Senior Reliability Engineer

Manpower; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing business in Thetford is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to lead the Planned Preventative Maintenance team. You will ensure assets run efficiently and safely while documenting maintenance activities and initiating reliability improvements. Ideal candidates will have NVQ qualifications in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, along with at least 3 years of experience. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and strong company values.

Benefits

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Must have NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering and NVQ Level 2 in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a reliability role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of the site’s 52-week PPM schedule.
• Document all maintenance activity using CMMS.
• Identify and implement reliability improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Preventive Maintenance

Reliability Engineering

Problem-Solving

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering

NVQ Level 2 in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Senior Reliability Engineer

Location: Thetford, Norfolk

Hours: Monday to Friday, 07 : 00 - 15 : 00

Salary: £47,500 + Benefits

Join one of the UK's leading food manufacturing businesses and take the next step in your engineering career.

We are seeking a hands‑on Reliability Engineer to lead our Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) team at our Thetford site. Reporting to the Reliability & Planning Engineer, this role plays a key part in ensuring our assets run efficiently, reliably, and safely.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys developing others, improving systems, and taking ownership of machine reliability – all while enjoying a consistent day shift and strong company values.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading the execution of the site’s 52‑week PPM schedule.
• Documenting all maintenance activity using our CMMS system and ensuring accurate parts usage.
• Identifying reliability improvements, implementing approved changes, and contributing to continuous improvement.
• Ensuring critical equipment is maintained to support uninterrupted production.
• Upholding site safety, compliance, and engineering standards at all times.

What We’re Looking For

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering and NVQ Level 2 in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Minimum 3 years’ experience…