Multi Skilled Reliability Engineer

Join our UK Engineering team at Great Western Road and play a key role in supporting the production of some of the world’s finest ultra-premium spirits brands. As a Multi-Skilled Reliability Engineer, you will help maximise the performance, reliability and efficiency of our bottling, luxury products and warehousing operations, ensuring our equipment operates safely and effectively to meet business demands.

Working as part of Edrington’s Global Supply Chain function, you will use your technical expertise, problem-solving skills and passion for continuous improvement to identify opportunities to enhance equipment performance, reduce downtime and drive operational excellence. Collaborating closely with Engineering, Operations and other stakeholders, you will provide hands-on support for complex technical challenges while contributing to the delivery of our safety, quality and service objectives.

As a Multi-Skilled Reliability Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in improving equipment reliability, performance and efficiency across our bottling, luxury products and warehousing operations. You’ll use data-driven insights, technical expertise and continuous improvement methodologies to identify opportunities, solve complex challenges and drive operational excellence.

Make an Impact

• Analyse equipment performance and maintenance data to identify trends, recurring issues and opportunities to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
• Use condition monitoring techniques and predictive maintenance technologies to proactively detect and prevent equipment failures.
• Enhance maintenance strategies and asset care standards, ensuring maintenance activities deliver maximum value and support operational performance.
• Lead and support root cause investigations into significant equipment failures, identifying sustainable solutions that prevent recurrence.
• Work closely with Engineering, Operations and Stores teams to optimise spare parts strategies and improve equipment availability.
• Provide hands-on technical expertise and troubleshooting support for complex or high-impact equipment issues.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, driving enhancements in safety, quality, service and equipment performance.
• Support the development of engineering capability through the creation of best practice guidance and delivery of technical training.
• Contribute to a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with safe working practices, supporting audits and risk assessments, and actively promoting a safe and efficient working environment.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the business, participating in operational reviews and improvement activities that help deliver our Global Supply Chain objectives.

To be successful in this role, you have completed a recognised time-served apprenticeship, preferably with reliability experience, and hold a multi-skilled qualification. You bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with knowledge of condition monitoring techniques such as vibration analysis, thermography and oil analysis being advantageous. You have a working knowledge of Continuous Improvement (CI) and Lean manufacturing tools and techniques, and demonstrate a positive, solution-oriented approach to challenges. Excellent communication, organisational and teamwork skills are essential, along with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation. A sound knowledge and practical understanding of Health and Safety legislation and statutory requirements is desirable, although full training and support will be provided.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys combining technical problem solving, reliability improvement and hands-on support to make a genuine impact within a world-class manufacturing environment.

We operate plant and equipment from various suppliers including Krones, Bertolaso, MBF, Makro, P.E, Bortolinkemo and Logics & Controls. If coming from a background in the whisky industry or other manufacturing environments, we’d like to hear more about the type and manufacturer of equipment that you have experience of working on.

Whilst it is advantageous to have experience with the above equipment, we will provide all necessary training.

• Salary £53,625
• 37 days holiday, plus 4 Giving More volunteer days
• Save for retirement and invest in your future - pension contributions (employee up to 8.75%, employer up to 14%)
• Share in our success with up to 10% Share Reward scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Private medical insurance that covers the cost of private healthcare and includes round the clock access to GP services and menopause health line
• 24/7 support for you and your loved ones to counselling, life coaching and information on financial, mental, and physical wellbeing
• Experience our exceptional brands with a generous annual product allowance, plus at least 20% discount in our staff shop
• Embrace work-life harmony with 26 weeks’ paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and up to five paid carers leave days a year