Contract jobs in Southend-on-Sea

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Reliability Engineer to join the engineering team of a global manufacturing business during a major multi-million-pound plant upgrade programme. 18 months fixed term contract. Monday to Friday. Excellent salary + Paye benefits.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Reliability Engineer will play a key role in improving plant reliability, driving preventative maintenance strategies, leading Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations, and supporting continuous improvement across a large heavy process manufacturing site.

Key responsibilities:

* Drive equipment reliability and preventative maintenance improvements.

* Lead RCFA, FMEA and reliability improvement projects.

* Optimise maintenance strategies, PPMs and critical spares.

* Analyse equipment performance using SAP PM and condition monitoring techniques.

* Support engineering standards, asset management and small capital improvement projects.

* Work closely with operations and maintenance teams to maximise plant performance.

Reliability Engineer Requirements:

* HNC/HND or Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or related Engineering.

* Experience in reliability, maintenance or asset management within heavy manufacturing, process, paper, chemicals, FMCG or similar industries.

* Knowledge of RCFA, FMEA, condition monitoring and CMMS systems (SAP PM preferred).

The Package:

* Excellent salary

* 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

* Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm

* 40 hours per week + part of the on-call rota

* 18-month contract with a leading international manufacturer

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact on a major engineering investment programme while working within a highly skilled engineering team.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Tim Hill at Technical Placements