Technical Services Manager at International Breweries

ob Requisition ID: 30093821

Description

• Are you ready to take full strategic ownership of the engineering domain within a high-performing brewery?
• We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader to set the direction, elevate asset care standards, and drive operational excellence across Brewing, Packaging and Utilities. This is a critical leadership role responsible for engineering governance, plant reliability, maintenance strategy and long-term capability building.
• This role requires a technically strong, commercially astute leader who thrives in complexity and knows how to translate strategy into disciplined execution.

Responsibilties
Strategic Engineering Leadership:

• Own and lead the Engineering Domain strategy for the Brewery
• Drive equipment and system integrity through adherence to corporate standards and legislation
• Lead strategic initiatives and capital projects to improve reliability and efficiency
• Establish and build a high-performing engineering capability.

Asset Care & Maintenance Excellence (VPO-Aligned):

• Lead maintenance strategy in line with VPO principles
• Optimize planned maintenance systems and failure analysis processes
• Implement spares optimization strategies
• Drive plant reliability across Brewing, Utilities and Packaging
• Deliver maintenance cost per HL in line with benchmarks.

Governance, Risk & Compliance:

• Lead risk management programs including OHS and environmental compliance
• Ensure full compliance with legal and engineering standards
• Maintain system integrity, instrumentation calibration and change control
• Drive GMP / 5S and audit excellence.

Financial & Project Management:

• Own ZBB Maintenance and CAPEX budgeting processes
• Manage plant asset care budgets and departmental cost control
• Deliver site projects on time and within budget
• Review and drive financial performance.

People & Capability Leadership:

• Build, develop and cross-skill a high-performing engineering team
• Lead structured goal setting and review processes
• Conduct training needs analyses and drive SCAP progress
• Foster a culture of ownership, empowerment and accountability
• Maintain a healthy industrial relations climate.

What Success Looks Like

• Improved Brewing, Utilities & Packaging reliability
• Optimized maintenance cost per HL
• Efficient spares stockholding
• Strong PLC, software and instrumentation capability onsite
• Clear glide path progress against agreed performance targets
• Safe, healthy and risk-free working environment.

What We’re Looking For
Qualifications:

• Minimum of a BSc / HND in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (MSc advantageous)
• 5 –10 Years experience as a Packaging or Brewing & Utilities Engineer manufacturing environment)
• COREN membership will be advantageous.

Experience & Skills:

• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Deep technical knowledge of manufacturing systems and instrumentation
• Proven leadership capability in engineering environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Experience managing maintenance systems (e.g. Coswin)
• Solid PLC and software skills
• Experience implementing HR processes to lead and develop teams.

The Ideal Candidate
You are:

• Resilient and comfortable operating in high-pressure environments
• Detail-oriented with uncompromising quality standards
• A persuasive, assertive and innovative thinker
• A strategic planner with strong organisational skills
• Able to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.