Are you passionate about driving engineering excellence and leading continuous improvement? At Refresco, we’re looking for a dynamic Reliability & Improvement Engineer to play a pivotal role in optimising our plant performance and equipment reliability. Working at the forefront of innovation in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, you’ll champion strategic initiatives, coach engineering teams, and deliver tangible results that support our growth and success. If you’re ready to make a real impact and thrive in a collaborative, high-performance culture — we want to hear from you.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a Reliability & Improvement Engineer, you will be a key driver in delivering Engineering Excellence through the application of five strategic pillars:

• Autonomous Maintenance
• Focused Improvement
• Professional Maintenance
• Early Equipment Management
• Training & Development

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Champion engineering best practices and drive change in collaboration with the Departmental Engineering Manager.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Coach teams on Maintenance and Reliability tools, concepts, and practices to build capability and long-term sustainability.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through improved equipment reliability, parts life, labour efficiency, and other techniques.
• Evaluate training needs and contribute to developing and enhancing maintenance training programs.
• Utilise CMMS systems (IDhammar/SAP) for data analysis and reliability action planning.
• Apply in-depth analysis, testing, and measurement for effective risk-based failure mitigation.
• Share best practices and root cause solutions across the organisation to ensure standardisation and improve performance.
• Maintain a strong Mechanical/Electrical foundation, with a sound understanding of automation.
• Ensure all work aligns with Refresco safety policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Be directly accountable for the mechanical efficiency (MME) of the process plant.
• Lead the escalation and resolution of service risks, budget control, and achievement of KPIs.
• Contribute to volume and EBITDA targets through effective reliability initiatives.
• Inspire and engage engineering colleagues to identify, prioritise, and execute corrective, preventative, and predictive actions using root cause analysis.