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# Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** 17918
- **Location:** Heckfield Green, UK
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, Reliability Engineering, Power BI
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/41815401/

## About the Role

apprenticeship with experience in manufacturing, You will have strong mechanical engineering knowledge and fault-finding skills. You will have experience in predictive maintenance and reliability engineering, a proactive, problem-solving mindset and experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. (OMP systems, RCM and CMMS knowledge) What you'll get in return A starting salary in the range of £42-45k (dependent on experience), overtime at enhanced rates, 25+8 days holiday, enhanced pension, sick pay scheme, discount schemes and more. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of
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## Description

Your new company We are seeking a reliability engineer for a manufacturing business in South Norfolk. This is a great opportunity for an engineer with a keen interest in reliability to lead engineering initiatives to maximise uptime, improve machine performance and reduce maintenance costs. You will be working closely with the engineering, operations and production teams. Your new role You will drive equipment reliability and downtime reduction through root cause analysis and corrective actions. Develop and optimise predictive and preventative maintenance (PPM) strategies Using tools (Power BI & OMP) to analyse performance and identify improvement opportunities Apply predictive techniques (vibration, thermal imaging, oil analysis) Support continuous improvement and long term engineering strategy Support capital projects, upgrades and innovation initiatives Promote safe working practices across the site What you'll need to succeed Ideally, you will have, completed an engineering-related


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