Electrical Engineer

Job Description :

Electrical Engineer - Weekends

Shieldhall, Glasgow  

Permanent role

Weekend shift

Electrical Engineer - £47,668.00 including shift allowance + competitive benefits package with pension, shares scheme and bonus.

Join our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team.

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

About the role 

This role is based at Diageo’s Shieldhall packaging site. Shieldhall packages a huge volume of Scotch malt whiskies, white spirits and ready to drink brands to supply over 170 countries around the world and is a key manufacturing site within the Scotch supply category.

As an Electrical Engineer within our team at Shieldhall, you will play a pivotal role in the maintenance, repair, problem solving and improvement of all assets across our site as well as supporting installation, commissioning and testing within the site. 

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with site personnel to ensure effective maintenance development, delivery, and continuous improvement across the site. 
• Coach the Operations team on spirit supply issues, offering insights and support to enhance team capabilities. 
• Develop and implement maintenance programs to optimise asset performance and utilization. 
• Ensure all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) tasks are completed according to schedule and to the required standard. 
• Respond promptly to plant breakdowns, address root causes, and minimise downtime. 
• Report maintenance outcomes in SAP to facilitate best practice sharing. 

Shifts  

As a Weekend Electrical Engineer, you will work Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 am to 7 pm with rotating nights from 7 pm to 7 am

About you  

We’re looking for someone who is time served with a recognised SVQ Qualification, hands-on apprenticeship or equivalent.

• Drive and strong commitment to driving manufacturing excellence and demonstrate exceptional analytical skills to effectively solve problems. 
• Proven experience in a production or chemical environment and able to demonstrate understanding of asset performance and maintenance. 
• Experience in data analysis, use of applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and business systems such as SAP, desirable 
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and environmental risk principles. 
• Knowledge of working in the FMCG industry, desirable 
• Can work well within a team as well as the ability to make effective decisions and thrive in situations where they can solve problems. 
• Holds strong interpersonal and leadership skills with an ability to communicate with all levels across the site. 
• Able to push forward your own ideas about improvements to current approaches and appraise new opportunities. With a strive to make a positive difference to manufacturing excellence and show your excellent communication skills. 

Working with us

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you!

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Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Shieldhall

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-08-04