Area Reliability Engineer
Orion Electrotech Ltd
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Job summary
Orion Electrotech Ltd is seeking an Area Reliability Engineer to take ownership of maintenance and reliability across a key production area in Bicester, Oxfordshire. You will lead maintenance strategy, drive CI projects, manage PM plans, support capital projects, and collaborate with production, quality, and engineering teams while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards.
The role offers a stable, well-established manufacturing environment with a mix of hands-on engineering and
Qualifications
- Multi-skilled engineering background.
- Experience in manufacturing or FMCG.
- Strong understanding of maintenance and reliability.
- Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of PLC-controlled equipment.
- Confident working cross-functionally and leading projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead maintenance and reliability strategy across a designated production area.
- Drive continuous improvement projects to increase uptime, performance, and capacity.
- Manage preventative maintenance plans, work orders, calibrations, and equipment overhauls.
- Support capital projects and plant improvement initiatives.
- Work closely with production, quality, and engineering teams to optimise performance.
- Ensure compliance with health & safety, food safety, and engineering standards.
Skills
Job description
Bicester, Oxfordshire
Competitive Salary Benefits
Monday to Friday Permanent
A leading manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Area Reliability Engineer to take ownership of maintenance and reliability activities across a key production area.
This is an excellent opportunity for a multi-skilled engineer looking to influence engineering strategy, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and improve equipment reliability within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Lead maintenance and reliability strategy across a designated production area.
- Drive continuous improvement projects to increase uptime, performance, and capacity.
- Manage preventative maintenance plans, work orders, calibrations, and equipment overhauls.
- Support capital projects and plant improvement initiatives.
- Work closely with production, quality, and engineering teams to optimise performance.
- Ensure compliance with health &; safety, food safety, and engineering standards.
- Multi-skilled engineering background.
- Previous experience within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
- Strong understanding of maintenance and reliability principles.
- Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of PLC-controlled equipment.
- Confident working cross-functionally and leading engineering projects.
- Opportunity to play a key role in site reliability and performance.
- Stable, well-established manufacturing environment.
- Varied role with a mix of hands-on engineering and strategic improvement work.
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