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# Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Stirling Warrington
- **Location:** Barnsley, UK
- **Salary:** £53,770.0 - £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Reliability Engineering
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/reliability-engineer/57200790

## About the Role

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineering professional who is passionate about improving equipment reliability, driving continuous improvement, and supporting world-class manufacturing performance., We're looking for someone who has:

 * Previous experience in a Reliability Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, or similar engineering position within a manufacturing environment.
 * Strong knowledge of preventative, predictive, and reliability-centred maintenance principles.
 * Experience carrying out root cause analysis and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
 * Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
 * Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
 * An engineering qualification (HNC/HND, Degree, or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline is advantageous.

## Description

Reporting into the Engineering leadership team, you will play a key role in maximising equipment uptime, improving asset reliability, and reducing unplanned downtime across a busy manufacturing operation., * Developing and implementing reliability and preventative maintenance strategies.

 * Analysing equipment performance data to identify reliability improvements.
 * Leading root cause analysis (RCA) investigations following equipment failures.
 * Driving continuous improvement initiatives to increase plant efficiency and asset performance.
 * Supporting predictive maintenance programmes and condition monitoring activities.
 * Working closely with production, engineering, and maintenance teams to improve operational performance.
 * Monitoring maintenance KPIs and identifying opportunities for improvement.
 * Supporting equipment upgrades, capital projects, and new installations.
 * Promoting high standards of health, safety, and engineering best practice., Contact Logan at Stirling Warrington on to discuss this role or other similar vacancies.
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