Reliability Engineer

Avara Foods Ltd; Hereford; On-site; GBP 32,400 - 39,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Life assurance/insurance

Discounts and wellbeing benefits

Subsidised staff canteen

Free staff parking

Job summary

Avara Foods is seeking a Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering Team on a Monday to Friday 08:00-16:30 shift at our site. You will be responsible for asset reliability in an area, analysing downtime and leading improvement projects.

The role involves coordinating maintenance plans, supporting projects, and collaborating with colleagues, suppliers and contractors to keep plant equipment available and performing to target KPIs.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification Level 3 or above.
• Experience in an engineering maintenance environment.
• Good interpersonal communication skills and team work.
• Ability to multi-task in a timeline driven environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Good IT literacy and familiarity with maintenance software.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all equipment in an area and maintaining reliability.
• Gather and analyse downtime data to drive improvements.
• Raise planned and reactive maintenance jobs for the area.
• Lead capital projects and coordinate OEM service visits.
• Collaborate with colleagues, suppliers and contractors.

Skills

Engineering level 3

Maintenance experience

Analytical skills

Interpersonal communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

IT literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

HND / HNC or L3 qualification considered

Tools

CMMS (Mainsaver/Spidex)

CAD

Job description

About the Role

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.

Working hours

Monday to Friday 08:00-16:30

Purpose of the role

Working as a member of the Engineering Team, you will have Engineering responsibility for an area within the operational environment as the asset manager. Monitoring equipment downtime, analysing trends to drive continuous improvement and reliability initiatives and projects.

What will your key responsibilities as a Reliability Engineer include?

• Responsible for all equipment in an area
• Maintain a high level of reliability of factory equipment through an effective planned maintenance regime
• Responsible for the gathering and analysis of equipment efficiency and downtime to drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Raise 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
• Understand engineering and operational KPIs 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 Reliability Engineer and engineering peers to develop robust weekly and monthly maintenance plans that improve asset availability and equipment performance
• Co‑ordinate original equipment manufacturer engineer service visits with production and planning teams and scheduling further work that arises from those inspections

Essential

• Engineering qualification Level 3 or above
• Experience gained in 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

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, HND / HNC or L3 Engineering qualification may be considered depending on experience
• Knowledge of CMMS system (Mainsaver / Spidex)
• CAD experience
• Experience of managing projects
• Experience of onsite contractor management

The benefits of working for Avara Foods:

As a Reliability Engineer you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long‑term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things include the following:

• From £36,000 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 are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.