Global Maintenance Head

Your Manager: VP Manufacturing, Gold BU

Team: Gold Brand Unit, Manufacturing

Location: Scotland (Kilmalid, Dumbarton) or Ireland (Fox & Geese, Dublin)

Be part of something big

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.

Your new team

Pernod Ricard’s Gold Brand Unit is the Group’s Aged Spirits & Champagne division, bringing together the prestigious portfolios of Irish Distillers, Chivas Brothers, Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët and North American Distillers.

With a global team operating across over 40 sites, and brands spanning Irish, Scotch and American Whisk(e)y, Cognac, Champagne and wine, the division unites exceptional craftsmanship and deep expertise across iconic terroirs in Ireland, Scotland, France and North America.

Its portfolio, rooted in heritage and provenance, embodies Pernod Ricard’s commitment to excellence from Premium to Ultra-Prestige, delivering some of the world’s most celebrated and enduring spirits and champagnes

Your unique contribution

The Global Maintenance Head is responsible for defining and deploying maintenance strategies, policies, and standards across all manufacturing sites. This role ensures the development of capabilities, performance benchmarking, and the implementation of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS). It also includes leading a global network of Maintenance Managers to foster excellence and consistency in maintenance practices.

You will have the following main areas of responsibility at Gold Brand Unit level:

Define and deploy global maintenance policies and standards.
Lead the implementation and governance of CMMS across all sites.
Develop and maintain a global maintenance performance dashboard.
Benchmark internal and external maintenance practices.
Identify and scale best practices across regions.
Build and animate the global network of maintenance managers.
Design and roll out capability development programs.
Provide strategic guidance and coaching to regional and site teams.
Support sites on local practices with global alignment.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and reliability.
Conduct annual maintenance maturity assessments

Who you’ll be working with

Internally, you’ll collaborate with Site Maintenance Managers, Manufacturing VPs and Directors, Group Engineering, Digital Transformation, Procurement, and Sustainability teams.

Externally, you will collaborate with contractors, suppliers, and vendors to ensure delivery of services to the highest standard.

Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

Have previous experience in a similar role, with proven track record of driving maintenance strategy and policy deployment, including CMMS implementation and optimization.
Are experienced in reliability engineering and predictive maintenance
Have strong Project Management and Change management skills.
Are an accomplished leader with experience in team leadership, coaching & training and people development
Are highly skilled in stakeholder management and network leadership and animation

Our mix of benefits

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Our lifestyle benefits include generous annual holiday allowance plus public holidays, your employee pension, share incentive plan, share ownership plan, life assurance and more!

You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop, our reward & recognition scheme and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way

We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.

We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.

We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility.

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion

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 diversity and 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. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish.

Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know.

Responsible drinking

As ‘Créateurs de convivialité’, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing.

In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol.

In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking.

Closing Date for Applications:

07th May 2026

Job Posting End Date:

2026-05-08

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