Reliability Engineer

Maintech Recruitment Ltd; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Mon-Fri 08:00-16:00

10% bonus scheme

Pension up to 7% employer contribution

25 days holiday + buy extra leave

Healthcare package including DigitalGP

Career progression within multi-site

Job summary

Maintech Recruitment Ltd. invites applications for a Reliability Lead in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. This role anchors the engineering team on a Monday–Friday days pattern, driving robust maintenance processes to maximise equipment reliability and minimise downtime.

You’ll lead a production area, coach colleagues, and partner with Operations to deliver site performance improvements and successful capital projects. A senior maintenance background with leadership experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Engineering qualification and strong maintenance background in manufacturing.
• Experience leading, coaching or developing a maintenance or production team.
• Proven fault-finding, problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or automated production is desirable.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable influencing across engineering and production.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance planning and scheduling activities within your production area.
• Review equipment losses and implement corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Conduct root cause analysis and develop long-term solutions to recurring issues.
• Drive maintenance performance through daily and weekly review meetings.
• Support and develop Autonomous Maintenance activities across production teams.
• Coach and develop colleagues to improve engineering and operational capability.
• Work closely with Operations and Production to support capital projects, equipment improvements and site performance targets.

Skills

Fault-finding

Problem solving

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Engineering qualification

Job description

Location; Ashby, Leicestershire

Reliability Lead – Monday to Friday Days | Leadership Route | 10% Bonus

We are working with a leading UK food manufacturing business, producing some of the nation's most recognised snack brands. The site is heavily invested in its people and equipment, with a strong culture of continuous improvement, reliability and employee development.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Reliability Lead to join the engineering team on a permanent Monday to Friday days pattern. As part of the site leadership team, you'll take ownership of a production area, building robust maintenance processes that maximise equipment reliability, reduce downtime and support wider operational performance.

This role would suit a Senior Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Team Leader, Reliability Engineer or Maintenance Lead who enjoys coaching others, driving improvements and working closely with production teams – and who wants to step into a leadership-focused role without giving up work-life balance.

Responsibilities of a Reliability Lead:

• Lead maintenance planning and scheduling activities within your production area
• Review equipment losses and implement corrective actions to improve reliability
• Conduct root cause analysis and develop long-term solutions to recurring issues
• Drive maintenance performance through daily and weekly review meetings
• Support and develop Autonomous Maintenance activities across production teams
• Coach and develop colleagues to improve engineering and operational capability
• Work closely with Operations and Production to support capital projects, equipment improvements and site performance targets

Skills & Qualifications of a Reliability Lead:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Engineering qualification, with a strong maintenance engineering background in manufacturing
• Experience leading, coaching or developing a maintenance or production team
• Proven fault-finding, problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
• Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or automated production (desirable)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable influencing across engineering and production

Benefits of a Reliability Lead:

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Monday to Friday days role – 08:00 to 16:00
• 10% bonus scheme
• Pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
• 25 days holiday plus the option to buy additional leave
• Healthcare package including Digital GP and wellbeing support, plus an employee discounts platform
• Career progression within a large multi-site manufacturing group, with ongoing training and development

Maintech Recruitment are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of sex, religion, belief, political opinion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.

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