Senior Reliability Engineer

Manpower; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer at their Thetford site. This role involves leading the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) team, ensuring equipment reliability, and improving systems. The perfect candidate has NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering, Level 2 in Electrical Engineering, and at least 3 years of experience. You will enjoy a consistent day shift while upholding strong company values and safety standards.

Benefits

Benefits

Consistent day shift

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in reliability engineering or similar role.
• Hands-on experience with Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) systems.
• Strong understanding of compliance and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of the site's 52-week PPM schedule.
• Document maintenance activity and ensure accurate parts usage.
• Identify and implement reliability improvements.
• Maintain critical equipment for uninterrupted production.
• Uphold safety and engineering standards.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Reliability engineering

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…