Maintenance Support Lead

Maintenance Support Lead – Spirit Supply

Your Manager: Reliability Engineer

Team: Bottling & Blending

Location: Kilmalid, Dumbarton

Contract Type: Permanent

THIS IS A SHIFT BASED ROLE – working rotating early and back shift across Monday to Friday

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state‑of‑the‑art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our portfolio includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur, and Mumm and Perrier‑Jouët champagne. Our mission is to ensure the long‑term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment.

Chivas Brothers is the Pernod Ricard business dedicated entirely to Scotch whisky. Our award‑winning portfolio features some of the world’s most revered single malt and blended Scotch whisky brands, including Chivas, Ballantine’s, Royal Salute, The Glenlivet and Aberlour. As the world’s No.2 Scotch whisky producer with a 1,600‑strong team across 26 sites, we are committed to upholding the heritage and pursuing the progress of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future.

Due to internal progression, we are now seeking a Maintenance Support Lead (MSL) to be responsible for a team of Multi‑Skilled Technicians to support, maintain and repair the plant and equipment within our Spirit Supply area, ensuring the continuity of supply to the required standards, on time and in budget, to the required quality and safety standards.

• Champion Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards across the 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Facilitate root cause problem solving (RCPS) and performance improvement plans.
• Support and deliver capital projects within the 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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