Reliability Manager in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Job Title: Engineering Reliability Manager

Location: Sheffield 

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000

Shift: Days

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Engineering Reliability Manager has come to the forefront at a well-established and growing food manufacturing business.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a market-leading manufacturing group operating within a fast-paced FMCG environment. The business specialises in high-volume bakery production and continues to focus on investment, engineering excellence and operational improvements.

You will be responsible for leading the site-wide asset reliability strategy, ensuring maximum equipment availability, reducing unplanned downtime and improving overall engineering performance.

Working closely with engineering, production and operational teams, you will drive continuous improvement initiatives, lead root cause analysis investigations and develop effective asset care strategies across the site.

A key part of the role will involve optimising planned preventative maintenance (PPM), identifying critical equipment losses, improving engineering KPIs and developing a proactive reliability culture throughout the business.

Sector – Food Manufacturing / FMCG / Bakery

· Minimum of 5 years' experience in an engineering reliability role within an FMCG environment.

· Degree or HND in Mechanical, Electrical, Control & Automation or Reliability Engineering, or equivalent.

· Proven experience developing and implementing asset reliability strategies.

· Strong knowledge of Root Cause Analysis and structured problem-solving techniques.

· Experience analysing equipment performance and developing asset care plans.

· Experience implementing Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) and asset care programmes.

· Strong understanding of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) optimisation.

· Ability to investigate engineering failures, identify root causes and implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs).

· Experience monitoring engineering KPIs, including MTBF, MTTR, OEE and unplanned downtime.

· Excellent data analysis and problem-solving skills.

· Experience using CMMS systems and maintenance scheduling tools.

· Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, develop and influence engineering teams.

· Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to present at all levels of the business, from shop floor to senior management.

· Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office packages.

· Previous experience within food manufacturing or bakery environments.

· Knowledge of Asset Care TRACC and CCi methodologies.

· Experience using A3 Problem Solving techniques.

· Understanding of FMEA, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.

· Experience with Power BI and data analytics.

· IOSH or NEBOSH qualification.

· Experience with TPM, continuous improvement and asset lifecycle management.

· Working for a well-established and growing manufacturing group.

· Opportunity to lead and develop the site-wide asset reliability strategy.

· Significant influence over engineering performance and continuous improvement initiatives.

· Opportunity to implement new technologies and modern maintenance strategies.

· Working alongside cross-functional engineering, production and operational teams.

· Excellent opportunity for professional development and career progression.

If you are interested in this role and feel that you have the right skills, then please click apply at the bottom of this advert.

For further details contact Lewis Wall at Pioneer Selection.

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