Line Technician

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Execute agreed planned and corrective maintenance tasks on shift and actively improve maintenance processes.
• Log work in the CMMS, capturing faults, defects, parts used and time spent.
• Maintain the asset inspection and maintenance programme, ensuring compliance with safety statutory legislative requirements and industry best practices.
• Follow SOPs to guarantee first time quality, returning equipment to production to correct engineering standards.
• Assist the maintenance coordinator and leads in prioritising work orders.
• Recommend preventive maintenance improvements and spare parts requirements to maximise asset availability.
• Support plant optimisation initiatives and liaise with external suppliers/contractors when required.
• Participate in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement processes relevant to maintenance excellence.
• Maintain work areas to 5S standards, ensuring a safe and effective condition for maintenance workshops and peripheral engineering/satellite areas.
• Monitor and contribute to relevant team KPIs such as losses, OEE and preventive maintenance programme achievements.
• Identify and engage in training opportunities to support personal development and productivity improvements.
• Work flexibly, including overtime if required, maintaining high levels of self motivation and performance standards.
• Collect and analyse root cause data for site performance improvement projects.
• Respond promptly to troubleshooting and emergency breakdowns, carrying out emergency repairs and ensuring production targets and quality standards are met.
• Make key adjustments to production equipment to maintain smooth operation of the lines.
• Support line changeovers with the operational team and implement improvements to increase process effectiveness.
• Report health and safety issues, adhering to site EHS requirements and escalating unsafe or environmentally unsound acts and conditions to the supervisor for remedial action.

Skills & Experience

• Mechanical – sound mechanical fitting techniques and skills; excellent understanding of pneumatic circuits, technical drawings and fault finding.
• Diagnostic – experience diagnosing faults in mechanical drive systems (v belts, pulley drives, chain drives, conveyor belts, gear boxes, bearings, shaft wear).
• Pumps – knowledge of pumps, pump sets, packing and mechanical seals.
• Control valves – understanding of valve philosophy and valve repair.
• Machine tools – competent use of turning, milling and welding tools.
• Packings – depth of knowledge in maintaining rotating and cyclical packing machines.

Competencies

• Extremely safety conscious and computer literate.
• Pro active problem solver with a “Can Do/Will Do” attitude.
• Works independently, prioritises workload effectively and leads by example.
• Excellent team player, building strong relationships with colleagues and peers.
• Highly structured and systematic approach to preventive maintenance and fault diagnosis.
• Understands applicable business KPIs and maintains responsibility through personal commitment and behaviour.
• Flexible, self motivated, and committed to high performance and behavioural standards.
• Embraces Bacardi’s values: Fearless, Founder’s Mentality, and Family.

Leadership Agility

At Bacardi we value employees who embody Fearless, Family, Founder culture. Desired attributes include:

• Belonging – capacity to create a culture of appreciation and belonging.
• Self Awareness – high self awareness, reflective, and knowledge of impact on others.
• People Agility – ability to understand and relate to people, navigating tough situations.
• Results Agility – consistent delivery of results, inspiring teams and building confidence.
• Mental Agility – critical thinking, making fresh connections, strategic yet execution focused.
• Change Agility – curiosity, willingness to experiment and adapt to change.
• Growth mindset – continual learning, testing, stumbling, and applying lessons.

Benefits

Competitive pay package with performance linked incentives, paid time off, holiday and volunteer days, pension plan, comprehensive health and wellbeing coverage, critical illness and life insurance, employee assistance programs, flexible leave policies, and other benefits subject to change by location or role.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Bacardi is committed to workplace fairness, promoting an environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate discrimination based on national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristic. U.S. applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.