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# Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** G Force Recruitment Ltd
- **Location:** West Bromwich, UK
- **Salary:** £54,000 - £57,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Office, Reliability Engineering
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.cv-library.co.uk/job/225776324/Reliability-Engineer

## About the Role

* Experience in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, asset performance or a similar manufacturing engineering role.
 * A good understanding of industrial machinery, mechanical and electrical systems and common equipment failure modes.
 * Experience investigating breakdowns and using root-cause analysis to identify permanent solutions.
 * Confident analysing maintenance data, identifying trends and producing clear reports.
 * Familiarity with preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.
 * A methodical, analytical approach with strong problem-solving skills.
 * Good communication skills and the ability to work with engineering, production and management teams.
 * Comfortable working with maintenance management systems and Microsoft Office applications.

## Description

Are you an engineer who enjoys understanding why equipment fails and finding ways to stop the same problems happening again?

We're recruiting a Reliability Engineer to join an established manufacturing business, helping improve equipment performance, reduce unplanned downtime and drive continuous improvement across its production operation.

This is a days-based, office-based position suited to an engineer who can analyse maintenance issues, identify trends and work with maintenance and production teams to develop practical, long-term solutions.

You'll play an important role in improving plant reliability, supporting maintenance strategies and helping the business move towards a more proactive approach to engineering., * Analyse equipment breakdowns, maintenance records and failure trends to identify recurring problems.

 * Carry out root-cause analysis and develop corrective and preventative actions.
 * Identify opportunities to reduce unplanned downtime, improve equipment availability and increase reliability.
 * Review preventative maintenance plans and recommend improvements to maintenance frequencies and activities.
 * Monitor equipment performance, maintenance costs and reliability KPIs.
 * Use maintenance data to identify trends, prioritise problem assets and support informed engineering decisions.
 * Work closely with maintenance engineers, production teams and management to resolve persistent equipment issues.
 * Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on plant performance, efficiency and reliability.
 * Develop and maintain reliability reports, action plans and technical documentation.
 * Identify opportunities to improve asset life, reduce repeat failures and optimise maintenance resources.
 * Support the introduction of reliability improvement projects and standardised maintenance practices.
 * Promote a proactive, data-led approach to engineering and continuous improvement.