Maintenance & Reliability Leader - Engineering

Position: Maintenance & Reliability Leader - Engineering (Permanent)
Maintenance & Reliability Leader - Engineering

Job Type: Permanent

Location:

North Lanarkshire, east of Glasgow
Client:
Global Product, Process and Packaging Manufacturer
Job Reward:
Target of £50k DOE, plus £5k Bonus, £5k Pension contribution plus Healthcare
Hours – Monday to Friday, 38 hours, no shifts, or weekends
Reporting to the Site Head of Engineering
Department – Engineering Maintenance, Planning & Reliability

Are you a maintenance engineering professional who genuinely believes that planned maintenance should be the standard?

Experience of making the transition away from reactive maintenance?
Do you have a strong background in maintenance planning, reliability engineering, and asset management? Having worked in factory environments?
Do you have hands-on engineering experience implementing RCM and lean maintenance tools? You could be an apprentice trained or a graduate engineer, with a skill set for driving world-class maintenance standards.
We are looking for a Site Engineering Reliability & Maintenance Lead to play a key role in strengthening this client’s site asset maintenance performance, improving engineering equipment reliability and driving a manufacturing site towards a proactive, data-led maintenance culture.

You will lead a maintenance and reliability strategy that prioritises planned and predictive maintenance over reactive work. In this engineering maintenance leadership role, you will partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement teams to reduce unplanned downtime and improve asset life.

This role is ideal for a senior engineer, a Maintenance Planner, a Maintenance Manager or a Continuous Improvement Engineer who is ready to lead, passionate about reliability, structured modern maintenance, and continuous improvement, and who wants to make a measurable impact in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities - Site Engineering Reliability & Maintenance Leader

Lead the implementation of reliability-centred maintenance (RCM)
Take the helm of a large site’s asset maintenance management strategy. This isn't just about fixing machines, it’s about maintaining a strong focus on proactive, preventative & predictive maintenance.
Focusing on improving equipment reliability, reducing unplanned downtime, and embedding engineering best practices across the site
Drive maintenance improvement initiatives focused on reducing unplanned downtime and improving OEE
Analyse equipment performance data to identify repeat failures, losses, and reliability risks
Facilitate root cause analysis (RCA) and ensure sustainable corrective actions are implemented
Lead a planned, predictive, and reliability-centred maintenance engineering approach, ensuring our engineering teams have the systems, routines, and skills needed to perform
Support the transition from reactive to planned and predictive maintenance strategies
Embed autonomous maintenance routines.
Develop and use Autonomous Maintenance routines integrating with production operations
Improve CMMS effectiveness

What You’ll Bring - Site Engineering Reliability & Maintenance Leader

Degree or NVQ level 3 minimum qualified in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics) or equivalent
Proven experience in maintenance reliability, maintenance improvement, or asset care within FMCG or high-volume process or manufacturing
Strong working knowledge of RCM, RCA, and lean maintenance methodologies
Experience using CMMS systems (e.g. SAP PM, Maximo, Mainsaver or similar)
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into practical engineering actions

What We Offer - Engineering Reliability & Maintenance Leader

The opportunity to work within a world-class manufacturing environment as a Manager / Leader of this function, a key stakeholder management and influencing role, and a technical Subject Matter Expert for Maintenance
Exposure to global engineering standards, tools, and best practices
Development plan to move to more senior engineering leadership roles
A culture focused on safety, quality, continuous improvement, and sustainability
Clear development and career progression opportunities
Competitive salary and…