Reliability Engineer

Reliability Maintenance Engineer My client is a leading FMCG Manufacturing business, currently looking for a Reliability Engineer to join the Engineering Team at their Newcastle site.  This is an excellent opportunity to join a global organisation and work in a fast paced environment, with opportunities for development and progression.  The primary purpose of this position is to identify proactive maintenance requirements to increase plant productivity, maximise reliability performance and improve processes whilst reducing overall cost.    Hours of work: Mon-Fri (office / day shift hours) Benefits include: Fantastic company pension scheme (company matches 9%) Company bonus 25 days annual leave plus stats EAP, including high street discounts, free counselling etc Group Life Assurance scheme (7x death in service) Company funded health cash plan Reliability Engineer – Summary of core responsibilities: Determine the function, capability, probability of failure and acceptable risk for assets to define the correct maintenance requirements to eliminate functional failures.  Establish a systematic and effective Preventative/Predictive maintenance review process. with support from the planner.  Review and contribute to approved equipment reliability strategies.  Coordinate predictive maintenance efforts on site.  Identify opportunities for improvement of mechanical & electrical asset health to optimise plant uptime.  Support maintenance tasks aligned with reliability improvement.   Coach site personnel in the reliability work process to ensure continued alignment to the Asset Health Assurance model.  Propose replacement projects based on site asset health.  Participate in and take relevant agreed actions for OPEX team meetings  Skills & Experience: The ideal candidate will be a Timeserved Engineer, with min 2 years proven asset management and reliability engineering experience. Knowledge of manufacturing and maintenance/engineering processes essential