Reliability Leader

Kimberly-clark; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Reliability Leader to provide strategic reliability leadership, oversee engineering maintenance, and develop the plant level reliability strategy. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, knowledge of SAP PM, and experience in continuous improvement programs. This position emphasizes leadership in enhancing asset performance and supporting a culture of sustainability and development.

Qualifications

• Minimum degree level in Engineering or equivalent.
• Significant engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven knowledge in reliability improvement programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Reliability Team to improve asset performance.
• Manage the Site Shift Technical Team and Engineering Stores team.
• Ensure best practice standards for all reliability systems.
• Deliver a performance culture focused on sustainability and development.

Skills

Engineering experience

Knowledge of SAP PM

Continuous improvement programs

Leadership and management skills

Education

Degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

In your role as Reliability Leader, you will provide strategic reliability leadership borne through an excellent technical understanding and extensive proven background in engineering maintenance. You will lead the plant level reliability strategy development and plan execution including leadership of the transformation plan and its associated activities. You will be responsible for establishing leadership standards for the personnel associated with maintenance and reliability throughout the site, setting the strategy, developing team and leader capabilities, managing the reliability glidepath, and delivering continuous improvement in asset reliability. This position also ensures maintenance and reliability teams are leveraging the OPEX (operational excellence) continuous improvement process to drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, resource and develop the Reliability Team to support a breakthrough step change in asset performance with a principal focus on maintenance planning, scheduling, and pre‑shut planning and effective parts staging, right first time, resulting in an improvement to safety, quality, OEE, and maintenance cost reduction to best support the sites assets.
• Manage, lead, resource and develop the Site Shift Technical Team (supported through the Shift Technical Team Leader) to effectively allocate and schedule technical resource to planned and responsive activities to support the sites assets.
• Manage, lead, resource and develop the Engineering Stores team (supported through the Purchasing/Engineering Stores Team Leader) to continuously drive improvements in safety, quality, inventory level, delivery and cost reduction to best support the sites assets.
• Manage and lead the on‑site outsourced lubrication team and its plant maintenance program to best support the sites assets.
• Work in partnership with the Mill leadership to achieve facility objectives. Provide governance to all established reliability processes, ensure continual improvement, and build/establish new processes defined through RCPS.
• Ensure we are following best practice standards for all reliability systems and fully utilising end to end the Reliability Playbook and Maintenance Management System (SAP PM) for Work Identification and Control.
• Manage all aspects associated with CbM tools and techniques across the facility including thermography, vibration analysis, oil condition sampling, collating the data, making effective decisions and taking action.
• Manage Vendor support contracts and maintenance budgets associated with CbM based preventive and predictive reliability services. Lead with innovation to determine and track investments in reliability technology, tools, systems and processes to drive continuous improvement and right first time. Provide justification, develop and lead Reliability based Capital funded projects.
• Deliver a performance culture fuelled by authentic caring and strive to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

Qualifications

• Minimum degree level, ideally BEng Engineering or equivalent tertiary education or professional certifications.
• Significant engineering experience within a manufacturing, packaging or FMCG environment.
• In depth knowledge of SAP PM (computerised maintenance systems) and processes.
• Proven knowledge and experience of initiating and implementing Reliability focused continuous improvements programs.

Location: Barrow Plant, Barrow-in-Furness

We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position. Employment is subject to verification of pre‑screening tests, which may include drug screening, background checks.