Reliability Engineer – Drive Plant Uptime & Improvements

Catering; Tetford; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Generous annual leave

Training & development

Employee wellbeing program

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Thetford-based manufacturing site is seeking a Reliability Engineer to boost equipment reliability, reduce downtime and drive continuous improvement across the site. You will work with Engineering, Production and Operations teams to identify long-term reliability improvements using data and engineering expertise.

Key responsibilities include root cause analysis, developing maintenance strategies, data-driven improvement, and applying vibration, thermal imaging and oil analysis techniques.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment is essential.
• Engineering qualification in electrical or mechanical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Strong mechanical knowledge and fault-finding skills.
• Experience in reliability engineering and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Ability to carry out Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Experience using maintenance or performance data to drive improvements (Power BI advantageous).
• Proactive approach with excellent problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive equipment reliability and reduce downtime through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop and improve preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Analyse maintenance and production data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Apply predictive maintenance techniques including vibration analysis, thermal imaging and oil analysis.
• Support continuous improvement projects and long-term engineering initiatives.
• Assist with capital projects, equipment upgrades and new installations.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture across the site.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Electrical/Mechanical Eng

Mechanical fault-finding

Reliability engineering

Root Cause Analysis

Problem solving

Education

Engineering qualification (Electrical/Mechanical)

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Thetford-based manufacturing site is seeking a Reliability Engineer to boost equipment reliability, reduce downtime and drive continuous improvement across the site. You will work with Engineering, Production and Operations teams to identify long-term reliability improvements using data and engineering expertise.

Key responsibilities include root cause analysis, developing maintenance strategies, data-driven improvement, and applying vibration, thermal imaging and oil analysis techniques.