Reliability Engineer

Location:  Worksop, S81 7AY
Hours: 8am – 4pm (40 hours per week average)
Shift Pattern:  Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent , Full Time

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

Main purpose of the role:

Supporting the Engineering Team Manager and Operations Team, you will play a key role in delivering engineering excellence by providing technical support and expert advice across the department. You will drive continuous improvement in asset reliability through effective asset care, breakdown prevention, recovery activities, and equipment enhancements. The role is responsible for completing and monitoring Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for prioritised unplanned downtime events, ensuring actions are implemented and tracked to completion. Working closely with the Deputy Team Manager and Continuous Improvement Team, you will analyse operational data and KPI performance to identify opportunities, prioritise improvement initiatives, and deliver sustainable gains in reliability, efficiency, and overall operational performance.

What you will be doing:

Safety, Health, Environment and Food Safety

• Ensure engineering activities are compliant with Premier Policies and Statutory Legislative requirements, in terms of ethical standards, safety, food hygiene and staff management.
• Support the engineering function to comply with legislative and Premier ethical standards in terms of safety, food hygiene and staff management.
• Support a Safety & environmental culture of safe working practices by personally demonstrating safe behaviour for the health & safety of Premier employees and contractors.
• Support a Safety, Health and Environment culture which encourages personal responsibility.
• Attend all compliance-based training / competency training as required.
• Be an active member of the engineering departmental Safety team

People

• Support the engineering teams in terms of daily delivery of the departmental & site requirements.
• Work as part of the and Site team to delivering manufacturing excellence in terms of engineering support.
• In conjunction with the Engineering Manager, Deputy Team manager and team support the Daily Direction Setting process, e.g. Engineering daily meeting.
• Support the delivery of departmental and site engineering KPIs.
• Produce reports of performance to support any plans and KPIs for Site.
• Take an active role in site engineering projects and strategies. 
• Support an effective and efficient engineering team, who are motivated, flexible and able to adapt to changing departmental and site requirements and circumstances.
• Responsible for achieving personal development objectives for self.
• Support established standards and procedures including aspects of new asset realisation, safe working practices and management of contractors.
• Coach new and existing Technicians and act as a mentor to departmental apprentices.
• Work with the site L&D team to establish new learning standards and asset care initiatives

Systems & Maintenance Management

• Actively involved in the engineering team maintaining departmental and building services.
• Drive maintenance improvements through the SAP planners working to optimise weekly / monthly plans.
• Assist in optimisation of SAP Planned Maintenance activities.
• Works cross functionally to maximise utilisation of departmental assets.
• Maintain effectiveness, reliability and benefit from existing departmental technology.
• Continuously look for supplier optimisation and maintaining minimal inventories.

• Support planned maintenance programmes with consideration to optimising performance
• Manage and coordinate assigned contractor relations and activity

Continuous Improvement

• Support the team to ensure capability of plant is optimised for the requirements of the business, including the provision and use of utilities i.e., water, electricity, steam, compressed air, effluent treatment & removal) while complying with environment legislation.
• Proactively support improvement and cost savings, whilst maintaining the ability to meet varying and increasing demands of the business.
• Work cross functionally to deliver a consistent and dynamic approach to Continuous Improvement and Focussed Improvement.

Project Management

• Support the implementation and delivery of capital, revenue, and improvement projects.
• Deliver improvement plans covering operational KPI’s for processes and equipment installations
• Consistently deliver all engineering project types on time, in full and within budget

Communication

• Meet with departmental engineering teams regularly to ensure communication and best working practices are shared.
• To support the structure, culture, and behavioural values of the engineering team.
• Ensure that the department is provided with adequate and timely resources.
• Establish channels of communicating with key stakeholders across the site.
• Maintain effective dialogue with functional support areas i.e., Technical, Finance, R&D, Health & Safety, Environmental and infrastructure.
• Maintain effective dialogue with external stakeholders including supplier’s, contractors, service providers, etc.

What we need from you

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Time served Multi-Skilled Engineer.
• Minimum of 17th/18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• Manufacturing experience in an FMCG environment
• Engineering maintenance experience in an FMCG environment
• Computerised Maintenance Management System experience
• IT literate – Proficient in the use of Microsoft office applications – Word, Excel, Power point etc.
• Excellent communication, organisational & time management skills
• Ability to inspire, engage and work collaboratively across many functions.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome. 

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