Reliability Engineer

3 weeks ago

Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering Ltd Full time

Who We Are

Sheffield Forgemasters is an iconic steel production and engineering company. A global leader in the designing, manufacturing and delivering of world-class steel forgings and castings.

It is a great time to join Forgemasters, as the business goes through an ongoing period of growth and modernisation after being acquired by the UK Ministry of Defence In 2021. The acquisition has secured our role as a critical supplier to the next generation of UK defence programmes. As part of this programme of work our plant and equipment will be modernised over the next 10 years, creating new opportunities for the business and our colleagues.

Based at our 64-acre site, sitting in the heart of Sheffield, we are looking for a Reliability Engineer to work in our Melting department. This role will involve being responsible for the Planned Maintenance Plan for the melting area; Establishing maintenance best practice and compliance through the introduction of Key Performance Indicators.

Role Responsibilities


  • Manage all aspects of scheduling, downtime and shutdown maintenance within the department.

  • Take responsibility for the Co-ordination and planning of Maintenance rectification work.

  • Using analytic techniques develop and maintain an accurate estimate of Mean Time Between Failure and Mean Time Before Failure of equipment.

  • Create and keep an up to date set of Technical Documents which detail instructions for asset care for equipment.

  • Responsible for conducting equipment criticality studies through the implementation of Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) projects.

  • Manages the effective utilisation of the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) through the departmental Engineering team.

  • Through Root Cause Analysis, review and continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the maintenance plan.

  • Develop a continuous improvement culture within their department


About You

The following relevant skills, knowledge and experience are required.



  • Apprentice trained.

  • Maintenance Engineering knowledge.  

  • In depth knowledge of Health and Safety in the workplace and improvements made in support of H&S.

  • Capable of creating both visual and audible information from analysing faults, failures and performance improvements.

  • Skills in developing process/maintenance performance measures.

  • Has a strong predictive and non-intrusive approach to the Maintenance of critical equipment.

  • Strong background within Planned Maintenance and the use of a CMMS system (Spidex, SAP, MAXIMO, PMI etc.).

Days/Hours of Work

37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:45am - 4:00pm

Reasons to work at Sheffield Forgemasters



  • We are a long-established local employer, with a strong reputation in the region.

  • Over £600m large-scale and long-term investment programme in state-of-the-art new facilities and modernisation on site.

  • Competitive Salary

  • 33 days annual leave (includes public holidays).

  • Easily accessible location with free onsite parking.

  • Cycle to Work scheme.

  • Pension scheme.

  • Life Assurance Scheme.

  • Employee Assistance Programme.

  • On site Occupational Health provision providing Health Screening and advice on well-being.

  • Discounted Westfield Health Plan Scheme.

  • Occupational Sick Pay Scheme.

  • Long service award scheme.

  • You at Work – Access to online discounts portal.

  • A bronze accredited participant in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, supporting ex-military and reservists in employment.  


For additional information or if you would like to discuss the role, please email . Alternatively, if this sounds like the role for you, please review the full job description attached and

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