Electrical Technician

Description du poste:

Electrical Technician
Your Manager: Gin Maintenance Manager
Team: Distillation & Maturation
Location: Kennington, London
Contract Type: Permanent

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine's, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur, and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes. Our mission is to ensure the long-term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive, and responsible culture of authentic conviviality

Chivas Brothers is the Pernod Ricard business dedicated entirely to Scotch whisky and is part of the Gold Brand Unit, our global division for Aged Spirits & Champagne, which brings together the prestigious portfolios of Irish Distillers, Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët and North American Distillers, alongside Chivas Brothers. Our award-winning portfolio features some of the world's most revered single malt and blended Scotch whisky brands, including Chivas, Ballantine's, Royal Salute, The Glenlivet and Aberlour, which are exported from Scotland to over 100 countries worldwide. As the world's No.2 Scotch whisky producer with a 1,600-strong team across 26 sites, we are committed to upholding the heritage and pursuing the progress of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

About the role
We are currently seeking an Electrical Technician to support our Beefeater gin distillery and be responsible for the reliability and compliance of equipment by carrying out routine maintenance, fault finding, repair and monitoring & testing.

What you will do
Equipment Reliability and Compliance
* Take responsibility 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).
* Take instruction from and input records to computerised asset management system.
Projects and Planning
* Communicate pro-actively with management to plan and co-ordinate maintenance and repair activities.
* Support electrical orientated project work scopes with electrical installations, testing, and handover.
*
* Undertake hazardous area inspections of electrical equipment within hazardous areas and completing generated remedial works as well as installing, repairing and replacing ATEX equipment.
* 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.

Your skills and background
* Time served Electrician with a good knowledge of relevant Health & Safety legislation
* Compex Ex01-Ex04 (Gas) & Ex05-Ex06 (Dust), is desirable (If not held must be willing and able to pass).
* Experience working within a Maintenance focused role with an understanding of Process Control systems.
* Willingness to undertake multi-skilled training and to work to a level of multi-skilling in line with competence.

Why join us?

Collective Spirit
You will be part of a connected, international community shaped by iconic brands, a performance mindset, and a proud legacy, where collaboration, fun and ambition coexist.

Craft your path
We empower you to own your career, innovate boldly and grow alongside our business, surrounded by leaders who value curiosity, energy, and impact.

Cultivate the future
You'll help shape a business with a soul - one that cherishes the land, respects communities, and brings good times from a good place, responsibly and sustainably.

People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as 'Créateurs de Convivialité'. We promote inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture, an environment where we can truly be ourselves. 

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences, and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Our recruiting team are more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process, in order for you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.

Our mix of benefits
* Competitive salary
* Defined Contribution Pension
* Private medical insurance, including income protection.
* Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
* 20 days' annual holiday, increasing with length of service plus 11 public holidays
* Pernod Ricard share incentive plan and share ownership plan
* Life Assurance
* An allowance each year to spend on our brands.
* Our reward & recognition scheme
* Employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

Learn more about working with Pernod Ricard https://www.pernod-ricard.com/en
Learn more about Chivas Brothers https://www.chivasbrothers.com/

Closing Date for Applications:
12th June 2026

Job Posting End Date:2026-06-13

Target Hire Date:2026-06-01

Target End Date