Maintenance Team Leader - Mechanical Bias

Your Manager: Maintenance Manager

Team: Production, Engineering North

Location: Elgin, will be required to work across all sites in the Speyside.

Be part of something big

We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world's top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka, Ballantine's, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouet champagnes as well Jacob's Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines.

Here in the UK

In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 businesses:

• Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio
• Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market
• Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group's duty free, air travel and cruises business.
• The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London.

We are an organisation of 2,000 employees in the UK, headquartered in London, in a brand-new office designed with sustainability, 'conviviality' and collaboration in mind. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside.

Your new team

This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

The scope of Operations stretches from Procurement through conversion (distillation and maturation) and manufacturing (or bottling) to all the downstream Supply Chain activities until the final product is delivered. In addition, Operations play a very active role in Innovation, Talent Development and Operational Risk Management.

Our Production function encompasses everything from distillation, through to Maturation, Cask Drain & Fill and Blending.

Northern Operations is all our sites across the North of Scotland, this includes 12 Distilleries, Animal Feed and Bio-Plants, Heritage Sites, Bulk Warehousing Sites, Blending and Dispatch terminals, laboratory facility. The Engineering team are responsible for a wide range of engineering activities, from asset care to multi-disciplinary engineering projects.

Your unique contribution

The Team Leader will provide practical support to the Maintenance team and Maintenance Manager to help maintain sites and deliver planned and reactive maintenance.

You will have four main areas of responsibility:

• People Leadership - to support the Maintenance Team and supervise their daily activities. You will support with training and development including the implementation of training and the use of company systems. You will also coordinate site cover and attendance for your team.
• Maintenance - to be reactive to site breakdowns and assist with route cause analysis of those breakdowns as well as trending to support elimination of recurring issues. You will ensure routine maintenance is carried out to a high standard and assist with any issues that may be preventing or impeding works. Youi will also carry out workplace inspections and be included in the Engineering management on-call rota.
• Collaboration - to work alongside the Projects department to ensure delivery of projects with support from the site maintenance team and to liaise with Distilling and Bulk Operations management to resolve issues safely and efficiently.
• Compliance - to ensure that all Health & Safety, Statutory and Legislative requirements are achieved and adhered to and that best codes of practice are communicated to the team. You will assist with ensuring Safe Systems of Work, company procedures and Risk Assessments are up to date, reviewed, rolled out and signed off in a timely manner.

Who you'll be working with

Internally, you will collaborate with the wider Production team as well as other teams across the organisation, including Health & Safety.

Externally, you will collaborate with contractors, vendors, and suppliers to ensure delivery of services to the highest quality.

Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

• Are a time-served experienced technician or have an equivalent qualification or experience in a Mechanical Engineering discipline with a good working knowledge of plant and equipment within a process plant.
• Have previous experience in a management or supervisory role and can demonstrate the ability to lead, coach, train and develop individuals and teams.
• Are a strong problem solver and decision-maker.
• Possess an understanding of Health and Safety issues, IOSH, or equivalent formal training and have experience dealing with legislative bodies including HSE and notified bodies such as Zurich.
• Know, understand, and can effectively use Asset Management Systems.
• Can apply analytical techniques to measure and improve performance standards, understand KPIs and contribute to the achievement of departmental and business objectives.
• Hold a current UK driving licence.

Our mix of benefits

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Our lifestyle benefits include 25 days' annual holiday (increasing with length of service up to 27) plus public holidays, your employee pension, share incentive plan, share ownership plan, life assurance and more!

You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop, our reward & recognition scheme and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

We have employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way

We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It's our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.

We're committed to conviviality, and with this, you'll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You'll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.

We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility.

We're committed to diversity and inclusion

People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as 'Createurs de Convivialite'.

We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture - an environment where we can truly be ourselves.

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. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish.

Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know.

Responsible drinking

As 'Createurs de convivialite', we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing.

In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol.

In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking.

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3rd June 2024

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