Reliability Engineer

Tate & Lyle Sugars; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Tate & Lyle Sugars is seeking a Reliability Engineer in Plaistow to develop and manage asset care strategies for packing and processing equipment, with capital projects up to £500K. You will work within Engineering, reporting to the Maintenance Manager, on a Mon-Fri days shift.

The role focuses on improving plant reliability, data-driven decision making, and maintaining SAP maintenance systems and KPI reporting. A strong engineering background is essential.

Qualifications

• HNC/NVQ 4+ in engineering or higher is required.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Experience with SAP maintenance modules is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Improve plant reliability by reducing downtime and reactive work.
• Analyse SAP/PBI data to monitor maintenance performance.
• Develop and manage preventative and predictive maintenance plans.

Skills

Data analysis

Reliability

Education

HNC/NVQ 4+ in engineering

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane.

Job Title

Reliability Engineer

Location

Plaistow

Reports To

Maintenance Manager

Shift

Mon-Friday (Days)

Salary

£50,000

Company Description

The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane.

Overview

• Reliability Engineer / Data Analyst within the Engineering Department at Plaistow
• Developing and managing of packing and processing equipment asset care strategy at Plaistow
• Managing capital projects up to £500K

Detailed Roles & Responsibilities

• Increased plant reliability measured by %downtime, %reactive work, lost opportunity and maintenance cost
• Reduction in the number of repeat plant failures, demonstrated by regular SAP / PBI data analysis
• Review critical asset spares and maintenance regimes
• Development and analysis of reliability KPI’s
• Investigate asset failures using RCA techniques
• Administer and review SAP maintenance system for budgeting, historical trend and reliability analysis
• Provide analytical reports to Management
• Ownership of %planned maintenance, PM compliance, PM effectiveness, PdM compliance and % downtime KPI’s
• Improve reliability and engineering uptime through the implementation of best practice maintenance principles.
• Creating and updating Planned Preventative and Predicative Maintenance routines derived from FMECA to achieve %downtime KPI
• Develop and maintain 365 maintenance plans and link the interface between Planning, Operations and Engineering
• Developing and maintaining overhaul schedule within SAP for packing and processing equipment
• Routinely auditing of planned maintenance content and adherence; review PM frequency to incorporate cycle time intervals derived by objective reliability data
• SAP data input training for engineering to ensure standard working
• Develop and lead capital projects utilitising both internal and contractor resources to provide value for money plant improvements resulting in less downtime and a more efficient process
• Facilitate lineside RCA investigations and support to sustain a culture of problem solving and continuous improvement
• Develop and maintain maintenance work instructions (written and video) to develop and sustain standard work
• Support Engineering Manager to implement and sustain ASR Global Engineering Standards at Plaistow Wharf
• Support Area Maintenance Supervisors effectively plan corrective maintenance orders
• Control of Plaistow Engineering stock and repairable spares
• Managing contractors and issuing permits and TBRA’s
• Develop and manage contractor spend reduction roadmap
• Deputise Engineering Department Manager
• Other tasks as required

Education Requirements

• HNC/NVQ 4 or higher in a relevant engineering discipline

At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company.

Service Excellence - Be the industry's Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services. Efficiency and Sustainability - Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment. Value-Add - create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is Talent and Culture as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team.