Site Reliability Lead

Job Description
Who are we?
Kraft Heinz Kitt Green is the proud home of our world-famous Heinz Baked Beans, nourishing the nation since 1959! Join one of the world's most beloved food and beverage brands and be a part of one of the UK's most iconic FMCG factories.
ROLE PURPOSE
We are looking for a Reliability Lead to drive our efforts to improve the site's Safety, Quality, and Performance standards. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated and experienced engineer with a passion for innovation. They will have a consistent track record of developing and implementing new methods for maintenance routines, standard methodologies, reliability tools, and techniques.
Key responsibilities

• Lead a team of reliability engineers to drive the improvement of the site's performance by introducing new ways of working for maintenance routines, standard methodologies, reliability tools and techniques.
• Own the Maintenance Planning and Stores team, driving a continuous improvement mentality to ensure efficient use of engineering resources.
• Lead the implementation of Reliability Centered Maintenance, Total Productive Maintenance, Quantitative Preventive Maintenance and Condition Based Maintenance methodology and other reliability focused tools and techniques.
• Lead the overhaul program, ensuring governance process is adhered to, using robust data analysis for scope definition so that projects are delivered to plan, cost and timing.
• Define and coordinate training plans for engineering functions, including engineer multiskilling program.
• Lead the implementation of Early Equipment Management (EEM), working with the Capital Projects team and OEMs.
• Ensure overhaul governance is adhered to.
• Create and implement effective analysis report across assets. Using systems such as the CMMS, MII, OEE toolkit and on-line Condition Monitoring systems, the role will continually look to identify areas for improvement in performance and cost.
• Lead the implementation of the Maintenance, Reliability and Engineering pillar of the Kraft Heinz Management System (KHMS).
• Develop a strong relationship with the Operations team. All team members at Kraft Heinz dedicate time to be on the shop floor. Being familiar with the factory's teams, routines and issues is a key element our work.
• Work closely with the Safety and Quality functions to drive effective safety and quality improvements across the site.
• Main point of contact for OEMs, engineering service providers and external reliability specialists.

Knowledge/experience/competencies

• Experience leading teams and operating in a manufacturing environment with experience of driving equipment reliability improvements and asset care optimisation strategy.
• Experience in applying continuous improvement tools such as PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) and problem-solving skills including techniques such as Ishikawa & 5W1H
• Experienced in RCM, FMECA and CBM are a plus
• Experience of CMMS.
• SAP experience is a huge plus!
• Resilient and able to work in fast-paced, high pressure environments
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving skills with a can-do attitude
• Computer literate with a good understanding of Microsoft office application, and specifically Excel
• Financial skill to support optimised budget development and improvement implementation.

Location(s)
Kitt Green
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.