Synergi Recruitment

Senior Engineer

Synergi Recruitment  •  London, GB (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

Our client is a leading manufacturer within the FMCG sector, specialising in the production of high-quality products for a wide customer base. With a strong focus on innovation, efficiency, and product consistency, they operate using modern manufacturing processes and maintain high industry standards across their operations.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities:

As the Engineering Reliability Team Leader (Electrical), you will take ownership of site reliability, leading maintenance strategy and driving continuous improvement across engineering operations. You will play a key role in improving asset performance, reducing downtime, and fostering a proactive maintenance culture while managing and developing a small team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement site-wide reliability and maintenance strategies
  • Drive PPM and condition-based maintenance to maximise asset performance
  • Improve plant uptime through root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Monitor and utilise KPIs such as MTBF and MTTR to enhance performance
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of engineers, ensuring strong performance and accountability
  • Analyse maintenance data and produce reports to support decision-making
  • Support budget management and identify cost-saving opportunities
  • Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and engineering standards
  • Collaborate with production, quality teams, and external stakeholders
  • Support breakdown response and ensure high-quality engineering delivery

The Ideal Candidate will have:

  • NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds in Engineering (or equivalent)
  • Proven experience in a reliability or maintenance leadership role
  • Background within FMCG or a fast-paced manufacturing environment
  • Strong experience with PPM, continuous improvement, and maintenance strategy
  • Electrically biased with multi-skilled capabilities
  • Experience using CMMS systems
  • Strong fault-finding and data analysis skills

Desirable Skills:

  • Degree in Engineering or related field
  • 18th Edition qualification
  • Knowledge of RCA, FMEA, and condition monitoring techniques
  • Lean / Six Sigma experience

Benefits Include:

  • Competitive salary package
  • Structured working hours
  • Opportunity to lead and shape engineering reliability strategy
  • Career development within a fast-paced engineering environment

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch with us or apply below.

Synergi Recruitment

About Synergi Recruitment

Synergi Recruitment provides bespoke UK-wide staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical sectors across a wide range of industries including FMCG, distribution and automation. We work with some of the leading businesses across the UK.

We offer recruitment solutions to address resourcing need at all levels; covering permanent, contract and interim roles.  

Our team of consultants has an in-depth understanding of the skills, attributes and experience needed for a variety of roles. We spend time understanding the businesses we work with and we use the latest software so we can match the right candidate to the right job.

Our specialist consultants are dedicated to supporting specific geographical regions across the UK allowing us to localise and tailor our services to meet the needs of both our clients and candidates.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Watford, GB
Year Founded
2002
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