Reliability & Asset Engineer — Data-Driven Plant Optimizer

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

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.