Reliability Engineer

Role : Site Reliability Engineer

Location : Burton upon Trent

Job Type : Permanent, full-time

Salary : Circa £55,000–£65,000 + personal bonus

About the Role

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

Who We're After

An engineer with a solid background in reliability engineering or maintenance engineering within a manufacturing or heavy industry setting</...