Reliability Engineer

Overview

Improve equipment reliability and availability using maintenance excellence tools.

Key Responsibilities

• reliability
• availability
• fmeca
• root cause
• systems
• planning

Tasks

-Assist in implementing the maintenance excellence strategy, focusing on driving improvements in equipment Reliability and Availability, and leading FMECA activities. -Identify Improvement tools and techniques to support Maintenance Excellence. -Offer coaching and support to implement effective Root Cause Analysis (RCA) techniques. -Playing a pivotal role in the implementation and refinement of our group systems and standards. -Be part of a team driving group systems, standards and reliability. -Collaborate with the Planning team to achieve Maintenance Excellence objectives. -Integrate Health & Safety for yourself and others into daily work and identify areas to improve continuously. -Be at the forefront of supporting the manufacturing processes to maintenance excellence.

Requirements

• electrical engineer
• mechanical engineer
• hnc
• sap
• cmms
• fmeca

What You Bring

-Proven interpersonal and technical skills with the ability to motivate individuals and teams. -Able to foster teamwork to maximise the effectiveness of the relationship between Engineering and Operations, bringing about performance improvements across the site -Ability to respond to changing priorities, displaying planning and organisation skills. -A time-served Electrical/Mechanical Engineer or equivalent qualification (e.g., HNC in Electrical Engineering or an apprenticeship in Automation/Controls). -Confident and articulate communicator. -Proven technical background in a high-speed manufacturing industry. -Ability to problem-solve and analyse, and lead/coach teams on use of the necessary tools. -IT skills, including interfacing with PC-controlled machinery and working with preventative maintenance and SAP-based store systems. -Experience in effective usage of a CMMS. -Working knowledge of H&S, environmental and legislative requirements. -Committed to root cause analysis and proactive continuous improvement initiatives. -Experience in Maintenance Excellence tools and techniques, such as FMECA.

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Benefits

-Competitive salary and bonus scheme -25 days holiday + bank holidays per year & opportunity to buy extra holidays. -Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) -Competitive salary and benefits package. -Share save scheme. -Free daily meal at on on-site canteen -Exceptional reward and recognition events

About Howdens

-Designs, manufactures, and stocks kitchen cabinets, joinery items, flooring, appliances, and hardware from UK sites for in-stock reliability. -Supports professional builders with locally empowered service across the UK and Europe. -Typical projects include full kitchen fits for homeowners and supplying cabinetry and hardware for builders and developers. -Expanded by launching 11 new kitchen ranges and increasing in-house production of fronts and panels in 2024. -Distinctive for its trade-only, in-stock model and large-scale manufacturing of components in Yorkshire and Cheshire. -Lamona, an integrated kitchen appliance brand launched in 2007, marks expansion into appliances. -Holds a Royal Warrant as supplier of fitted kitchens to the Queen since 2015, highlighting its reputation for quality.

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