Engineering Technician

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience. Our Dunbar site is the home of the historic Belhaven Brewery which has recently celebrated its 300th Birthday and produces the well loved Belhaven beers. 

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – Who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could receive up to £1,000 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

As an Engineering Technician at our Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar, you will work as part of a small and welcoming engineering team and will have the opportunity to work on exciting capital investment projects as well as completing day to day and cyclical electrical and mechanical engineering tasks. This operational role will provide the site with multiskilled technical engineering support (electrical and mechanical) to keep our brewing operations running. As a team we strive for and celebrate success.

Working hours for our Engineering team are Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm, with occasional overtime available if desired. 

Your role as Engineering Technician

• Undertake maintenance, repairs and improvements of electrical and PLC systems. This includes reactive and preventative maintenance to achieve plant reliability, performance and product quality
• Knowledge of power and control systems, three Phase and different types of sensors, such as pressure and level control, flow meters
• Provide Engineering support to capital investment projects and improvement projects
• Small installation jobs and the supervision of external contractors involved in major works will be required from time to time
• Working in a safe manner at all times, complying with current Health & Safety legislation and H&S policies

What you’ll bring…

• Previous experience in a similar electrical role within a FMCG or similar environment. Brewery experience would be advantageous
• An understanding of PLC systems and fault finding- Siemens S7, SCADA
• Knowledge of power and control systems, three Phase and different types of sensors, such as pressure and level control, flow meters
• Ability to remain calm and focused when working under pressure

Qualifications

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualifications such as HND/HNC would be helpful to your success in the role, but are not essential if you have experience