Lead Reliability Engineer — FMCG Asset Care Leader

Avara Foods Ltd.; Hereford; Sur place; GBP 60 000 - 78 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

6% Pension

31 Days Holiday

Life Assurance

Private Medical Health Cover

Subsidised Canteen

Free Staff Parking

Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Résumé du poste

Avara Foods Hereford is seeking an experienced Lead Reliability Engineer to drive asset performance and reliability across our site. You will lead a small team of Reliability Engineers and partner with the Engineering Reliability manager and maintenance operations to implement long-term improvements.

This role blends technical depth with leadership, overseeing PM reviews, calibration schedules, PUWER assessments, and cross-functional reliability reviews while supporting capital projects.

Qualifications

• HND or above in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related discipline).
• Experience in reliability, maintenance, or engineering leadership in FMCG/manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS, asset management and performance metrics (OEE/MTBF/MTTR).
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching and influencing skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across teams.

Responsabilités

• Lead the Reliability Team and deliver asset performance improvements.
• Develop proactive maintenance strategies and reduce downtime.
• Coordinate planned maintenance with production and engineering.
• Analyse downtime data and identify root causes of failures.
• Ensure compliance with GMP/WPW audits and safety standards.
• Support capital projects and maintenance roadmap.

Connaissances

Reliability leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Formation

HND or above in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related discipline)

Outils

CMMS

RCM

FMEA

TPM

CAD

Description du poste

Avara Foods Hereford is seeking an experienced Lead Reliability Engineer to drive asset performance and reliability across our site. You will lead a small team of Reliability Engineers and partner with the Engineering Reliability manager and maintenance operations to implement long-term improvements.

This role blends technical depth with leadership, overseeing PM reviews, calibration schedules, PUWER assessments, and cross-functional reliability reviews while supporting capital projects.