Project & Reliability Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project and Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering team at our manufacturing site in Loughton Essex. Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will play a key role in driving engineering improvement and asset reliability across the site. Working in a highly regulated and secure environment you will lead engineering projects end-to-end while embedding a strong reliability culture to ensure critical production assets operate safely efficiently and with minimal downtime.

This is an opportunity to make a visible impact on performance quality and continuous improvement within a complex manufacturing operation.

Key Responsibilities

Project Engineering

• Lead end-to-end delivery of engineering projects including scoping budgeting planning installation commissioning and handover.
• Prepare project documentation including business cases specifications schedules risk assessments and proposed solutions.
• Ensure all project activities comply with De La Rue standards regulatory requirements and site security protocols.
• Support upgrades of legacy equipment and integration of new technologies to enhance process stability efficiency and security.

Reliability Engineering

• Analyse asset performance and develop reliability improvement plans for critical production and utilities equipment.
• Implement RCA FMEA and other reliability tools driving sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Optimise maintenance strategies using data-driven decision-making.

Technical & Operational Support

• Provide engineering expertise to Operations Maintenance and Technical teams.
• Support breakdown investigations and complex engineering interventions.
• Identify opportunities for automation and process optimisation.

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Days: 09:00 to 17:00 Mon- Fri with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break each day (37.5 hours per week)

Base Location: Loughton Essex

About De La Rue

De La Rue is a leading supplier of currency solutions and a long-standing trusted partner to central banks and governments worldwide. Our products underpin the integrity of economies and trade enabling businesses and citizens to participate securely in their respective economies.

With a heritage spanning over 200 years we remain a global leader in advancing security and integrity for currency solutions supplying 54% of the worlds central banks and manufacturing in the UK Europe & Asia. We produce fully finished banknotes polymer substrate security and currency services.

Skills Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Mechanical Electrical Manufacturing or related discipline.
• Experience in project or reliability engineering within manufacturing or regulated industries.
• Strong knowledge of RCA FMEA RCM and reliability tools.
• Proven ability to deliver engineering projects safely on time and within budget.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience with CMMS systems.
• Experience in high-security or regulated environments (desirable)
• Knowledge of lean Six Sigma or CI methodologies (desirable)
• Familiarity with automation and control systems (desirable)
• Professional accreditation (IEng/CEng) or working towards it (desirable)

Benefits

• Eligibility for our annual incentive scheme
• 26 days annual leave bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme (De La Rue pay 1.5x the employees contribution employee contributions up to a maximum of 6% with employer contributions up to a maximum of 9%)
• Private health insurance No cost for single cover subsidised rates for additional dependant cover
• Life assurance - 4x your annual salary
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our Annual Leave Flexibility Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Subsidised Gym Memberships
• Various other perks and Employee Assistance packages
• Enhanced family friendly policies (e.g. four weeks paid paternity leave)

Please note that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and therefore interviews may be held prior to the closing date for this vacancy.

We want to work with people like you from all backgrounds and experiences to help us gain a diverse workforce with a broad outlook and sharp expertise. We are looking for people unafraid to go that extra mile bringing with them unique characteristics and abilities.

Show us you have what it takes and well reward you with a great place to work alongside other great people. Global business global people. We think De La Rue is an amazing place to work. But dont just take our word for it.

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