Reliability Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne

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Job Description
Package:\n\nReliability Engineer\nPermanent Position\nSalary - £48k - £52k (depending on Experience)\nDayshift working hours \n\nEssential Qualifications:\n \nHNC Level (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering\nEducated to degree Level or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering\n\nJob Purpose: \n\nAs a Maintenance Reliability Engineer, you will work closely with the departmental management team to ensure full compliance with company policies, legislative requirements, and operational standards.\n\nYou will be responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of maintenance activities and site assets, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing adjustments to optimise performance.\n\nThe role supports the achievement of company KPIs by driving best practice maintenance strategies, maintaining a comprehensive planned works library, and developing actionable improvement plans.\n\nYou will lead and coach Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) initiatives to strengthen our root cause analysis culture, ensuring lessons learned are effectively implemented and communicated across the site. \n\nSkills & Competencies:\n\n* Strong understanding of continuous improvement tools and methodologies.\n* Demonstrated leadership experience in a supervisory capacity.\n* Sound knowledge of HSE and Quality systems and their practical application.\n* Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.\n* Proven ability to collaborate effectively across departments.\n* Experience working within a manufacturing environment.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\n* Operate in full compliance with all company policies and procedures (Health & Safety, Quality, HR, Environmental) and ensure the shift and day maintenance teams do the same.\n* Ensure adherence to Quality and Environmental standards (including ISO 14001) and all relevant legislation (HSE, COSHH, waste regulations, etc.).\n* Demonstrate strong, positive leadership with a professional and approachable management style, maintaining an open-door policy.\n* Monitor, review, and improve maintenance processes to ensure performance meets agreed KPIs (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost).\n* Support the Maintenance Foreman in developing team capability, identifying training needs, coordinating training plans, and auditing training records.\n* Promote and actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives, embedding sustainable best operational practices.\n* Administer and audit the site permit-to-work system to ensure safe working practices in line with site regulations.\n* Ensure all planned maintenance activities are appropriate, current, and effective, Plan shutdowns\n* Prioritise workloads, and coordinate both internal teams and contractors.\n* Develop and maintain a structured job plan library within Agility PM to ensure safe and efficient execution of high-frequency maintenance tasks.\n* Continuously review and update job plans, incorporating improvements and grouping similar tasks to maximise efficiency and resource utilisation.\n\nReliability & Asset Management:\n\n* Analyse maintenance performance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.\n* Lead root cause failure analysis meetings and coordinate implementation of corrective actions.\n* Lead and facilitate equipment FMEA studies and ensure agreed actions are delivered.\n* Define and implement optimised maintenance strategies\n* Coach the maintenance team to embed root cause analysis into day-to-day activities.\n* Provide reliability input into design and project engineering activities, promoting best-in-class standards through the Equipment Modification Request (EMR) process.\n* Support troubleshooting activities and review emergency work to improve long-term reliability.\n* Work with the spare parts provider to optimise stock levels, identifying critical and strategic spares.\n* Oversee trials of alternative spare/process parts, suppliers, and designs.\n* Raise purchase orders for materials, spare parts, tools, and external services as required.\n* Provide support across other company sites when required.\n\nKinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years' experience delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries.\nKinetic plc treats all applications confidentially and we review all submissions. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities
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Location:
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Engineer, Reliability Engineer, Reliability, Engineering

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