Manufacturing Reliability Engineer — Maximize Uptime & CI

The Advocate Group; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

The Advocate Group is partnering with a busy food and beverage manufacturer to recruit a Manufacturing Support Engineer. You will maximise equipment reliability, drive continuous improvement and support efficient operation of the site to hit production targets.

Across maintenance planning, fault diagnosis, spare parts management and safety compliance, you will work with production teams to improve OEE, reduce downtime and deliver cost-efficient performance.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification such as HNC, HND or equivalent.
• Apprenticeship-trained engineer or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience within a manufacturing, FMCG, food, packaging or process environment.
• Knowledge of PLCs, pneumatics, hydraulics and automated machinery.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen, 5S or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
• A hands-on, proactive approach with a strong focus on safety and operational excellence.
• Flexibility to support business needs, including shift or additional hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and improving manufacturing equipment to maximise uptime and performance.
• Delivering planned and preventative maintenance activities across site operations.
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out effective repairs to minimise downtime.
• Driving production efficiency, OEE improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Supporting production teams to achieve operational KPIs and daily targets.
• Managing spare parts, stock control and engineering housekeeping standards.
• Ensuring all maintenance activities comply with health & safety and manufacturing standards.
• Contributing to projects focused on improving productivity, reliability and cost performance.

Skills

Fault-finding

Problem-solving

Manufacturing experience

PLC knowledge

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Automation

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

5S

Hands-on

Safety-focused

Operational excellence

Flexibility

Shift work

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Apprenticeship-trained engineer

Job description

The Advocate Group is partnering with a busy food and beverage manufacturer to recruit a Manufacturing Support Engineer. You will maximise equipment reliability, drive continuous improvement and support efficient operation of the site to hit production targets.

Across maintenance planning, fault diagnosis, spare parts management and safety compliance, you will work with production teams to improve OEE, reduce downtime and deliver cost-efficient performance.