Reliability engineer

Reliability / Maintenance Engineer

Lydney, Gloucestershire

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Reliability Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing site in the South West. This position offers the chance to lead reliability strategies, drive continuous improvement, and play a vital role in optimising plant performance through proactive maintenance practices.

The Role

As the Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and implementing robust preventative and predictive maintenance strategies to improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime. You will lead reliability improvement initiatives, support root cause investigations, and drive engineering standards across the site.

Key Responsibilities

1. Develop and lead planned, preventative, and predictive maintenance strategies.
2. Create and audit maintenance schedules in line with statutory and engineering requirements.
3. Optimise the use of maintenance software systems (e.g., SAP or similar CMMS) including BOM development and task optimisation.
4. Implement and oversee predictive maintenance activities such as vibration analysis, thermography, acoustic monitoring, and oil sampling.
5. Train and mentor the maintenance team on reliability tools and techniques.