About this Reliabilty & Compliance Manager role at Weetabix
At Weetabix, we believe that diverse teams drive better ideas, stronger decisions, and a more inclusive workplace for everyone. We’re committed to building an organisation where people from all walks of life feel they belong—where different voices, experiences, and backgrounds are valued and respected.
Closing date: 28th July
Interview process: 3 stage interview process - Teams followed by a face to face interview at our site in Burton Latimer. Successful candidates will then be invited to share a presentation at a final face to face interview
We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process—just let us know how we can support you.
Weetabix is on an exciting growth journey, and many of the opportunities we are recruiting for are newly created roles. These positions reflect our investment in people, capabilities and innovation as we continue to build for the future.
The Recipe (About the Role)
Take the reins of strategic direction as you guide the Reliability team, fully accountable for advocating a culture of continuous improvement in asset care and reliability performance. Your mission spans all Weetabix sites, ensuring engineering insights drive progress.
We’re looking for a Reliability & Compliance expert who brings deep subject matter expertise and can drive best practice across our operations.
As the key guide for the Weetabix Reliability function, you will embody expertise in Asset Care across our Burton Latimer, Corby, and Deeside locations. You'll create a seamless, company-wide approach to enhance equipment reliability and performance, uniting our efforts for greater success.
- Shape and progress the asset reliability and asset care strategy to enhance equipment performance and lifecycle outcomes
- Deliver engineering technology solutions aligned to Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT), and automation goals
- Assist the delivery of capital and operational projects, ensuring governance and reliability focus
- Maintain an obsolescence strategy to keep assets compliant, assisted, and future-fit
- Own statutory compliance, ensuring adherence to key regulations (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER), Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR), Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER), Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV)
- Optimise the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system to drive data quality, planning, and performance insights
- Embed consistent maintenance planning, shutdown processes, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to drive sustainable improvements
- Set reliability standards and build capability across teams (including Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM), and Early Equipment Management (EEM)
The Ingredients (What we need from you)
Key Know How:
- Demonstrate subject-matter expertise in reliability and compliance, with the ability to influence and guide others
- Owns reliability standards for Burton Latimer, Corby, and Deeside sites, influencing Engineering Managers and cross-functional teams to ensure consistent practices and governance
- Experience owning, coaching or influencing others, whether through direct management or people-focused working
- Creates a culture of proactive asset management, risk awareness, and continuous improvement ensuring that safety, compliance, and engineering excellence are embedded into everyday evaluation and operational practices
Your Bowl of Perks (Benefits)
Competitive salary & Annual Flexible benefits
We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, career, and life outside work.
- Double-matched pension scheme (up to 12% from us)
- 25 days annual leave increasing with service
- Annual Salary review
- Discounted Weetabix products
To support our employees, we also offer:
- Continued investment in your personal development
- Access to 24/7 counselling service (via Grocery Aid partnership)
- The freedom of Flexible Work Opportunities
- Enhanced Maternity / Paternity / Adoption Leave
- Additional Time Off for Fertility Treatment and Neonatal Care
- Working Parents Support Group
- Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy
To learn more about life at Weetabix, visit our careers page: https://careers.weetabixfoodcompany.co.uk/
Please note: We benchmark roles based on your skills and experience, so we do not advertise fixed salary ranges.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position; therefore, we are seeking candidates who do not require sponsorship.
We utilise our Preferred Agency Supplier Partners as and when we require additional support
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