Reliability Engineering Manager — Lead Plant Excellence

ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions; Uttoxeter; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Excellent work-life balance

Autonomy to drive improvements

Job summary

Reliability Engineering Manager needed at Uttoxeter for a leading food manufacturer. You will own reliability and maintenance strategies site-wide, using data-driven insights to cut downtime and drive continuous improvement.

Lead a team of technicians and planners while shaping long-term engineering strategy. Ideal candidates have proven leadership in manufacturing, strong reliability experience, Lean/CI knowledge, and appropriate HNC/HND or higher qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams in manufacturing environments.
• Strong background in reliability and maintenance planning.
• Knowledge of Lean and continuous improvement principles.
• Data-led decision making and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic reliability and asset improvement projects.
• Develop and implement site-wide maintenance and reliability strategies.
• Manage and develop a team of Engineering Technicians and Maintenance Planning personnel.
• Analyse performance data to identify trends and drive engineering improvements.
• Champion Continuous Improvement methodologies including TPM, Kaizen and 5S.
• Support succession planning and capability development within the engineering team.
• Foster a culture focused on reliability, accountability, and operational excellence.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Reliability engineering

Maintenance planning

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Data-driven decisions

Education

NVQ Level 3 (Mechanical or Electrical)

HNC/HND or higher qualification

Job description

Reliability Engineering Manager needed at Uttoxeter for a leading food manufacturer. You will own reliability and maintenance strategies site-wide, using data-driven insights to cut downtime and drive continuous improvement.

Lead a team of technicians and planners while shaping long-term engineering strategy. Ideal candidates have proven leadership in manufacturing, strong reliability experience, Lean/CI knowledge, and appropriate HNC/HND or higher qualifications.