Bottling Maintenance Technician

Main Responsibility

• Complete and review routine inspections and preventative maintenance on bottling machinery.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical issues to minimise downtime and increase throughput at the correct quality standards.
• Ensure all equipment is operating safely and efficiently according to company and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with production teams to enhance equipment performance and optimise efficiency.
• Use our Computerised Maintenance Management System (IFS) to maintain accurate records of maintenance and repairs.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance and repairs.
• Ensure that safe working practices and quality procedures are strictly followed to ensure compliance with HMRC, environmental legislation and ISO requirements to produce a safe product.
• To provide technical support to ensure maximum efficiency from production and engineering assets, ensuring planned and corrective maintenance tasks are completed as scheduled.
• Build and maintain key relationships with bottling, vat hall and site services maintenance personnel, providing a high level of customer service and ensuring objectives are implemented throughout SBP.
• Demonstrate behaviours in line with our diversity and inclusion aim, which is to create and promote a diverse and inclusive culture at WG&S where ideas, differences and views are respected and where all employees are encouraged to create their own personal legacy.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Be time-served in a recognised apprenticeship in an engineering discipline such as Mechanical or Electrical engineering.
• Have excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Have sound knowledge of safe working practices such as risk assessment, LOTO and permit-to-work processes.
• Be familiar with product safety, and quality compliance processes within a manufacturing environment.
• Have the ability to work independently and in a team environment.

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

About William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.