Lead Site Reliability Engineer

5 days ago

Surrey England, United Kingdom Blackfield Associates Full time £60,000 - £120,000 per year

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Are you an experienced Senior Maintenance Engineer ready to take the next step in your career? This is an exciting opportunity to lead reliability initiatives that drive operational excellence and long-term performance across our site systems and utilities.

As Lead Site Reliability Engineer, you'll play a key role in ensuring our operations run efficiently, reliably, and sustainably. You'll lead data-driven reliability programs, reduce downtime, and optimise asset performance—helping to shape the future of our site infrastructure.

What You'll Do

  • Develop and maintain scalable, reliable processes to improve equipment and utility performance.
  • Implement monitoring and incident response systems to ensure optimal uptime.
  • Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement projects using techniques like 5 Whys and Fishbone diagrams.
  • Design and deliver maintenance training to production and maintenance teams.
  • Create and manage preventive maintenance programs to maximise equipment reliability.
  • Use data analysis to monitor trends and proactively address performance issues.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including HSE, QA, and Production—to deliver smooth system integration.
  • Supervise contractors on complex engineering projects and ensure alignment with reliability goals.
  • Automate repetitive tasks to increase efficiency and consistency.
  • Support quality investigations, deviations, and CAPA follow-up for equipment-related issues.
  • Ensure critical maintenance parts are available to sustain business continuity.

What You'll Bring

  • Proven experience in a senior maintenance or engineering role—ideally within a GMP, pharmaceutical, or containment environment.
  • Strong technical foundation in maintenance best practices, preventive and predictive maintenance.
  • Cross-functional mechanical and electrical skillset preferred.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on system optimisation.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross-departmental teamwork.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Project).
  • Formal education in an engineering-related field.

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