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# Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Checked Recruitment
- **Location:** Burton upon Trent, UK
- **Salary:** £55,000.0 - £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Reliability Engineering
- **Published:** September 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/reliability-engineer/57357144

## About the Role

* An engineer with a solid background in reliability engineering or maintenance engineering within a manufacturing or heavy industry setting
 * Confident using reliability tools and methodologies such as RCA, FMEA, RCM and MTBF analysis to drive real improvements
 * Experienced with condition monitoring techniques, or keen to develop in this area
 * Comfortable working with both engineering data and people, you can crunch the numbers, but you can also get buy-in from the shop floor
 * A natural collaborator who will build a strong working relationship with the Maintenance Manager and wider site team
 * Someone with the credibility and communication skills to influence at every level, from technicians to senior leadership

## Description

A well-established manufacturing business is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to work closely alongside the Maintenance Manager, driving the reliability and performance of the site's production assets.

This is a role for an engineer who wants to look at the bigger picture: not just fixing what breaks but understanding why it breaks and making sure it doesn't happen again.

You'll act as the site's reliability specialist, blending hands-on engineering with data, analysis and strategy, influencing how maintenance is planned and delivered across the operation.

What the Role Involves

 * Own the site's reliability strategy, developing and refining maintenance programmes that protect asset performance and extend equipment life
 * Use tools such as root cause analysis (RCA), FMEA and failure data trends to understand why failures occur and stop them from recurring
 * Shape and improve planned preventative maintenance (PPM) routines, moving the site away from reactive firefighting towards proactive, condition-based care
 * Introduce and manage condition monitoring techniques, vibration analysis, thermography and oil analysis among them, to catch problems before they escalate
 * Partner with the Maintenance Manager to prioritise workloads, plan shutdowns and ensure engineering resources are focused where they add most value
 * Analyse equipment history and downtime data, presenting findings and recommendations that drive measurable improvements in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
 * Support capital projects and new equipment introductions, ensuring reliability requirements are built in from day one
 * Coach and upskill the wider maintenance team, sharing knowledge that raises the site's engineering standards


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