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From Walking in Circles to Continuous Improvement -- A Reliability Transformation Journey in Pet Food Manufacturing

This presentation explores the transformation of a maintenance organisation from a reactive, breakdown-driven culture to a structured reliability-focused operation. The journey included CMMS enhancement, planning and scheduling, in-house condition monitoring, defect elimination, precision maintenance, FMEA application, and restructuring of maintenance and reliability functions.

The session will demonstrate how reliability principles were progressively embedded as organisational maturity and culture evolved. Attendees will gain practical insight into using reliability maturity assessments, structured roadmaps, and cross-functional engagement to reduce reactive maintenance, improve operational performance, and build sustainable reliability excellence.

3 Key Learnings:

  1. Key lessons and challenges encountered during five years of implementing reliability principles and driving continuous improvement
  2. The value gained from clearly separating maintenance execution and reliability engineering responsibilities
  3. The critical importance of maintaining strong feedback loops and engagement with frontline and shop floor engineers
Topics:

Breaking Free from Reactive Maintenance Culture

Bridging the Divide Between Operations and Maintenance

Speakers

Maciej Janowski

Head of Reliability and Machine Safety

GA Pet Food Partners

Will Bracewell

Engineering and Procurement Director

GA Pet Food Partners

21 October 2025

Birmingham, UK

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