Reliability Engineer

Avara Foods Limited; Brackley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to £40,000 DOE

31 days holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Life assurance/insurance

Discounts, staff wellbeing resources

Job summary

Avara Foods is recruiting a Reliability Engineer for the Brackley site. You will take engineering responsibility for an area, monitor downtime, and drive continuous reliability improvements across the plant.

The role suits graduates or experienced engineers, with regular Monday–Friday hours and a focus on asset performance, maintenance planning, and collaboration with site teams.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification above L3 (Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; HND/HNC or L3 engineering qualification may be considered depending on experience)
• Experience in an Engineering Maintenance environment
• Self-motivated with ability to multi-task in a timeline-driven environment
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team
• Ability to problem solve
• Strong analytical skills
• Good IT ability

Responsibilities

• Reliability/Asset Care Manager for an area
• Maintain high reliability and availability of factory equipment through planned maintenance
• Gather and analyse downtime to drive continuous improvement
• Raise planned or reactive maintenance jobs for the area
• Review completed job sheets in the area
• Produce downtime data for weekly meetings
• Lead and support installation and capital projects
• Coordinate with colleagues, suppliers and contractors
• Identify KPI trends and improvement opportunities
• Interact with on-shift engineers to resolve issues
• Support maintenance planning to improve asset availability
• Coordinate OEM service visits and schedule follow-on work
• Oversee equipment calibrations and PUWER assessments

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

IT literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

HND/HNC or L3 engineering qualification

Tools

CMMS (Mainsaver/Spidex)

CAD

Project management

Job description

Are you passionate about Engineering? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience or qualifications in Reliability engineering? As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to investing in our people across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering Team, based at our Brackley site. There is an opportunity for the role to be undertaken by engineering graduates as well as experienced professionals. As a Reliability Engineer, you'll be working Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00 What will you be doing as a Reliability Engineer at Avara? As a Reliability Engineer you'll have Engineering responsibility for an area within the operational environment as the Reliability Engineer. Monitoring equipment downtime, analysing trends to drive continuous improvement and reliability initiatives and projects What will your key responsibilities as a Reliability Engineer include?

Responsibilities

• Reliability/Asset Care Manager, responsible for all equipment in an area
• Maintain a high level of reliability and availability of factory equipment through an effective planned maintenance regime
• Responsible for the gathering and analysis of equipment efficiency and downtime in order to drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Raising of Planned Maintenance or reactive maintenance jobs for respective area
• Review of all completed job sheets in respective area
• Production of downtime data for weekly meetings
• Lead and support installation and capital projects
• Communicate and collaborate with other colleagues, suppliers and contractors
• Understanding of engineering and operational KPI's and be able to identify areas for improvement
• Interact with on-shift engineers and other site engineering teams to resolve challenging equipment problems
• Support the Site Principal Engineer and engineering peers to develop robust weekly and monthly maintenance plans that improve asset availability and equipment performance
• Coordinate OEM engineer service visits with production and planning teams and scheduling further work that arises from those inspections
• Oversee equipment calibrations and complete and review PUWER assessments to maintain equipment compliance

Requirements

• Engineering Qualification above L3 (Bachelor's degree in Engineering required, HND/HNC or L3 engineering qualification may be considered dependent on experience)
• Experience gained from an Engineering Maintenance environment
• Self-motivated attitude with the ability to multi-task and thrive in a timeline-driven environment
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team
• Ability to problem solve
• Strong Analytical skills
• Good IT ability

Desirable

• Knowledge of CMMS system (Mainsaver/Spidex)
• CAD experience
• Experience in managing projects
• On site contractor management

You may not have heard of us, but there's a good chance you've enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK's leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country's major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door - meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales. A little about our Brackley site: Our advanced manufacturing site in Brackley, is one of our main processing facilities with over 700 talented people helping us to deliver high quality products to our customers and making the business a trusted leader in fresh foods. We've recently invested £11 million in advanced technology and colleague amenities, making it one of the most advanced food manufacturing facilities in the UK.

Location: Brackley

Contract type: Permanent

Benefits

• Reliability Engineer, As a Reliability Engineer you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.
• Up to £40,000 DOE
• 31 days holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance/insurance
• Various lifestyle benefits, such as cashback perks, exclusive shopping discounts from well known retailers, and discounted cinema tickets!
• Wellbeing resources, including free online health advice & support, and wellbeing assessments.
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free staff parking

We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us.