Reliability Lead Engineer

RELIABILITY LEAD

Location:

East London

Salary: £60,000 - £66,000

Shift: Days

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Reliability Lead to join a market‑leading FMCG manufacturer operating from a highly automated, state‑of‑the‑art production facility. The Business has invested heavily in its people, processes and equipment, making this an ideal opportunity for a reliability professional to make a significant impact within a world‑class manufacturing environment.

As the Reliability Lead, you will drive plant reliability, improve asset performance, reduce downtime and deliver continuous improvement initiatives across the site. You will work closely with Engineering and Operations teams to implement reliability strategies, lead root‑cause investigations and develop maintenance best practices to maximise operational performance.

FMCG Manufacturing

• Proven Reliability Engineering or Asset Reliability experience with strong knowledge of Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Previous management, supervisory or engineering leadership experience.
• Experience working within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment (FMCG).

• Strong understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Experience analysing plant performance, downtime and OEE data.
• Ability to lead engineering projects and continuous improvement programmes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Recognised Engineering Qualification (Apprenticeship, HNC, HND, Degree or equivalent).

• Experience using CMMS systems.
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience.
• Food, Beverage, Packaging, Pharmaceutical or other high‑speed manufacturing experience.
• Experience managing CAPEX or reliability improvement projects.

• Market‑leading FMCG manufacturing business.
• Competitive salary of £60,000 - £66,000.
• Excellent company benefits package.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Exposure to major continuous improvement and reliability projects.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression.