Reliability Engineer

The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane.

Job Title

Reliability Engineer

Location

Plaistow

Reports To

Maintenance Manager

Shift : Mon-Friday (Days)

Salary : £50,000

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane.

OVERVIEW

- Reliability Engineer / Data Analyst within the Engineering Department at Plaistow

- Developing and managing of packing and processing equipment asset care strategy at Plaistow

- Managing capital projects up to £500K

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

- Increased plant reliability measured by %downtime, %reactive work, lost opportunity and maintenance cost

- Reduction in the number of repeat plant failures, demonstrated by regular SAP / PBI data analysis

- Review critical asset spares and maintenance regimes

- Development and analysis of reliability KPI’s

- Investigate asset failures using RCA techniques

- Administer and review SAP maintenance system for budgeting, historical trend and reliability analysis

- Provide analytical reports to Management

- Ownership of %planned maintenance, PM compliance, PM effectiveness, PdM compliance and % downtime KPI’s

- Improve reliability and engineering uptime through the implementation of best practice maintenance principles.

- Creating and updating Planned Preventative and Predicative Maintenance routines derived from FMECA to achieve %downtime KPI

- Develop and maintain 365 maintenance plans and link the interface between Planning, Operations and Engineering

- Developing and maintaining overhaul schedule within SAP for packing and processing equipment

- Routinely auditing of planned maintenance content and adherence; review PM frequency to incorporate cycle time intervals derived by objective reliability data

- SAP data input training for engineering to ensure standard working

- Develop and lead capital projects utilitising both internal and contractor resources to provide value for money plant improvements resulting in less downtime and a more efficient process

- Facilitate lineside RCA investigations and support to sustain a culture of problem solving and continuous improvement

- Develop and maintain maintenance work instructions (written and video) to develop and sustain standard work

- Support Engineering Manager to implement and sustain ASR Global Engineering Standards at Plaistow Wharf

- Support Area Maintenance Supervisors effectively plan corrective maintenance orders

- Control of Plaistow Engineering stock and repairable spares

- Managing contractors and issuing permits and TBRA’s

- Develop and manage contractor spend reduction roadmap

- Deputise Engineering Department Manager

- Other tasks as required

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

- HNC/NVQ 4 or higher in a relevant engineering discipline

At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company.

Service Excellence - Be the industry's Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services. Efficiency and Sustainability - Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment. Value-Add - create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is Talent and Culture as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team.