Reliability Engineer: Boost Uptime & Continuous Improvement

Questech Recruitment Ltd; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 49,500 - 60,500; Full time

Job summary

Questech Recruitment Ltd is recruiting a Reliability Engineer for a manufacturing site in Barnsley. You will help drive reliability, reduce downtime and improve performance of critical production equipment, shaping maintenance strategy and delivering continuous improvement across the site.

You'll work closely with Maintenance, Production and Quality teams to boost plant reliability, cut unplanned downtime and maximise machine uptime through proactive engineering initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in reliability/Maintenance improvement in manufacturing.
• Strong RCA, FMEA and Reliability Centred Maintenance knowledge.
• Experience delivering Continuous Improvement projects.
• NVQ Level 3 in an Engineering discipline.
• Multi-skilled engineering background.
• Lean Six Sigma qualification advantageous.
• Proactive, hands-on approach with excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver long-term maintenance and asset reliability strategies.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and implement permanent solutions.
• Improve Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes.
• Develop condition-based monitoring and reliability-focused maintenance plans.
• Analyse CMMS data, downtime trends and KPIs to identify improvement opportunities.
• Champion Continuous Improvement initiatives using Lean principles.
• Support, coach and influence the maintenance team to embed best practice.
• Drive improvements that maximise machine uptime and operational efficiency.

Skills

Reliability

RCA

FMEA

CI Projects

Communication

Problem solving

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

Job description

Questech Recruitment Ltd is recruiting a Reliability Engineer for a manufacturing site in Barnsley. You will help drive reliability, reduce downtime and improve performance of critical production equipment, shaping maintenance strategy and delivering continuous improvement across the site.

You'll work closely with Maintenance, Production and Quality teams to boost plant reliability, cut unplanned downtime and maximise machine uptime through proactive engineering initiatives.