Reliability Mechanical Engineer—18MO Contract +5k Bonus

KHR - Recruitment Specialists; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Completion bonus

Enhanced pension

Holiday allowance

Onsite facilities

Job summary

KHR - Recruitment Specialists is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join a leading international manufacturing organisation on an 18-month fixed-term contract near Maidstone. You will support reliability improvements, develop maintenance strategies, and lead preventative and predictive maintenance activities to maximise plant availability and safety.

Key duties include RCFA, FMEA, vibration analysis, lubrication, SAP PM usage, and collaboration with Engineering and Operations.

Qualifications

• HNC in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience as Mechanical/ Reliability Engineer in manufacturing or process env.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Experience with RCFA, FMEA, or structured problem-solving.
• Familiarity with condition monitoring incl. vibration, oil analysis, thermal imaging.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and optimise preventive and predictive maintenance programmes to improve equipment reliability.
• Lead root cause investigations and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Coordinate condition monitoring activities and maintenance scheduling with teams.
• Support MoC activities, risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Analyse equipment performance data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Preventive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS

Job description

KHR - Recruitment Specialists is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join a leading international manufacturing organisation on an 18-month fixed-term contract near Maidstone. You will support reliability improvements, develop maintenance strategies, and lead preventative and predictive maintenance activities to maximise plant availability and safety.

Key duties include RCFA, FMEA, vibration analysis, lubrication, SAP PM usage, and collaboration with Engineering and Operations.