103 Reliability Engineer jobs in the United Kingdom

Reliability Engineer

Location: Lydney

Contract: Permanent

We are currently working with a client based in Lydney, who are looking for a skilled reliability engineer to develop and lead a planned, preventative and predictive maintenance strategy and support function. This will be to enable our client’s production to perform at or better than budgeted operation availability.

You will be expected to establish robust reliability improvement programs, audit effectiveness and adherence to schedules planned preventative and condition based maintenance plans and identify areas for improvement.
You will ensure early signs of equipment failure are identified, communicated and equipment failure modes are effectively managed, with corrective intervention acted upon in a timely manner to minimise and prevent unplanned technical downtime.

Role Responsibilities – Reliability Engineer   

• Develop and implement maintenance schedules to meet statutory, quality, and engineering standards.
• Establish and maintain engineering and maintenance best practices.
• Manage SAP maintenance system and master data, ensuring accuracy, optimized PM tasks, spare part identification, and alignment with OEM documentation.
• Lead predictive maintenance programs (e.g. vibration, thermography, oil analysis) to improve asset reliability.
• Train and coach the maintenance team on reliability tools and techniques; plan for skills development and delegation.
• Schedule and oversee preventive maintenance, including supervision of contractors when required.
• Lead failure reduction initiatives (e.g. FMEA), report on asset health, and recommend corrective actions.
• Enforce safety standards and process safety protocols, including Management of Change.
• Advise production and engineering teams on reliability and equipment issues.
• Propose and implement maintenance improvements to enhance plant reliability.
• Oversee key service contracts (lubrication, compressed air, steam, sprinklers) and ensure contractor compliance with safety and job requirements.

• Monitor KPIs, address deviations, and drive continuous improvement.

An ideal candidate for the Reliability Engineer role would have:

• Sound knowledge of mechanical and electrical preventative engineering principles with a comprehensive understanding of condition-based plant monitoring systems
• Candidates should possess a formal technical qualification in Engineering i.e. NVQ Level 3 / C&G Level 3 Electrical or mechanical equivalent.
• General knowledge of industrial plant and process equipment is essential
• A good working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and the application of continuous process environment. 
• Strong drive, motivation and commitment
• Good organizational skills with the ability to prioritize lead and manage others to deliver results.
• Good analytical skills and the ability to assimilate, organise and analyse pertinent information for logic-based problem solving.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Able to communicate in clear concise manner, both in writing and orally
• Computer literate with practical experience of SAP systems.
• A team worker, with a flexible approach to work.

For more information on this role, please contact Jules Bujalska on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed)

Omega Resource Group is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.

• Manage the equipment criticality assessment of the asset footprint in terms of business risk (HSE, food safety, productivity loss etc.) to prioritise areas for improvement
• Provide data analysis for repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations to inform the development of structured, visible corrective action plans
• Facilitate reliability workshops to define / review the preventive maintenance (PM) plan systematically and periodically for all assets to ensure all relevant colleagues understand PM plans and standard operating procedures and incorporate them into their daily activities
• Analyse the life-cycle cost of maintaining the asset portfolio versus the cost of repair and create an appropriate plan to prioritise efforts
• Identify and maintain a risk register for key assets to feed the need for repair or replacement projects to be included into the annual Capital Plan
• Develop detailed criticality analysis on spares, forecasting spares requirements and adapting stock levels to optimise the balance between the MTTR (the effect of a failure) and the cost of spare parts
• Act as a guide and trainer to other members of the maintenance team to support the uptake and adoption of the use of CMMS across the facility
• Ensure that there is effective utilisation of predictive/condition based methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems

• Knowledge and experience of full asset care strategies and processes (including maintenance workflow, reliability, failure reduction, FMEA, TPM etc) and ability to define strategy based on business needs
• Experience and knowledge of reliability performance indicators, OEE, MTBF, MTTR, failures rates etc.
• Experience and knowledge of leading manufacturing excellence preferably in an FMCG environment
• Experience with effective and successful problem solving - demonstrates the ability to think through problems, undertake appropriate analysis and take effective actions in relation to safety and reliability
• Keeps up-to-speed with industry advances in the tools and techniques relating to reliability approaches
• Experience mentoring junior members of a team and influencing/promoting across the engineering and manufacturing organisation the link between reliability and business performance
• Capacity to develop tools and conduct analysis in in Excel
• Has experience working with computers - specifically a working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Has experience with defining and deploying CMMS across multiple sites

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Who we are in a nutshell.

At BES Group, we pride ourselves on being the leading end to end risk management solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. This means it’s our job to help keep our customers assets’ legally compliant, operational and, above all else, safe. We’re able to achieve this with a team of only the very best, most talented people.

With our specialist asset reliability services, we help prevent machinery failures and, as a result, unscheduled (and, very often, costly) downtime for our customers.  We’re all about operational efficiency and our team of highly skilled reliability engineers not only use, but also develop and produce, some of the most sophisticated technology to help keep our customer’s assets doing what they need to, without any unexpected surprises along the way.

To be considered for this role you will ideally live in or close by to Edinburgh and be willing to travel across the South Scotland / North East England area and potentially further.

What will you be doing?

We have over 40 Reliability Engineers in the UK, carrying out vibration analysis, remote data analysis, thermography surveys and much more!

As a Reliability Engineer for BES Asset Reliability, you will:

• Carry out condition based maintenance (CBM) techniques utilising vibration analysis, ultrasound, thermography and oil analysis
• Perform data collection – the analysis of equipment performance, failure data and corrective maintenance history
• Assess and report on machine performance and recommend improvements
• Spec, set up and installation of online and wireless systems or remote sensors
• Always provide the exceptional level of customer service expected from our team, whilst representing our brilliant company professionally

As part of our team, you will get:

• A minimum standard starting salary from £37,000 depending on experience
• £5000 annual car cash allowance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Annual salary review
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• An extra day’s holiday to take on Christmas Eve each year
• Access to our buy and sell holiday scheme
• Opportunity for flexible working
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts and savings via our employee benefits portal
• Health and wellbeing support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to attend volunteer days
• Guaranteed fundraising support for your chosen charity

To join our team, you will need: 

• Ideally a background in engineering within the marine, rail, or manufacturing environment
• Level 1 Vibration Analysis or working towards this is essential
• Experience or knowledge of Vibration Analysis
• Experience or knowledge of condition monitoring hardware and software
• A Mechanical Engineering qualification (level 3 upwards) is highly regarded
• Flexibility to work away and travel as per business and customer requirements
• Full UK driving license

We want you to be you!

Our focus on diversity, equality and inclusion is here to stay. 

Our team is made up of some of the most skilled and talented people and that’s what matters to us.  At BES Group, we want our people to know that they can be their true authentic selves at work, it really is that simple.

What’s more, we’re a Real Living Wage employer across our complete business and we are delighted to have pledged our commitment to the military community by signing the Armed Forces Covenant.

Go for it!   Research suggests that some people tend to only apply for roles if they meet  all  requirements. If you don't meet every point above, but still feel like you could really help make a difference in this role, please apply, you might be exactly what we’re looking for.

To apply for this role, simply click “Apply”.   We ask for some basic contact information and a CV or your LinkedIn profile, it’s that easy!  Please note, successful candidates will be required to complete the relevant background checks as part of the recruitment process.

BES Group, where our people and our customers come before everything else.

Maintenance Engineer - DAYS

OTE: £55,000+

Location: Bushey, Hertfordshire

A globally renowned manufacturer of products which is used in a wide variety of industries currently have an opening for a Maintenance Engineer within their highly automated state-of-the-art facility in Hertfordshire. The company pride themselves on providing bespoke, in-house training to all of their staff, whilst also heavily investing in external training and courses which is why the business is spoken about as one of the best places to work in the area. They supply to a number of blue chip organisations in the UK and abroad and are extremely proud of their products being some of the best sellers globally. 

The business provides a stable working place for a number of talented individuals and creates a real family environment which is a brilliant ethos to have within the team. Due to a cash injection, the site has recently expanded drastically, meaning opportunities to progress and develop your career here are now more frequent than ever. Meaning alongside the standard supervisory progression route, project work is also an option, as the business is now able to offer a much wider structure. 

Skills required for the Maintenance Engineer:

• MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITHIN A HIGHLY REGULATED ENVIRONMENT: PHARMACEUTICAL, FMCG, CHEMICAL, OIL AND GAS, DAIRY, BREWERY ETC
• Experience with Asset tree's, FMEA etc 
• Reliability/Process/Continuous improvement experience 
• Packaging line experience 

The Maintenance Engineer will benefit from:

• Working for a global leader in the industry 
• Paid qualifications/certifications and extensive on the job training
• The best benefit package in the market

If you are interested in this role and feel that you have the right skills, then please click apply at the bottom of this advert.

For further details, contact Joe McAuliffe

As a registered candidate with Pioneer Selection Ltd, you automatically become eligible for our referral scheme. 

You will receive £250 for every candidate we place in permanent employment who has been recommended by you. Terms and Conditions apply please see our website for further details

Are you a Reliability Engineer with a background in manufacturing and engineering?

Does the idea of developing and leading a planned, preventative and predictive maintenance strategy interest you?

Do you have a Mechanical engineeringbackground?

Then please get in touch! Kingston Barnes are supporting one of our clients with a Reliability Engineer vacancy in the Lydney and surrounding area!

**Job Purpose**

To develop and lead a planned, preventative and predictive maintenance strategy and support function to the operation, which will enable the mill to perform at or better than budgeted operational availability.

**Responsibilities**

• Develop and maintain predictive maintenance activities for the site assets including but not limited to vibration analysis, thermography, acoustic analysis, oil analysis, alignment etc, ensuring they are implemented to meet statutory, quality and engineering requirements.

• Devise and develop robust planned maintenance and inspection schedules and ensure they are implemented to meet statutory, quality and engineering requirements. Define and implement maintenance and engineering standards in line with recognised industry best practice.

• Provide for the effective and timely completion of preventative maintenance work by planning and scheduling resource, which will at times involve organizing, scheduling and supervising contract maintenance where required.

**Requirements**

• NVQ Level 3 or equivelant in Mechanical engineering or similar
• CAT 1 / Vibration analysis qualification
• Engineering / Manufacturing background is essential

Reliability Engineer

Location: Lydney

Contract: Permanent

We are currently working with a client based in Lydney, who are looking for a skilled reliability engineer to develop and lead a planned, preventative and predictive maintenance strategy and support function. This will be to enable our client’s production to perform at or better than budgeted operation availability.

You will be expected to establish robust reliability improvement programs, audit effectiveness and adherence to schedules planned preventative and condition based maintenance plans and identify areas for improvement.
You will ensure early signs of equipment failure are identified, communicated and equipment failure modes are effectively managed, with corrective intervention acted upon in a timely manner to minimise and prevent unplanned technical downtime.

Role Responsibilities – Reliability Engineer   

• Develop and implement maintenance schedules to meet statutory, quality, and engineering standards.
• Establish and maintain engineering and maintenance best practices.
• Manage SAP maintenance system and master data, ensuring accuracy, optimized PM tasks, spare part identification, and alignment with OEM documentation.
• Lead predictive maintenance programs (e.g. vibration, thermography, oil analysis) to improve asset reliability.
• Train and coach the maintenance team on reliability tools and techniques; plan for skills development and delegation.
• Schedule and oversee preventive maintenance, including supervision of contractors when required.
• Lead failure reduction initiatives (e.g. FMEA), report on asset health, and recommend corrective actions.
• Enforce safety standards and process safety protocols, including Management of Change.
• Advise production and engineering teams on reliability and equipment issues.
• Propose and implement maintenance improvements to enhance plant reliability.
• Oversee key service contracts (lubrication, compressed air, steam, sprinklers) and ensure contractor compliance with safety and job requirements.

• Monitor KPIs, address deviations, and drive continuous improvement.

An ideal candidate for the Reliability Engineer role would have:

• Sound knowledge of mechanical and electrical preventative engineering principles with a comprehensive understanding of condition-based plant monitoring systems
• Candidates should possess a formal technical qualification in Engineering i.e. NVQ Level 3 / C&G Level 3 Electrical or mechanical equivalent.
• General knowledge of industrial plant and process equipment is essential
• A good working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and the application of continuous process environment. 
• Strong drive, motivation and commitment
• Good organizational skills with the ability to prioritize lead and manage others to deliver results.
• Good analytical skills and the ability to assimilate, organise and analyse pertinent information for logic-based problem solving.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Able to communicate in clear concise manner, both in writing and orally
• Computer literate with practical experience of SAP systems.
• A team worker, with a flexible approach to work.

For more information on this role, please contact Jules Bujalska on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed)

Omega Resource Group is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.

Reliability Engineer – Brackley
31 days holiday | Progression, perks, and purpose

You might not know us by name. But you will notice the impact of the work we do. We own our entire operational chain, which means our careers cover every corner of the business.

Right now, I'm looking for a Reliability Engineer to join the Brackley site,  one of the most advanced manufacturing facilities in the UK. Why advanced? We’ve invested millions in technology and colleague facilities. And yes, it shows.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:
You’ll be the go-to engineering mind for your area. You’ll spot problems before they become crises. You’ll analyse trends, drive reliability projects, and make sure our equipment works as hard as we do. Your goal? Keep operations running, downtime low, and efficiency high.

Day-to-day, that means:

• Owning the reliability of your area’s equipment

• Driving maintenance plans that actually make a difference

• Collecting, analysing, and acting on downtime data

• Supporting capital projects and new installations

• Collaborating with colleagues, suppliers, and contractors

• Troubleshooting, problem-solving, and thinking ahead

Who you are:

• An engineering whiz with a qualification above L3 (degree, HNC, HND—if your experience is strong)

• Experienced in maintenance or hungry to learn fast

• Analytical, practical, and self-motivated

• A communicator who can work solo or in a team

Nice-to-haves: CMMS experience, CAD knowledge, contractor management, project experience.

Why join us?
Because you want more than a job. You want a career. Here, you’ll find:

• Up to £40,000 DOE

• 31 days holiday

• Pension & life assurance

• Staff perks like cashback, cinema discounts, and more

• Free parking and subsidised canteen

• A culture that recognises achievement and invests in your growth

The next step:
Apply. Talk to our Resourcing Officer. Ask questions. See if it clicks. Then, join a team where your work matters, your ideas are heard, and your skills grow every day.

If you’re ready to take on a challenge, make an impact, and work with a crew that’s as passionate as you are—this is your spot.

Apply today. Build tomorrow.

• Manage the equipment criticality assessment of the asset footprint in terms of business risk (HSE, food safety, productivity loss etc.) to prioritise areas for improvement
• Provide data analysis for repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations to inform the development of structured, visible corrective action plans
• Facilitate reliability workshops to define / review the preventive maintenance (PM) plan systematically and periodically for all assets to ensure all relevant colleagues understand PM plans and standard operating procedures and incorporate them into their daily activities
• Analyse the life-cycle cost of maintaining the asset portfolio versus the cost of repair and create an appropriate plan to prioritise efforts
• Identify and maintain a risk register for key assets to feed the need for repair or replacement projects to be included into the annual Capital Plan
• Develop detailed criticality analysis on spares, forecasting spares requirements and adapting stock levels to optimise the balance between the MTTR (the effect of a failure) and the cost of spare parts
• Act as a guide and trainer to other members of the maintenance team to support the uptake and adoption of the use of CMMS across the facility
• Ensure that there is effective utilisation of predictive/condition based methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems

• Knowledge and experience of full asset care strategies and processes (including maintenance workflow, reliability, failure reduction, FMEA, TPM etc) and ability to define strategy based on business needs
• Experience and knowledge of reliability performance indicators, OEE, MTBF, MTTR, failures rates etc.
• Experience and knowledge of leading manufacturing excellence preferably in an FMCG environment
• Experience with effective and successful problem solving - demonstrates the ability to think through problems, undertake appropriate analysis and take effective actions in relation to safety and reliability
• Keeps up-to-speed with industry advances in the tools and techniques relating to reliability approaches
• Experience mentoring junior members of a team and influencing/promoting across the engineering and manufacturing organisation the link between reliability and business performance
• Capacity to develop tools and conduct analysis in in Excel
• Has experience working with computers - specifically a working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Has experience with defining and deploying CMMS across multiple sites

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Who we are in a nutshell.

At BES Group, we pride ourselves on being the leading end to end risk management solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. This means it’s our job to help keep our customers assets’ legally compliant, operational and, above all else, safe. We’re able to achieve this with a team of only the very best, most talented people.

With our specialist asset reliability services, we help prevent machinery failures and, as a result, unscheduled (and, very often, costly) downtime for our customers.  We’re all about operational efficiency and our team of highly skilled reliability engineers not only use, but also develop and produce, some of the most sophisticated technology to help keep our customer’s assets doing what they need to, without any unexpected surprises along the way.

To be considered for this role you will ideally live in or close by to Edinburgh and be willing to travel across the South Scotland / North East England area and potentially further.

What will you be doing?

We have over 40 Reliability Engineers in the UK, carrying out vibration analysis, remote data analysis, thermography surveys and much more!

As a Reliability Engineer for BES Asset Reliability, you will:

• Carry out condition based maintenance (CBM) techniques utilising vibration analysis, ultrasound, thermography and oil analysis
• Perform data collection – the analysis of equipment performance, failure data and corrective maintenance history
• Assess and report on machine performance and recommend improvements
• Spec, set up and installation of online and wireless systems or remote sensors
• Always provide the exceptional level of customer service expected from our team, whilst representing our brilliant company professionally

As part of our team, you will get:

• A minimum standard starting salary from £37,000 depending on experience
• £5000 annual car cash allowance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Annual salary review
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• An extra day’s holiday to take on Christmas Eve each year
• Access to our buy and sell holiday scheme
• Opportunity for flexible working
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts and savings via our employee benefits portal
• Health and wellbeing support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to attend volunteer days
• Guaranteed fundraising support for your chosen charity

To join our team, you will need: 

• Ideally a background in engineering within the marine, rail, or manufacturing environment
• Level 1 Vibration Analysis or working towards this is essential
• Experience or knowledge of Vibration Analysis
• Experience or knowledge of condition monitoring hardware and software
• A Mechanical Engineering qualification (level 3 upwards) is highly regarded
• Flexibility to work away and travel as per business and customer requirements
• Full UK driving license

We want you to be you!

Our focus on diversity, equality and inclusion is here to stay. 

Our team is made up of some of the most skilled and talented people and that’s what matters to us.  At BES Group, we want our people to know that they can be their true authentic selves at work, it really is that simple.

What’s more, we’re a Real Living Wage employer across our complete business and we are delighted to have pledged our commitment to the military community by signing the Armed Forces Covenant.

Go for it!   Research suggests that some people tend to only apply for roles if they meet  all  requirements. If you don't meet every point above, but still feel like you could really help make a difference in this role, please apply, you might be exactly what we’re looking for.

To apply for this role, simply click “Apply”.   We ask for some basic contact information and a CV or your LinkedIn profile, it’s that easy!  Please note, successful candidates will be required to complete the relevant background checks as part of the recruitment process.

BES Group, where our people and our customers come before everything else.