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