Reliability & Asset Engineer

Escape Recruitment is working with a major manufacturing business to recruit a Reliability & Asset Engineer to join their site engineering team.

This is not a hands-on maintenance role. It is a data-driven, engineering-led position focused on improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, and driving OEE performance across production assets.

The Role

You will take ownership of reliability performance within a defined production area, working closely with Maintenance and Production to eliminate repeat failures and improve asset performance.

Key areas include:

Leading root cause analysis (RCA) on equipment failures

Using data (downtime, condition monitoring, trends) to identify improvement opportunities

Applying Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) principles

Conducting FMEA and failure analysis

Driving improvements in MTBF, MTTR, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)

Supporting condition monitoring strategies (vibration, thermography, etc.)

Optimising preventative and predictive maintenance strategies

Working cross-functionally to remove bottlenecks and improve throughput

What We're Looking For

Essential:

HNC/HND or Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Experience in a manufacturing / process environment

Strong understanding of reliability engineering principles

Experience analysing data to drive engineering decisions

Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation

Desirable:

Experience with RCA, FMEA, RCM or condition monitoring

Experience with CMMS systems (e.g. Maximo)

Background in heavy industry, FMCG, or continuous process environments

Why Apply?

Opportunity to step into a true reliability-focused engineering role

High impact position influencing plant performance and OEE

Strong collaboration with production and engineering leadership

Stable, well-invested manufacturing site

Mon-Fri, Dayshift