Maintenance Technician – Electrical

Scotch Whisky; Girvan; Presencial; GBP 28.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Private Healthcare

Pension scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Life Assurance

Descripción de la vacante

Scotch Whisky is seeking an experienced electrical technician for our Scotland site. You will provide specialist technical support to maximise efficiency, conducting planned, predictive and corrective maintenance to a high standard.

You will ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental legislation, build cross-team relationships, and drive improvement projects while maintaining accurate CMMS records and KPI reporting. A strong focus on safe, inclusive teamwork is essential.

Formación

• Qualified electrical technician with experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Strong diagnostic and problem solving skills, including breakdown response and root cause analysis.
• Understanding of safe working practices and compliance expectations.
• Clear communication and ability to build cross-team relationships.
• Confident using CMMS systems and maintaining engineering records.
• Focus on continuous improvement and supporting team projects.
• Inclusive behaviours that contribute to a positive team culture.

Responsabilidades

• Provide specialist technical support to maximise efficiency and complete maintenance tasks.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental legislation and safe systems of work.
• Build relationships with Process and Spirit Supply teams to meet SLAs.
• Drive improvement projects and perform root cause analysis and FMEA activities.
• Complete preventive maintenance on time with quality workmanship.
• Respond to unplanned breakdowns, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent actions.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and update CMMS with plant history.
• Record all maintenance and inspection data in the CMMS for KPI tracking.
• Develop competence and ensure tasks are performed safely and efficiently.
• Promote diversity and inclusion and contribute to an inclusive culture.

Conocimientos

Electrical technician

Diagnostics and problem solving

Safe working practices

Clear communication

CMMS usage

Continuous improvement

Team collaboration

Inclusive behaviours

Herramientas

IFS CMMS

Descripción del empleo

Key responsibilities

• Providing specialist technical support to maximise efficiency and ensure completion of planned, predictive, and corrective maintenance tasks.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant health, safety, and environmental legislation, safe systems of work, and documented procedures.
• Building strong working relationships with Process and Spirit Supply teams to deliver exceptional customer service in line with agreed SLAs.
• Driving and supporting improvement projects, participating in root cause analysis, FMEA/FMECA, and other advanced problem‑solving activities.
• Completing preventive maintenance activities on time and to the required quality and workmanship standards.
• Responding effectively to unplanned breakdowns, performing root cause analysis and implementing permanent corrective actions, with a focus on complex technical issues.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance and technical records, ensuring plant history and planned activities are updated through the CMMS.
• Recording all maintenance, inspection, verification, and repair data in the CMMS (IFS) for KPI tracking and reporting.
• Developing and maintaining competence, ensuring all tasks are completed safely, professionally, and efficiently.
• Promoting diversity and inclusion, demonstrating behaviours aligned with our commitment to a culture where everyone’s ideas and perspectives are valued.

About you

• Qualified electrical technician with experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong diagnostic and problem‑solving skills, particularly in breakdown response and root cause analysis.
• Understands safe working practices and consistently meets compliance and quality expectations.
• Communicates clearly and builds strong working relationships across teams.
• Confident using CMMS systems and maintaining accurate engineering records.
• Brings a focus on continuous improvement and is comfortable supporting team-based projects.
• Demonstrates inclusive behaviours and contributes positively to team culture.

If you’re passionate about problem‑solving, hands‑on engineering, and contributing to a safe, inclusive workplace, we’d love to hear from you.

Reward and benefits

• 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.