Reliability Technician in Scarborough

Reliability Technician - Lubrication Location: Scarborough Salary: upto £40k DOE Shift: Panama Overtime: Paid

We are recruiting for a Reliability/Lubrication Technicianto join a well-established, high-volume manufacturing site in Scarborough. This is a great opportunity for a mechanically minded engineer or technician with experience in lubrication, reliability or condition-based maintenance to join a forward-thinking engineering team.

The Role Working as part of the Reliability team, you will help improve asset reliability, equipment life and OEE, while reducing unplanned downtime.

Key responsibilities include:

• Deliver planned preventative lubrication schedules across the site
• Lubricate and inspect bearings, gearboxes and rotating equipment
• Monitor automatic lubrication systems and single-point lubricators
• Identify wear, leaks and abnormal equipment conditions before they result in failure
• Maintain lubricant storage, handling and contamination-control standards
• Record maintenance activity and raise notifications through SAP/CMMS
• Work closely with Engineering and Production around planned maintenance and shutdowns
• Support continuous improvement of lubrication routes, frequencies and reliability practices

What We're Looking For

• Engineering qualification such as NVQ Level 2/3, City & Guilds, or relevant time-served experience
• Mechanical understanding of bearings, gearboxes, rotating equipment and lubrication systems
• Previous maintenance, reliability or lubrication experience
• Understanding of PPM and predictive/condition-based maintenance
• FMCG or food manufacturing experience would be advantageous but isn't essential
• Lubrication or CBM qualifications such as ICML MLT I or Mobius Category I would be beneficial, although training can be provided
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to reliability and health & safety

What's on Offer?

• Paid overtime
• Excellent pension, with employer contributions up to 12%
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Private healthcare and health cash plan
• Life insurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• Excellent training and long-term career development opportunities within a large, progressive manufacturing business

This is aparticularly good opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer, Reliability Technician, Lubrication Technician or Condition Monitoring Engineer looking to develop further within reliability engineering.