Mechanical Compliance Engineer

Diageo; Leven; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On site gym or subsidised gym

Contributory pension scheme

Health insurance for you and your famn

On site nursery or vouchers

Annual bonus

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Job summary

Diageo in Leven, Scotland, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer (Compliance) to support engineering compliance and safety across the Leven Packaging site, coordinating statutory inspections and maintaining SAP-based maintenance plans.

You will work with internal teams and external contractors to ensure compliance with LOLER, PUWER and DSEAR, building a proactive safety culture in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Time-served Mechanical Engineer with manufacturing experience.
• Good understanding of mechanical systems and maintenance practices.
• Familiar with LOLER, PUWER, DSEAR and safety legislation.
• Ability to read technical drawings and P&IDs.
• Experience with SAP or CMMS.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance activities across LOLER, PUWER, Pressure Systems and DSEAR at Leven site.
• Coordinate statutory inspections and ensure remedial actions are completed.
• Maintain statutory maintenance plans within SAP and ensure audit-ready documentation.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external contractors on safety and compliance.

Job description

Job Description : Job Role: Mechanical Compliance Engineer Location: Leven, Scotland Contract: Permanent Work Pattern: Monday – Friday onsite

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations. Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and raising the bar for our brands, our business and each other. Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Supply Chain Team

Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world. With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships. It’s fast-paced and hands‑on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers’ hands, you’ll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.

About the Role

As a Mechanical Engineer (Compliance), you’ll play an important role in supporting engineering compliance and safety across our Leven Packaging site, helping us meet current legislation and Diageo Global Technical Standards. You’ll coordinate and support compliance activities across areas such as LOLER, PUWER, Pressure Systems and DSEAR, alongside the site’s wider engineering safety and compliance programme. You’ll work with internal teams and external contractors to coordinate statutory inspections, follow up on remedial actions, maintain statutory maintenance plans within SAP and ensure engineering documentation and compliance processes remain accurate and audit‑ready. This is a great opportunity for an experienced mechanical or maintenance engineer looking to broaden their expertise in engineering compliance. You’ll gain exposure to a wide range of statutory and process safety requirements while helping to continuously improve engineering standards across a complex manufacturing environment.

About You

We’re looking for a time‑served Mechanical Engineer with strong practical experience gained within a manufacturing, production or similarly complex engineering environment. You may already work in maintenance, reliability or engineering and be looking for an opportunity to develop further within mechanical compliance. Ideally, you’ll be qualified to HNC level or have equivalent practical experience, with a good understanding of mechanical systems, planned and statutory maintenance, and engineering safety. You’ll be comfortable interpreting technical drawings and P&IDs and using systems such as Microsoft Office and SAP or another CMMS platform. Working knowledge of relevant engineering legislation, such as LOLER, PUWER, Pressure Systems or DSEAR, would be key to success in this role. Wider experience across areas such as COMAH, process safety, functional safety, Legionella or asbestos management would also be advantageous, but we don’t expect you to be an expert across every area from day one. IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH or similar safety qualifications would be beneficial, although we’re equally interested in candidates with the right mechanical engineering foundations and a desire to continue developing their compliance expertise. Most importantly, you’ll be a proactive problem‑solver with a strong commitment to engineering safety and best practice. You’ll be comfortable working collaboratively, influencing others and taking ownership of actions to help maintain a safe, compliant and high‑performing manufacturing environment.

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one. We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• On site gym or subsidised gym membership
• Contributary pension scheme
• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family
• On site nursery or vouchers
• Annual bonus (dependent on performance)
• Share options

Our purpose

Our purpose is crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And it’s our people, with their different experiences, perspectives and talents, who make that possible. We value diversity in its broadest sense and want everyone to feel they can belong, contribute and strive for their personal best. You’ll work alongside people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives — challenging, supporting and learning from one another as one outstanding team. Together, we’re constantly learning and improving, combining the strength of our people, capabilities and iconic brands to raise the bar, grow and win. Wherever you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, make an impact and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.