Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities

• Custodian of and performs critical analysis of Assets and their performance to eliminate repetitive defects, identify spares and enhance overall asset reliability.
• Custodian of Condition Monitoring activities (Vibration, Tribology and Thermography).
• To identify, investigate, motivate, and implement changes related to the safe and effective performance of the various machine centres.
• To work closely with the departmental Maintenance Planner to ensure that equipment reliability tasks are programmed into the CMMS (checks and inspections).
• To provide support to the department’s maintenance team, especially in the event of significant breakdowns.
• To have an active management role during outages, assisting the maintenance team in managing the shutdown workload.
• To remain up to date with technology changes, ensuring that equipment/system obsolescence issues are dealt with timeously.
• Complete Failure Analyses on all breakdowns as well as analysing all failure data to prevent repeat failures.
• Does RCM-type analyses on problem areas and proposes new or amended Preventative or Predictive Maintenance Schedules
• Identifies training needs and training providers to improve the skill base and mentor apprentices or trainee technicians.
• Planning and managing improvement projects related to their investigations.
• Remains in touch with technology and advises on possible improvements with current systems.
• Performs a standby duty to the plant to ensure that there is management support for after-hours work.
• Performs incident investigations and completes the required documentation and notifications.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements are a BSc in Engineering or a BEng university degree.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in an Reliability Engineering role, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge and competency in problem-solving techniques, as well as root cause and fault-finding experience.
• Excellent computer skills (Excel, Maximo/SAP, Word, etc.), report writing skills and presentation skills.
• Clear leadership qualities with the ability to coordinate maintenance tasks, shutdowns and project work.
• The ability to work in a manufacturing team and interface with all members of the team.
• A proactive and solid work ethic.
• Knowledge of Maximo as a CMMS is an advantage.

Closing Date: Wednesday, 11 March 2026