About the role

As a first response for support, you will work closely with distillery operations teams, CAPEX engineers and maintenance groups to maximise efficiency of operational assets across distilleries. This includes providing emergency response to plant breakdown situations, where you will respond promptly and efficiently to analyse, fault find and repair using problem solving techniques to ensure downtime is kept to a minimum.

Key responsibilities will be;

• Support the delivery of efficient and effective maintenance on site, including repairs, RCPS and the improvement of assets and their availability.
• Use of our Computerised Maintenance Management System (SAP-PM) for raising, updating, and recording of maintenance tasks
• To work with the Business Leader - Site Projects, Speyside Hub Chargehand, Site Management and Maintenance Planners to ensure compliance with and delivery of Plant KPI metrics.
• Own and drive asset care IMPROVE activity both directly at site and within the asset care community. Actively take part in root cause problem solving (RCPS) activity and provide domain expertise to ensure that 100-year fixes are identified, actioned and implemented.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate across all levels. They will actively engage with partners and the Maintenance Planning Department, to ensure valuable Planned Preventative Maintenance Tasks are at the core of the Maintenance Strategy.

The successful candidate will be organised and self-reliant, handling their own workload and priorities while solving problems and supporting process and equipment improvement projects.

To be successful in this role, you will need;

• HNC level qualification in mechanical engineering (Coppersmith qualifications may also be considered)
• Hands-on maintenance / engineering experience as a time-served engineer
• Interpersonal skills and ability to communicate to all levels across the plant
• Ability to organise a variety of tasks and prioritise self and others accordingly
• Full UK driving license with the legislative requirements to drive company vehicles.
• Experience of distillation process equipment would be very beneficial.

Working with us

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying.

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And crafting an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this.

We believe the most diverse and inclusive culture makes for a better business and a better world.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Around the world we have a number of inclusive Business and Employee Resource Groups known as BRGs and ERGs. These influential groups, made up of our people, represent various viewpoints, experiences and communities who generate thought-provoking work to enhance our business and workplace, creating a sense of belonging and opportunities for all.

Join us, and be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you will be encouraged and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of - and help build - an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Join us to collaborate, explore, and innovate as you build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll test new ideas, learn and unlock a brighter, more exciting future

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. To achieve this, we need the world's very best people. We're looking for people with curiosity, creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.