Reliability Engineer Burton upon Trent, Royaume-Uni

Overview

Job Title: Reliability Engineer

Location: Burton Factory

Unilever is a leading global company in Food, Home and Personal Care products. This role is based at the Marmite site in Burton-on-Trent and is part of the brand-driven team focused on driving business improvement.

Responsibilities

• Be a key member of the team, delivering the medium and long-term maintenance strategy for the factory, while supporting short-term results.
• Run diagnostics and troubleshoot faults via root cause analysis and define the preventive maintenance strategy to minimise breakdowns.
• Proactively recommend design improvements and lead machine technical reviews to improve performance.
• Prioritise and resolve abnormalities on the production line.
• Lead, coach, and mentor the Shift Engineers and Technical Operators with a flexible approach.

All About You

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 in Engineering (Post Apprenticeship skill level).
• Knowledge and experience with process equipment, ideally in a food manufacturing environment.
• Excellent communicator and team player.
• Instrumentation and control skills; mechanical skills (pump, conveyor, valve repairs).
• Experience in report writing, data analysis and mechanical calculations.
• Ability to make and implement technical decisions that can impact weekly plans.
• Coaching capability using WCM/TPM tools to support the team and improve line results.
• Experience leading contractor activities with safety and quality adherence.
• Ability to self-manage workload and priorities aligned to factory and Unilever priorities.

Desirable

• Electrical skills and diagnostics with PLC qualifications (Siemens S5/Siemens S7/TIA Portal/ PCS7).
• Knowledge of process safety, machinery safety and PSSR.
• SAP experience.
• Confined Space training (Entry/Permit issuing).
• Vibration analysis experience.

What We Offer

Competitive salary and pension, annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, staff shop discounts, and shares. Flexible and hybrid working options may be discussed. We support wellbeing with hubs, programmes and development opportunities, aiming for a family-friendly and inclusive workplace.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, providing full and fair consideration to all applicants and ongoing development regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity. We can provide reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process. For more information, see Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever.

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