Engineering Reliability Lead

Permanent

The Compleat Food Group

Are you an experienced engineering professional with a passion for reliability, data, and continuous improvement?

At The Compleat Food Group
, we’re looking for an Engineering Reliability Lead to play a pivotal role in driving a proactive maintenance and reliability strategy across our Milton Keynes site. This is a high-impact opportunity to improve asset performance, reduce downtime, and help shape a best-in-class engineering function.

This is a key position combining reliability engineering and maintenance planning leadership
. You’ll take ownership of implementing reliability-centred maintenance (RCM), predictive maintenance, and data‑led decision making, while leading the site’s engineering planning function through the CMMS. Working cross‑functionally with production, quality, and central teams, you’ll help build a sustainable reliability culture and ensure maintenance activity is efficient, effective, and future‑focused.

• Develop and implement reliability-centred maintenance strategies
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA), FMECA, and breakdown investigations
• Improve asset performance, reduce downtime, and extend equipment life
• Implement predictive and condition‑based maintenance techniques
• Track and report reliability KPIs, driving continuous improvement
• Lead the site maintenance planning function
• Manage and optimise the CMMS for planning, reporting, and compliance
• Ensure maintenance work is effectively scoped, prioritised, and resourced
• Maintain a strong maintenance backlog and ensure timely completion
• Coordinate labour, materials, and spare parts with engineering stores

• Analyse downtime, failure trends, and maintenance costs
• Use data insights to drive engineering and operational improvements
• Develop reporting tools to support decision-making

• Ensure all engineering activity supports food safety and product quality
• Maintain audit‑ready documentation and compliance records
• Support audits and ensure adherence to internal and external standards
• Support and develop the engineering planning function
• Coach and mentor engineers and planners
• Work cross‑functionally across production, quality, and central teams
• Promote a high‑performance, accountable engineering culture

We’re looking for a proactive, data‑driven engineer who thrives in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

• Level 3 apprenticeship in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Strong experience in maintenance and reliability engineering
• Background in FMCG or manufacturing (food manufacturing desirable)
• Strong knowledge of RCM, FMEA/FMECA, and root cause analysis
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• HNC/HND or degree in an engineering discipline
• Experience implementing predictive maintenance or condition monitoring
• Experience leading maintenance planning or scheduling