Compliance & Reliability Engineer

About Us

OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE OTHERS AS PASSIONATE ABOUT GREAT BEER AS WE ARE

TAXI HOME CONTRIBUTION | STAFF DISCOUNT | CUSTOMER SERVICE INCENTIVE SCHEME | 4-WEEK SABBATICAL EVERY 5 YEARS | CONTRACTED HOURS

We love great craft beer. We want everyone to be as passionate about it as we are - and our bars are at the heart of that mission. You’ll help us deliver an amazing beer and customer experience every shift so, because we expect great things from you, we give great things back.

SAFE RIDE HOME | We want to make sure you get home safe after a hard shift. That’s why we contribute £5 to your pay‑check to help you get home safely after midnight. This is open to all our bar crew.

BEER TRAINING | We love beer and we want you to love beer too, so we’ll support you through the internationally-recognised Cicerone qualifications, so you can love it almost as much as we do. You also get to try loads of beer… tough job right.

STAFF DISCOUNT | 50% off Brew Dog Beers/Ciders, Wonderland Cocktails, Brew Dog Merchandise, and Soft Drinks, plus 25% off all other menu items. Crew also get discount on takeaway beer - perfect for taking the bar home.

CREW FOOD | Enjoy a full menu for just £4 when you're on shift - proper fuel for a proper shift.

4-WEEK SABBATICAL | After every 5 years here you will receive an additional 4 weeks off to spend it doing whatever you want.

AND A LOT MORE | Okay, deep breath… enhanced sick pay, life assurance, high street retail discounts, employee assistance programmes, enhanced family friendly policies around maternity and paternity leave, additional holiday days per year, pawternity leave, DE+I and crew forum groups and beer samples on some shifts.

We’re focused on making sure that we, and future generations, have a planet to brew great beer on. Our industry leading techniques help us create and deliver unique beer whilst doing our bit (and others’) for the environment.

The Compliance & Reliability Engineer ensures the reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement of production equipment within the Brewing department and wider facilities infrastructure across the Brewdog sites in Ellon. This position is responsible for developing and implementing robust maintenance strategies, optimising asset performance, and ensuring compliance with statutory and quality regulations.

The role focuses on driving proactive maintenance practices, overhauls, analysing failure modes and implementing value-added maintenance routines to meet legislation, HSEQ policies, minimise downtime and enhance operational efficiency.

• Compliance with Legislation & HSEQ:
  Ensure all maintenance activities meet relevant legislation including but not limited to ATEX, DSEAR, PUWER, LOLER, PSSR, other aligned regulation, industry standards and site HSEQ policies. Ensure completion of risk assessments, implementation of safety measures, and support audits to maintain safety, quality, and legal compliance.
• Ensure all reliability initiatives and maintenance practices adhere to relevant food safety regulations and internal quality standards. Develop and implement reliability strategies that minimise the risk of contamination (physical, chemical, biological) including the appropriate use of tools, food-grade lubricants, product contact materials, and components in all maintenance and improvement projects.
• Failure Analysis - Lead or participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for recurring equipment failures. Conduct analysis for new and existing equipment, identifying failure modes and implementing strategies to prevent or minimise their impact when they occur. Utilise data analysis and engineering principles to diagnose complex issues. Analyse maintenance reports, spare parts usage, performance data to optimise routines that improve efficiency, reduce downtime and cost.
• Develop, implement, and manage comprehensive reliability improvement programs focused on maximizing OEE and throughput. Design and execute reliability tests to evaluate performance and predict component lifespan under typical operating conditions. Optimize preventive…