Overview
Date: Aug 29, 2025
Location: Cwmbran, GB
Place of Work: On-Site
Company Description: We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies. We bake the UK's most incredible biscuits. FBC UK was formed by Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits to create a single, integrated company. We are home to brands such as Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky. We operate eight bakeries across the UK and employ circa 4,000 colleagues.
We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and provides learning opportunities for professional and personal growth.
About The Role
Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager, you will lead asset reliability initiatives, eliminate losses, reduce cost, and ensure maximum machine availability for production. You will embed proactive maintenance practices, drive data-driven decision making, and enhance asset performance to meet high standards of efficiency, safety, and quality.
Main Responsibilities
* Lead the development and implementation of condition-based maintenance (CBM) programs across the factory, leveraging technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis and ultrasound.
* Standardise maintenance planning and scheduling processes to maximise resource utilisation, minimise unplanned downtime, and enhance operational efficiency.
* Conduct and lead loss analysis deep dives to drive step-change improvements in equipment reliability and OEE, using modern techniques in a controlled environment.
* Perform failure modes, effects & critical analysis (FMECA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Criticality Assessment and reliability-centred maintenance (RCM) to identify and eliminate recurring issues.
* Lead the optimisation of equipment PM schedules to ensure effective maintenance plans and reduce failure dispersion.
* Collaborate with site teams to align on reliability priorities, integrating CBM insights into maintenance schedules and work order management.
* Provide technical leadership, training, and support to site teams in the use of reliability tools, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and reliability excellence.
* Present progress reports, lead A3 improvement projects, and implement strategies to improve KPIs.
* Support the management of the department budget in line with functional strategy.
What are the key ingredients for the role?
* BEng/MSc Degree or HND in Mechanical Engineering or relevant equivalent experience
* Food safety/Hygiene qualification e.g IOSH
* Solid understanding/Qualifications in Continuous Improvement such as Lean Six Sigma
* Good understanding of bakery processing equipment or equivalent with hands-on experience in reliability engineering principles
* Expertise in deploying and managing CBM technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and ultrasound
* Strong skills in engineering planning and scheduling processes and utilising CMMS systems (SHIRE) and managing contract engineering stores
Diversity Statement
FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. We provide opportunities for colleagues to grow and succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. Our diversity of talents makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and rewarding.
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