Reliability & Asset Engineer

Escape Recruitment Serv Ltd; Grangemouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Escape Recruitment is assisting a major manufacturing business to recruit a Reliability & Asset Engineer to join their site engineering team in Grangemouth. This role focuses on data-driven reliability improvements, reducing downtime and driving OEE across production assets.

You will own reliability performance in a defined area, working with Maintenance and Production to eliminate repeat failures and enhance asset performance.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering
• Experience in a manufacturing / process environment
• Strong understanding of reliability engineering principles
• Experience analysing data to drive engineering decisions
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation

Responsibilities

• Own reliability performance within a defined production area, collaborating with Maintenance and Production to eliminate repeat failures and improve asset performance.
• Lead RCA on equipment failures and develop corrective actions.
• Use downtime, condition monitoring and trend data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Apply Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) principles to maintenance planning.
• Drive improvements in MTBF, MTTR and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Support condition monitoring strategies (vibration, thermography, etc.).
• Optimize preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to remove bottlenecks and improve throughput.

Skills

RCA

FMEA

RCM

Condition Monitoring

Data Analysis

Interpreting Drawings

Education

HNC/HND or Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Maximo

Job description

Reliability & Asset Engineer

Job Type: Perm

Town/City: Grangemouth

County: Falkirk

Salary/rate: Excellent benefits package

Sector: Equipment Maintenace & Asset Care

Job ref: DJS/103443

Post Date: 19.03.2026

Description

Escape Recruitment is working with a major manufacturing business to recruit a Reliability & Asset Engineer to join their site engineering team.

This is not a hands-on maintenance role. It is a data-driven, engineering-led position focused on improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, and driving OEE performance across production assets.

The Role

You will take ownership of reliability performance within a defined production area, working closely with Maintenance and Production to eliminate repeat failures and improve asset performance.

Key areas include

• Leading root cause analysis (RCA) on equipment failures
• Using data (downtime, condition monitoring, trends) to identify improvement opportunities
• Applying Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) principles
• Conducting FMEA and failure analysis
• Driving improvements in MTBF, MTTR, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
• Supporting condition monitoring strategies (vibration, thermography, etc.)
• Optimising preventative and predictive maintenance strategies
• Working cross-functionally to remove bottlenecks and improve throughput

What We're Looking For

Essential

• HNC/HND or Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering
• Experience in a manufacturing / process environment
• Strong understanding of reliability engineering principles
• Experience analysing data to drive engineering decisions
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation

Desirable

• Experience with RCA, FMEA, RCM or condition monitoring
• Experience with CMMS systems (e.g. Maximo)
• Background in heavy industry, FMCG, or continuous process environments

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to step into a true reliability-focused engineering role
• High impact position influencing plant performance and OEE
• Strong collaboration with production and engineering leadership
• Stable, well-invested manufacturing site

Mon-Fri, Dayshift