Reliability Team Leader

2 weeks ago


Howden, United Kingdom Howdens Joinery Full time
Howden Joinery is looking for a Reliability Team Leader based at our manufacturing site in Howden, East Yorkshire. This is a days-based role in which you’ll be responsible for driving equipment reliability and availability improvements while coordinating activities within your designated area to maximise benefits.
You’ll lead a team developing and implementing improvement projects and initiatives to deliver gains in manufacturing safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency.
Shift – Days (Monday-Friday)
What will you be doing as a Reliability Team Leader:
- Lead the Reliability Technician team, coordinating their activities and ensuring tasks align with production plans, schedules, and engineering needs.
- Integrate Health & Safety for yourself and others into daily work and identify areas to improve continuously.
- Take ownership of the People Development agenda for the Reliability Team.
- Assist in implementing the maintenance excellence strategy, focusing on driving improvements in equipment Reliability and Availability, and leading FMECA activities.
- Collaborate with the Planning team to achieve Maintenance Excellence objectives.
- Support the implementation of group standards and contribute to their development.
- Provide effective support for Maintenance Managers and act as a deputy when necessary.
- Identify Improvement tools and techniques to support Maintenance Excellence.
- Offer coaching and support to implement effective Root Cause Analysis (RCA) techniques.
- Exemplify a working style that actively engages, motivates, and fosters an environment of continuous improvement and excellence.
What do you need to qualify for the Reliability Team Leader:
- Time served Electrical Engineer or Automation/Controls Apprenticeship or a minimum of HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Proven interpersonal and technical skills with the ability to motivate individuals and teams.
- Proven technical background in a high-speed manufacturing industry.
- Experience in Maintenance Excellence tools and techniques, such as FMECA.
- Confident and articulate communicator
- Ability to respond to changing priorities, displaying planning and organisation skills.
- Ability to problem-solve and analyse, and lead/coach teams on use of the necessary tools.
- Committed to root cause analysis and proactive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Able to foster teamwork to maximise the effectiveness of the relationship between Engineering and Operations, bringing about performance improvements across the site
- Good working knowledge of utilities (e.g., gas, water; high-pressure boiler systems).
- Working knowledge of H&S, environmental and legislative requirements.
- IT skills, including interfacing with PC-controlled machinery and working with preventative maintenance and SAP-based store systems.
About us:
Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware.  We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. With an ambitious and credible growth plan, we continue to build on our £2.3 billion sales made last year.
There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens – and why we have been named as one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For.
How to apply:
We are building a future where world-class service, innovation, and sustainability are embedded within our DNA. If Howdens sounds like the kind of place where you can build and develop your career as a Reliability Team Leader, then we are keen to hear from you.
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Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We’re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email (url removed) with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you

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