Electrical Technician

Electrical Technician

Your Manager : Gin Maintenance Manager

Team : Distillation & Maturation, Gin Distillation

Location : Kennington, London

We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including :
Absolut vodka, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines.

• Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio
• Pernod Ricard UK , which markets , sells and distributes our products in the UK market
• Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail , the global and EMEA home of the group’s duty free, air travel and cruises business.
• The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London.

We are an organisation of 2,000 employees in the UK, headquartered in London, in a brand-new office designed with sustainability, ‘conviviality’ and collaboration in mind. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside.

This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

The scope of Operations stretches from Procurement through conversion (distillation and maturation) and manufacturing (or bottling) to all the downstream Supply Chain activities until the final product is delivered. In addition, Operations play a very active role in Innovation, Talent Development and Operational Risk Management.

The Gin team at Chivas Brothers work across our two Gin Distilleries in Kennington and Plymouth. The Maintenance team works together to maintain reliable production in order to meet demand and ensure compliance in line with relevant legislation. We are also involved in Continuous Improvement projects as well as supporting the Visitor Centre team through maintenance and with initiatives that involve works within the distillery.

In the Electrical Technician role, you will be responsible for the reliability and compliance of equipment by carrying out routine maintenance, fault finding, repair and monitoring & testing.

• Equipment Reliability and Compliance – Being responsible for the reliability and compliance of all electrical equipment at Kennington Distillery. This includes carrying out routine servicing, fault finding, repair, monitoring and testing of electrical equipment (also assist with mechanical equipment). You will take instruction from and input records to computerised asset management system.
• Projects and Planning – Communicating pro-actively with management to plan and co-ordinate maintenance and repair activities. You will support electrical orientated project work scopes with electrical installations, testing, and handover.
• Inspections – Undertaking hazardous area inspections of electrical equipment within hazardous areas and completing generated remedial works as well as installing, repairing and replacing ATEX equipment. You will also conduct electrical inspections of fixed electrical systems, in non-hazardous areas, in accordance with national and company standards.
• Distillery Support – There will be some out of hours working required to complete relevant maintenance tasks that will affect day to day operations as well as engineering cover if required to run on non-production days.

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