Overall purpose
The Reliability Manager is responsible for overseeing the maintenance operations of the facility, ensuring that all equipment and systems operate efficiently and safely. This role involves managing a team of maintenance technicians, coordinating maintenance schedules, and implementing preventive maintenance programs to reduce downtime and extend the lifespan of equipment.
Responsibilities:
Leadership and Supervision
- Lead, train, and supervise maintenance staff to ensure high performance.
Maintenance Management
- Ensure all maintenance activities comply with safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
- Conduct regular safety inspections and audits
- Coordinate and manage site statutory Compliance requirements (Fire Alarm/LOLER/Pressure regulation/EICR/LEV)
- Management of site CMMS to ensure accurate maintenance including work order completion, corrective action, and inventory of spare parts.
Budget and Inventory Management
- Develop and manage the maintenance budget, ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
Continuous Improvement
- Lead and participate in root cause analysis for equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
- Identify opportunities for improving equipment reliability, efficiency, and performance.
Health & Safety/Contractor Control
- Conduct regular safety audits and ensure the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Management of Contractors, hold to high standards, ensuring all required documentation and practices are adhered to.
Essential:
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in maintenance management or a related role, with supervisory experience
- Experience with facility management.
- Experience of budgetary management
- Accurate and timely in maintaining Planned Preventative Maintenance schedules and records
- Strong influencing skills with the ability to interact effectively at all levels within the organisation.
- Confident and competent in facing external parties – audit handling, customer visits, suppliers
- Flexible and comfortable managing multiple tasks – excellent at prioritisation.
- Operational expertise in risk management and contingency planning
- High level of computer literacy – in particular, Email, Excel, Word and Gantt tools
Desirable:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Facilities Management, or a related field preferred.
NVQ or BTEC to Level 4.
IOSH Certified
Food hygiene accreditation
Experience of BRC and M&S audits
FMCG experience
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