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A$140,000.00/yr - A$160,000.00/yr
Are you a passionate and hands-on Reliability Engineer looking to make a real impact? Join a market-leading FMCG business where your expertise will be key to driving site performance, equipment reliability, and long-term asset health — all without the need to manage a team.
About the Company:
This is a well-established, high-performing FMCG manufacturer with a reputation for quality, innovation, and investment in both its people and its equipment. With a strong culture of safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement, this business is committed to delivering top-tier products to Australian consumers.
About the Role:
As Reliability Engineer, you will play a crucial role in improving asset performance and equipment reliability across the manufacturing site. Reporting into the Engineering or Maintenance Lead, you will be the subject matter expert in reliability — identifying root causes, reducing unplanned downtime, and implementing preventative strategies.
This is an individual contributor role suited to someone who enjoys working cross-functionally and has a strong focus on data, systems, and technical problem-solving.
Key Responsibilities:
* Analyse asset performance and identify recurring issues and failure trends
* Lead root cause analysis (RCA), FMEA, and reliability improvement initiatives
* Partner with Maintenance, Production, and Engineering teams to implement solutions
* Optimise preventative and predictive maintenance strategies
* Drive improvements in equipment uptime, OEE, and maintenance effectiveness
* Champion reliability best practices and build site capability through training and systems
* Support capex planning by providing input on equipment reliability and lifecycle cost
About You:
* Degree qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or similar)
* Proven experience in a reliability or maintenance engineering role within FMCG, food, beverage, or related manufacturing
* Strong understanding of reliability tools such as RCA, FMEA, TPM, and condition monitoring
* Data-driven mindset with experience using CMMS and reliability metrics (e.g. MTBF, MTTR)
* Excellent problem-solving and cross-functional communication skills
* Passion for continuous improvement and delivering tangible results
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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