Senior Plant Reliability Engineer – Dairy Processing & Automation
Maritime Placements (Pvt) Ltd
- Salary
- Not disclosed
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work type
- On-site
- Experience
- Senior
Colombo·Posted Oct 1, 2026
SENIOR PLANT RELIABILITY ENGINEER – DAIRY PROCESSING & AUTOMATION
We are on the lookout for a qualified and experienced Senior Plant Reliability Engineer – Dairy Processing & Automation for our client company.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop a unified preventive and predictive maintenance program for mechanical and servo/digital equipment
- Lead root-cause analysis of breakdowns, from mechanical wear to PLC/HMI faults
- Build a critical spares strategy to protect high-margin products (Greek yogurt, mozzarella, feta)
- Recruit, mentor and lead a team of 2-4 maintenance technicians, moving the team from reactive fixes to preventive ownership
- Train technicians and operators across skill levels, from new HMIs to mechanical fundamentals
- Structure 24/7 engineering coverage during critical culture and fermentation cycles
- Design and fabricate custom guards, chutes, mounts and feed mechanisms where OEM parts are obsolete
- Use OEE data and lean principles to reduce scrap and yield loss
- Act as the main technical liaison during vendor training and ensure new systems support traceability under ISO 22000 and HACCP
REQUIREMENTS
- B.Sc. in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics or Industrial Engineering
- 7-10 years in industrial/maintenance engineering in Food & Beverage (FMCG) or dairy manufacturing
- Essential: experience with cheese processing or high-viscosity fermented products
- Hands-on experience with both legacy systems (mechanical power transmission, pneumatics/hydraulics) and digital systems (PLCs such as Allen Bradley/Siemens, HMIs, VFDs, sensors, industrial networking)
- Deep knowledge of CIP systems and hygienic design; working knowledge of ISO 22000, HACCP and GMP
- Fluent spoken and written English, for working with international OEM engineers and technical documentation
- Experience with GEA, Tetra Pak or Krones filling/packaging lines
- AutoCAD or SolidWorks proficiency
- Predictive maintenance tools (vibration analysis, thermal imaging, oil analysis)
- Experience in a smart-factory environment
- Knowledge of Sri Lanka's dairy supply chain and local equipment support networks
If you are the one we are seeking for, kindly forward your complete resume giving full details of qualifications and experience along with two non-related referees, in PDF format to harith@mankindit.com
(Indicate “Senior Plant Reliability Engineer – Dairy Processing & Automation” in the subject box of your e-mail)
For more of our current listed vacancies please visit www.mankind.lk/vacancies
Job Title: SENIOR PLANT RELIABILITY ENGINEER – DAIRY PROCESSING & AUTOMATION
Company: Maritime Placements (Pvt) Ltd