Senior Reliability Engineer- Food manufacturer

Job Description

Our Client is a true global leader in the Food Manufacturing sector across Fresh, Dairy and Ready to Eat categories:

They require a proven Senior Reliability Engineer to look after two sites.

About the Role

The main goal is to boost the reliability, availability, and performance of manufacturing equipment and facilities, ensuring smooth operations, increasing uptime, and boosting efficiency and profits in more than one plant within a region. They support maintenance and operations by proactively pinpointing potential failures or weaknesses and creating strategies to prevent or lessen these issues. The regional reliability engineer assures safety standards and regulatory compliance, including adherence to SQF (Safe Quality Food) requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Use equipment health and performance data to identify issues early, recommend fixes, and help teams prioritize the most impactful work.
• Partner with maintenance/operations to reduce repeat failures through root cause problem solving and continuous improvement habits.
• Support daily/weekly execution by contributing to the maintenance plan and schedule (including routine reporting and prioritization inputs).
• Leverage asset/CMMS tools to turn information into clear, practical decisions for the floor.
• Apply and promote condition‑based reliability thinking to drive uptime and stability.
• Serve as an owner/champion for reliability priorities within assigned areas-helping teams understand current condition, what "good" looks like, and what to tackle next.

What They are looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering preferred, but we're casting a wide net for the right problem‑solver. This could be a traditional engineer, or a seasoned maintenance professional ready to step into a reliability‑focused role.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with strong mechanical understanding; food manufacturing exposure is a plus.
• Typically 5+ years in maintenance systems, reliability/asset health work, or maintenance supervision/leadership.
• Data‑oriented and process‑minded-able to justify priorities with evidence and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Data Analytics, Vibration Monitoring, Tribology, Six Sigma, Lean, Manufacturing/Operations, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, proven record of asset performance improvement
• Understanding of World-class Reliability and Maintenance concepts, metrics, Statistics, Project Management, Data Analytics, Engineering Principles, ISO Standards, Manufacturing, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Planning & Scheduling, Proactive and Predictive Maintenance.