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 prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur, and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes. Our mission is to ensure the long-term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive, and responsible culture of authentic conviviality
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, which are exported from Scotland to over 100 countries worldwide. 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, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.
About the role
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.
What you will do
Safety & Compliance
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Champion Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards across your area.
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Deliver reduction in incidents through proactive audits and safe systems of work.
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Ensure statutory compliance, including ATEX environments and permit-to-work processes.
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Manage contractors, RAMS approvals, and safe execution of on-site activities.
Asset Performance & Quality
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Be responsible for plant reliability, maintenance standards, and overall equipment performance.
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Deliver effective Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and corrective actions.
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Embed asset care and lean manufacturing principles.
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Maintain accurate engineering data, documentation, and technical systems.
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Ensure availability of critical spares and up-to-date technical libraries.
Cost & Efficiency
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Manage OPEX, CAPEX, and labour budgets within agreed targets.
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Improve downtime and asset availability through reliability initiatives.
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Deliver cost savings through continuous improvement and engineering projects.
Delivery & Continuous Improvement
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Facilitate root cause problem solving (RCPS) and performance improvement plans.
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Support and deliver capital projects within your area.
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Deliver KPI improvements (e.g. MTBF, MTTR) and maximise CMMS utilisation.
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Promote a culture of “no work without a work order”.
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Coordinate asset care planning and weekly maintenance scheduling.
People & Engagement
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Develop and coach technicians and operators to enhance capability and performance.
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Identify and deliver technical training aligned to competency frameworks.
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Support workforce planning and drive engagement initiatives.
Your skills and background
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Minimum HNC in Engineering (or equivalent) along with engineering experience in process / manufacturing environments.
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Background in maintenance team leadership, asset performance management (CMMS) and demonstrated competence in ATEX environments.
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Solid fault finding and problem-solving skills.
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Knowledge of process operations e.g. flow of liquid in hazardous environments.
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IOSH/NEBOSH qualified with strong HSE awareness.
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Budget management (R&M/Capex) and KPI delivery.
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Ability to coach and develop teams.
Why join us?
Collective Spirit
You will be part of a connected, international community shaped by iconic brands, a performance mindset, and a proud legacy, where collaboration, fun and ambition coexist.
Craft your path.
We empower you to own your career, innovate boldly and grow alongside our business, surrounded by leaders who value curiosity, energy, and impact.
Cultivate the future.
You’ll help shape a business with a soul — one that cherishes the land, respects communities, and brings good times from a good place, responsibly and sustainably.
People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’. We promote 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. 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.
Our mix of benefits
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Competitive salary, along with performance related bonus
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Defined Contribution Pension
- Private medical insurance, including income protection.
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Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
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Generous annual holiday entitlement (increasing with length of service) plus public holidays.
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Pernod Ricard share incentive plan and share ownership plan.
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Life Assurance
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An allowance each year to spend on our brands.
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Our reward & recognition scheme Employee discounts from a range of high street retailers
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Regular events in our very own office bar
Learn more about working with Pernod Ricard https://www.pernod-ricard.com/en
Learn more about Chivas Brothers https://www.chivasbrothers.com/
Closing Date for Applications:
30th June 2026
Job Posting End Date:
2026-07-01
Target Hire Date:
2026-08-17
Target End Date:
