Engineering Excellence Lead: Reliability & Improvement

Refresco Drinks UK Limited; Bath; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% Annual bonus

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Purchase extra holiday scheme

4% Employer pension contribution

Life assurance

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Job summary

Refresco seeks a Reliability & Improvement Engineer to lead engineering excellence at the Bridgwater, Somerset site. You will drive continuous improvement through five pillars and coach teams in maintenance, reliability, and safety.

Key duties include implementing autonomous, focused and professional maintenance, early equipment management, and training development, with CMMS data analysis and KPI ownership.

Qualifications

• Strong Mech/Elec background required.
• Experience in engineering leadership and driving continuous improvement.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to coach, influence and motivate teams.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with commitment to high performance and team development.

Responsibilities

• Champion engineering best practices and drive change in collaboration with the Departmental Engineering Manager.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Coach teams on Maintenance and Reliability tools, concepts, and practices to build capability and long-term sustainability.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through improved equipment reliability, parts life, labour efficiency, and other techniques.
• Evaluate training needs and contribute to development and enhancement of maintenance training programs.
• Utilise CMMS systems (IDhammar/SAP) for data analysis and reliability action planning.
• Apply in-depth analysis, testing, and measurement for effective risk-based failure mitigation.
• Share best practices and root cause solutions across the organisation to ensure standardisation and improve performance.
• Maintain a strong Mechanical/Electrical foundation, with a sound understanding of automation.
• Ensure all work aligns with Refresco safety policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Be directly accountable for the mechanical efficiency (MME) of the process plant.
• Lead the escalation and resolution of service risks, budget control, and achievement of KPIs.
• Contribute to volume and EBITDA targets through effective reliability initiatives.
• Inspire and engage engineering colleagues to identify, prioritise, and execute corrective, preventative, and predictive actions using root cause analysis.

Job description

Refresco seeks a Reliability & Improvement Engineer to lead engineering excellence at the Bridgwater, Somerset site. You will drive continuous improvement through five pillars and coach teams in maintenance, reliability, and safety.

Key duties include implementing autonomous, focused and professional maintenance, early equipment management, and training development, with CMMS data analysis and KPI ownership.