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Base pay range 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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