Engineering & Reliability Lead

• Location Unit 6 Business Park,Minffordd,Penrhyndeudraeth, LL48 6LD
  ,United Kingdom

Description

At Heler Foods, our people are part of our extended Heler Family — the driving force behind everything we do. From crafting award-winning cheeses to delivering service that sets new standards, we work together to shape the future of food.

CHEESE MAKERS. FUTURE SHAPERS. CHANGEMAKERS.

Rooted in tradition and growing into the future, we’re bold, ambitious and proud of where we’re going next.

Every colleague has a voice here — and every step you take helps move us forward.

Proud to be one of the UK’s leading cheese packing facilities, with BRC AA accreditation and Red Tractor certification, Heler Foods Packing sets the standard for quality in every block, slice and portion we pack.

We’re looking for a proactive and people-focused Engineering & Reliability Lead to join our team at Minffordd.

This is a key operational role within our Engineering function, responsible for making sure our engineering priorities are clearly understood, effectively coordinated and delivered.

Working closely with Production, Shift Engineering, Asset Care and the Reliability Manager, you’ll provide day-to-day leadership across the Engineering team — ensuring we have the right resources in place to respond to breakdowns, complete planned work and keep our equipment running reliably.

You’ll be someone who enjoys being close to the operation, building strong relationships with Production and making sure engineering is visible, responsive and focused on delivering results.

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate the day-to-day Engineering workload, ensuring priorities are clearly communicated and followed through
• Allocate engineering resource effectively to support breakdowns, planned maintenance and operational requirements
• Work closely with Production to understand priorities, provide effective engineering support and improve collaboration between the two teams
• Drive the completion and continual review of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability and maintenance effectiveness
• Review recurring breakdowns and equipment failures, working with the team to identify practical opportunities for improvement
• Support and develop the Shift Engineering and Asset Care teams, providing guidance, coaching and day-to-day leadership
• Coordinate OEMs, contractors and suppliers where required, ensuring work is planned, managed and completed effectively
• Support engineering audits, documentation, compliance and maintenance standards across the site
• Help ensure engineering systems, processes and priorities are consistently followed
• Provide cover and support for Engineering Stores and Administration when required
• Escalate higher-value expenditure, significant technical issues and wider engineering risks to the Reliability Manager
• Provide cover for the Reliability Manager when required, helping maintain the effective day-to-day running of the Engineering function
• Be flexible to provide engineering leadership and support outside normal working hours when required

You’ll be joining a workplace where collaboration and curiosity are encouraged. Where questioning “how it’s always been done” is part of daily life. And where discovering better ways of working is simply what we do.

We want to work with people who are bold, ambitious and ready to shape the future — people who share our values and bring energy, ideas and commitment.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience in an engineering, maintenance or reliability role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Experience of coordinating engineering teams, workloads or maintenance activities, with the ability to prioritise…