Mechanical Reliability Engineer

Cargill, Incorporated; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in food and agriculture is seeking a Mechanical Reliability Engineer to enhance process reliability through advanced maintenance techniques. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and expertise in predictive maintenance and reliability tools. You will work closely with teams to improve asset reliability and implement maintenance strategies. This challenging position offers a stimulating work environment and competitive salary, aiming at both career and personal development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Outstanding career development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or HNC/HND with relevant work experience.
• Experience in industrial processing sectors such as Chemicals or Biofuels.
• Knowledge in reliability tools and maintenance process management.

Responsibilities

• Implement reliability excellence activities and prioritize engineering opportunities.
• Develop predictive and preventative maintenance programs.
• Collaborate on reliability specifications for new equipment.
• Identify and eliminate equipment defects.
• Guide maintenance repairs and production reliability processes.
• Solve complex issues independently and escalate others.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Mechanical engineering principles

Predictive maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering subject

Job description

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

Location: Hull (HU6 7PH)

Mechanical Reliability Engineer will apply technical knowledge to deliver continuous improvement in process and asset reliability through the detection and elimination of defects. In this role, you will apply techniques such as Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM), Preventative Maintenance (PM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA). The role involves close collaboration with technical and operational teams to implement Cargill’s Reliability and Maintenance Excellence practices. Additionally, the engineer ensures all projects align with core reliability principles and oversees the execution of maintenance and asset replacement initiatives. A strong foundation in mechanical engineering is essential to provide robust support across the site.

Key Accountabilities

• Implement moderately complex reliability excellence activities and identify and prioritize reliability engineering value creation opportunities.
• Execute the development, design and installation of predictive and preventative maintenance programs and technology in alignment with the area procedures.
• Prepare technical reviews of moderately complex projects and collaborate with related areas on new equipment reliability specifications. Execute maintenance and reliability projects, including asset reliability improvements, defect elimination, and the replacement of various types of process equipment such as piping, pumps, heat exchangers and vessels by applying comprehensive knowledge of mechanical engineering principles and best practices in maintenance and reliability.
• Perform the identification and elimination of bad actors and the optimization of equipment availability.
• Collaborate with and provide guidance to maintenance repairs and production in reliability related processes and the identification of critical spares.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering subject - in place of a degree (HNC/HND) and demonstrated relevant work experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience from a heavy industrial processing background (e.g. Chemicals, Biofuels).
• Solid knowledge in the application of reliability tools.
• Knowledge in maintenance process management.
• Project management experience.
• Experience creating complex tests and analysis.
• Predictive maintenance technologies experience.

Our Offer

We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

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