Reliability Engineer

Warburtons Limited; Enfield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bakery brand is seeking 2 Reliability Engineers to join their team in Enfield. This role involves ensuring high standards of preventative maintenance while improving asset reliability and compliance with health and safety regulations. Candidates should have a solid engineering background with experience in FMCG environments, knowledge of SAP PM, and strong problem-solving skills. The company offers competitive salary, profit-sharing, and a comprehensive benefits package, creating a dynamic and innovative workplace.

Benefits

Profit-related bonus

Award-winning pension scheme

Life assurance

Health and wellbeing support

Access to virtual GP services

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation.
• Experience in FMCG maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily preventative maintenance to maximize reliability.
• Drive improvements in asset reliability and reduce losses.
• Ensure compliance with quality and food safety legislation.

Skills

Electrical engineering experience

Mechanical engineering experience

Fault Finding skills

Root Cause Analysis skills

Communication skills

Analysing and problem-solving skills

Education

Structured engineering training (e.g., apprenticeship/HNC/degree)

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

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Shift Pattern: working 4 days per week, (between Monday and Friday)

Salary:up to £59,300 per annum depending on experience and skills

Benefits include: profit related bonus, award winning pension scheme and benefits for you and your family.

Location:Brimsdown, North London

Accessible from:M25 (15 mins), Brimsdown Overground (10 mins walk), Tottenham Hale & Liverpool Street Station

Are you already a Reliability or Maintenance Engineer with previous experience of working within a manufacturing environment?

We are looking to appoint 2 day-based Reliability Engineers to join our growing team. You’ll have the opportunity to work with our senior engineering management team on projects to improve reliability, and the identification of issues through root cause analysis and condition-based monitoring. You’ll be responsible for planned and preventative maintenance tasks to help prevent issues before they occur.

AstheUK’s No.1 Bakery Brandand ranked in the top 5 ofThe Grocer’s Top 100list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, Warburtons is a name you can be proud of. We've been baking since 1876 and remain a fifth-generation family business with the sixth generation now part of our journey

Warburtons is built on strong values, a commitment to quality, and pride in everything we do.

At our Enfield site, you’ll join around 500 colleagues and work across 5 operating plants – all within a culture that values teamwork, development, and innovation.

Whether you’re an experienced mechanical or electrical Engineer, now is a great time to join a business that’s thriving, evolving, and investing in the future.

The Recipe

Our Engineers work in shift teams in close conjunction with production, safety and hygiene. The team undertake planned and preventative maintenance and are encouraged to use their engineering skills and experience to develop robust solutions and long-term fixes.

There's a huge variety of tasks that will range from general plant maintenance to improving plant reliability and diagnosing problems before they develop. The environment is a highly automated 24/7 food manufacturing plant.

As part of your role, you’ll be identifying and completing continuous improvement projects to increase plant efficiency, reduce downtime and save energy and associated costs.

We'll help to develop your technical skills by providing additional training and support.

The Role

You’ll ensure daily preventative maintenance activities are completed to a high standard, breakdowns are resolved quickly and efficiently to maximise plant reliability, performance, product quality and safety.

• Drive improvements in asset reliability and reduce losses
• Effective use of SAP PM
• Development of maintenance approach for bakery equipment
• Ensure plant and personnel (including external contractors) conform to Health and Safety legislation, policy and standards identifying any required actions so that the area of responsibility is healthy, safe and accident free.
• Compliance with quality and food safety legislation
• Electrical and Mechanical engineering experience
• Fault Finding and Route Cause Analysis skills
• Structured and practical engineering training (e.g. apprenticeship/HNC/degree).
• Knowledge and experience of maintenance preferably in an FMCG environment.
• H&S knowledge e.g., PUWER, IOSH – able to ensure a safe working environment.
• Communication and relationship building skills
• Analysing and problem-solving skills, anticipates problems before they occur and takes steps to deal with them

Successful candidates must have, or be eligible to obtain, the right to work in the UK before commencing employment.
We welcome applications from candidates who are currently in the UK and who may require visa sponsorship. Sponsorship availability will be assessed in line with UK immigration rules and the requirements of the role.
If you require sponsorship, please discuss this with us during the recruitment process.

Extra Dough

Here's some of the benefits that you can enjoy!

• A slice of theannual profits(discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement we'll give you the opportunity to purchase additional days
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to a maximum of 12%
• Life assurance
• Productsyou will love along with deals anddiscountsfor you and the family through our Extra Dough website including savings on meals out, holidays, retail and much more!
• Continued investment in yourpersonaldevelopment
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for yourhealth and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
• Access to24-hour virtual GPthrough our Help at Hand App which also includes counselling and life coaching sessions.