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About the Role

As Gin Maintenance Manager, you will support and inspire engineering teams, coordinating maintenance and engineering activities across gin distilleries. You will shape and deliver a sustainable maintenance strategy, enhance asset reliability, oversee capital projects, and develop team capabilities, making a meaningful impact on operational performance through collaboration, continuous improvement, proactive maintenance, and people-focused leadership.

Responsibilities

Support, coach, and develop engineering teams, creating an inclusive and engaging working environment.
Foster a culture of safety, shared responsibility, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Implement and maintain effective Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Asset Management Systems.
Support the team in achieving industry-leading maintenance management standards and best practices.
Collaborate to identify opportunities for improving plant reliability, availability, and operational effectiveness.
Encourage knowledge sharing, capability development, and continuous learning across the engineering function.
Coordinate corrective maintenance, repairs, overhauls, equipment modifications, and replacement programs.
Ensure technical documentation, drawings, and engineering records are maintained in line with company standards.
Deliver annual distillery shutdown programs safely, efficiently, and within agreed timelines.
Partner with operational teams to align engineering resources with production priorities and business needs.
Provide technical guidance and support to resolve engineering challenges and improve site performance.
Maintain engineering legal compliance across all relevant legislation and company standards.
Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, Food Safety, Site Security, and environmental requirements.
Issue and maintain Work Authorities and Permits to Work.
Support effective engineering change management processes, ensuring documentation, certification, and handover procedures are completed to a high standard.
Promote safe and responsible ways of working, encouraging engagement and continuous improvement in safety performance.
Prepare and manage engineering revenue and capital expenditure budgets.
Manage engineering expenditure responsibly in line with agreed budgets.
Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to successfully deliver capital projects ranging from approximately £1m to £5m.
Ensure projects comply with current legislation, CDM requirements, and company engineering standards.
Build effective relationships with internal teams, contractors, and service providers to support successful delivery of engineering activities.
Contribute to the identification and implementation of opportunities that enhance operational performance and long-term asset sustainability.

Requirements

Degree qualified in an Engineering discipline, equivalent professional experience, or a combination of relevant qualifications and experience.
Experience leading, coaching, or developing engineering teams within a manufacturing or process environment.
Experience managing maintenance systems, asset reliability programs, and engineering best practices.
Ability to balance multiple priorities while working collaboratively in a dynamic operational environment.
Strong budget management and project delivery experience.
Thorough understanding of engineering, compliance, health & safety, and regulatory requirements.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively across a range of teams and stakeholders.
A passion for continuous improvement, developing others, and creating positive business outcomes.

Skills

Engineering Leadership
Maintenance Excellence
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
Asset Management Systems
Operational Engineering Support
Corrective Maintenance
Technical Documentation Management
Distillery Shutdown Programs
Safety Compliance
Governance
Budget Management
Project Management
Relationship Building
Continuous Improvement

Location

Kennington, London
Travel to Plymouth and other sites

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Managerial

Education Level

Degree qualified in an Engineering discipline or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary
Performance related bonus

Benefits

Defined Contribution Pension
Private medical insurance, including income protection
Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Generous annual holiday entitlement (increasing with length of service) plus public holidays
Pernod Ricard share incentive plan and share ownership plan
Life Assurance
An allowance each year to spend on our brands
Reward & recognition scheme
Employee discounts from a range of high street retailers

About the Company

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.
Pernod Ricard’s consolidated sales amounted to € 10,959 million in fiscal year FY25.
Pernod Ricard is listed on Euronext (Ticker: RI; ISIN Code: FR0000120693) and is part of the CAC 40 index.

Equal Opportunity

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.