Reliability Engineering Manager

C&D Foods is one of Europe's leading own label pet food manufacturers producing a range of wet and dry pet foods. C&D Foods has grown to become one of the industry's leading pet food producers. C&D Foods has 9 production facilities across 7 Countries (Ireland, the UK, France, Denmark, Austria, Spain, and The Netherlands) and 2 sales offices located in Manchester and Italy. C&D Foods' Headquarters is in Mullingar, county Westmeath.At our C&D Foods site in Edgeworthstown we are currently inviting applications for the role of Reliability Engineering Manager to support our operations onsite. This role will focus on site equipment improvements in reliability and efficiencies, reducing the equipment downtimes, increasing equipment availability and reducing the cost of ownership of the equipment ultimately reducing the site cost per tonne.Key ResponsibilitiesWork cross functionally to develop and implement a strategic asset reliability plan supporting both corrective and preventative maintenance for your area meeting all Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Sustainability goals are met.Lead, coach and manage a team of Area leads and PPM maintenance technicians for your plant/ to provide optimum equipment reliability to support the manufacturing operations.Builds skills capability across the Plant technical/engineering team to engage with latest modern practices.Provide leadership, coaching to engineering team towards implementation of Integrated Lean 6 sigma ways of working: delivering zero breakdowns via preventive/predictive maintenance strategies Including PM (Progressive Maintenance), CBM (condition-based monitoring), Visual controls & tools Mgmt., Lubrication mgmt. & Calibration of equipment(s), Breakdown / root cause analysis etc.Interface with key stakeholders internally and externally to develop and maintain effective relationships, align priorities to deliver the company objectives, and goals.Conduct regular equipment inspections and assessments to identify potential reliability issues and develop strategies to mitigate them.Analyse equipment failure data to identify trends and patterns and develop strategies to improve equipment reliability.Lead Breakdown analysis and root cause analysis investigations to identify the underlying causes of equipment failures and develop effective corrective actions.Develop and implement predictive maintenance strategies to proactively identify and address potential equipment failures.Personal Competencies & Qualifications: Engineering Degree (Mechanical/Electrical/Production/Manufacturing)Extensive experience of high-volume manufacturingExtensive experience of Continuous ImprovementData collection and analytic skills using Manufacturing intelligence systemsExcellent communication (verbal & written), coaching, and leadership skills in a team-based environment.Demonstrated abilities in Data Analytics, problem solving and team building.Strong people management skills with the ability to drive change.