At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead maintenance support, ensuring safety and compliance while optimising plant performance.
- Company: Join a leading company in the spirits industry with a focus on innovation and teamwork.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, bonuses, private medical insurance, and generous holiday entitlement.
- Other info: Be part of a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by enhancing plant reliability and coaching a dynamic team.
- Qualifications: HNC in Engineering, experience in maintenance leadership, and strong problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
About the role
- Safety & Compliance Champion: Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards across your area. Deliver reduction in incidents through proactive audits and safe systems of work. Ensure statutory compliance, including ATEX environments and permit-to-work processes. Manage contractors, RAMS approvals, and safe execution of on-site activities.
- Asset Performance & Quality: Be responsible for plant reliability, maintenance standards, and overall equipment performance. Deliver effective Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and corrective actions. Embed asset care and lean manufacturing principles. Maintain accurate engineering data, documentation, and technical systems. Ensure availability of critical spares and up-to-date technical libraries.
- Cost & Efficiency: Manage OPEX, CAPEX, and labour budgets within agreed targets. Improve downtime and asset availability through reliability initiatives. Deliver cost savings through continuous improvement and engineering projects.
- Delivery & Continuous Improvement: Facilitate root cause problem solving (RCPS) and performance improvement plans. Support and deliver capital projects within your area. Deliver KPI improvements (e.g. MTBF, MTTR) and maximise CMMS utilisation. Promote a culture of "no work without a work order". Coordinate asset care planning and weekly maintenance scheduling.
- People & Engagement: Develop and coach technicians and operators to enhance capability and performance. Identify and deliver technical training aligned to competency frameworks. Support workforce planning and drive engagement initiatives.
Your skills and background
- Minimum HNC in Engineering (or equivalent) along with engineering experience in process / manufacturing environments.
- Background in maintenance team leadership, asset performance management (CMMS) and demonstrated competence in ATEX environments.
- Solid fault finding and problem‑solving skills.
- Knowledge of process operations e.g. flow of liquid in hazardous environments.
- IOSH/NEBOSH qualified with strong HSE awareness.
- Budget management (R&M/Capex) and KPI delivery.
- Ability to coach and develop teams.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, along with performance related bonus.
- Defined Contribution Pension.
- Private medical insurance, including income protection.
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
- Generous annual holiday entitlement (increasing with length of service) plus public holidays.
- Pernod Ricard share incentive plan and share ownership plan.
- Life Assurance.
- An allowance each year to spend on our brands.
- Employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.
- Regular events in our very own office bar.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences, and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Our recruiting team are more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process, in order for you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.
Maintenance Support Lead in Dumbarton employer: Pernod Ricard España SA
At Pernod Ricard, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises safety, compliance, and continuous improvement. Located in Kilmalid, Dumbarton, our Maintenance Support Lead role provides opportunities for professional growth through coaching and development, alongside competitive benefits such as private medical insurance, a generous holiday entitlement, and employee discounts. Join us to be part of a team that values engagement and innovation while enjoying the unique advantage of working in a vibrant environment dedicated to excellence.
