Reliability Engineer

G Force Recruitment Ltd; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

gforce employment + recruitment currently seeks a Reliability Engineer for a days-based, office-based role in West Bromwich. You will drive improvements by analysing maintenance data, identifying failure trends, and collaborating with maintenance and production teams to reduce downtime and enhance plant reliability.

The role emphasizes proactive problem solving and data-led decision making, supporting maintenance strategies and ongoing improvements across operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in reliability/maintenance engineering within manufacturing.
• Ability to analyse equipment data and identify failure trends.
• Experience investigating breakdowns using root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyse equipment breakdowns and failure trends to identify recurring problems.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Help reduce unplanned downtime and improve asset reliability and performance.
• Review maintenance plans and suggest improvements to frequencies.
• Monitor reliability KPIs and report findings to teams.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across production operations.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Maintenance data analysis

Root-cause analysis

Communication

MS Office

Maintenance management systems

Problem solving

Tools

Maintenance Management System

MS Office

Job description

Reliability Engineer

Location: West Bromwich

Working Hours: Days-based, office-based

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £54,000 - £57,000 per annum.

The Opportunity

Are you an engineer who enjoys understanding why equipment fails and finding ways to stop the same problems happening again?

We're recruiting a Reliability Engineer to join an established manufacturing business, helping improve equipment performance, reduce unplanned downtime and drive continuous improvement across its production operation.

This is a days-based, office-based position suited to an engineer who can analyse maintenance issues, identify trends and work with maintenance and production teams to develop practical, long-term solutions.

You'll play an important role in improving plant reliability, supporting maintenance strategies and helping the business move towards a more proactive approach to engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse equipment breakdowns, maintenance records and failure trends to identify recurring problems.
• Carry out root-cause analysis and develop corrective and preventative actions.
• Identify opportunities to reduce unplanned downtime, improve equipment availability and increase reliability.
• Review preventative maintenance plans and recommend improvements to maintenance frequencies and activities.
• Monitor equipment performance, maintenance costs and reliability KPIs.
• Use maintenance data to identify trends, prioritise problem assets and support informed engineering decisions.
• Work closely with maintenance engineers, production teams and management to resolve persistent equipment issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on plant performance, efficiency and reliability.
• Develop and maintain reliability reports, action plans and technical documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve asset life, reduce repeat failures and optimise maintenance resources.
• Support the introduction of reliability improvement projects and standardised maintenance practices.
• Promote a proactive, data-led approach to engineering and continuous improvement.

About You

• Experience in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, asset performance or a similar manufacturing engineering role.
• A good understanding of industrial machinery, mechanical and electrical systems and common equipment failure modes.
• Experience investigating breakdowns and using root-cause analysis to identify permanent solutions.
• Confident analysing maintenance data, identifying trends and producing clear reports.
• Familiarity with preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.
• A methodical, analytical approach with strong problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with engineering, production and management teams.
• Comfortable working with maintenance management systems and Microsoft Office applications.

What's on Offer?

• A permanent, days-based position with office-based working.
• The opportunity to influence plant reliability and engineering performance.
• A varied role combining technical analysis, problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• The chance to work closely with engineering and production teams to deliver measurable improvements.