are an experienced Reliability Engineer looking for a Monday to Friday dayshift position with an excellent benefits package and genuine long-term career prospects, this could be an excellent next move.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job

  • £50,000-£52,000 salary
  • Monday to Friday dayshift role – enjoy a great work-life balance
  • Excellent benefits package including strong match pension, 33 days holidays, private healthcare
  • The Role

    • Lead reliability and continuous improvement initiatives across production assets
    • Analyse equipment performance and identify opportunities to reduce downtime
    • Develop and optimise preventative and predictive maintenance strategies
    • Use root cause analysis techniques to investigate recurring equipment failures
    • Work closely with maintenance and production teams to improve plant performance
    • Monitor key reliability metrics and recommend engineering improvements
    • Support capital projects and equipment upgrades where required
    • Promote best practice maintenance standards and continuous improvement culture

    The Person

    • Relevant engineering qualification
    • Previous experience in a Reliability Engineer or similar engineering role within manufacturing or FMCG
    • Strong understanding of preventative and predictive maintenance principles
    • Experience carrying out root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
    • Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and asset reliability techniques
    • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

    The Reward

    • Salary of £50,000-£52,000
    • Monday to Friday dayshift working pattern
    • Excellent matched pension scheme
    • 33 days annual leave
    • Private health insurance
    • Supportive engineering team and positive working environment
    • Long-term career development opportunities

    Next Steps – Why Hunter Savage

    For further information and to apply for this Reliability Engineer job, please contact Matthew Bell.

    Visit our website to view a full range of Engineering & Operations opportunities across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

    At Hunter Savage, we’re a specialist recruitment consultancy with deep market knowledge and long-standing relationships across the engineering sector. We provide expert, confidential career advice and connect professionals with opportunities that offer genuine progression and long-term growth.

    Salary details are provided as a guide and may be negotiable depending on experience and expertise. Shortlisting criteria may be enhanced depending on the volume and calibre of applications received.

    Skills:reliability maintenance engineer

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    Posted: June 16th, 2026