Senior Control Engineer
Location: Miltonduff, Elgin - with travel to other sites in Moray, according to business needs.
Contract Type: Permanent
About the role
We are currently seeking a Senior Control Engineer to be responsible for managing and developing a team of Control Engineers, providing both technical direction and people leadership across the Northern Operations engineering function. This role is responsible for delivering a high-quality, in-house control and instrumentation service across Chivas Brothers’ distillery and production sites, ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all control and instrumentation systems. The role maintains a hands-on technical contribution, acting as the senior escalation point for complex control engineering requirements while driving continuous improvement across the team.
People Management & Leadership
* Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Control Engineers, setting clear goals and conducting regular performance reviews.
* Provide day-to-day leadership, effectively allocating resources across sites and projects.
* Support recruitment, onboarding, and training to strengthen team capability.
* Foster a culture of safety, collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance.
Control & Instrumentation – Technical Expertise
* Oversee modifications to distillery HMI and SCADA systems, ensuring high standards of quality and documentation.
* Provide senior technical expertise across PLC systems, covering I/O, programming, fault diagnosis, data capture, and visualisation.
* Act as the senior technical authority for instrumentation, covering setup, fault finding, and calibration.
* Collaborate with Site Management on PLC, control, and instrumentation strategy and operations.
Project & Programme Delivery
* Take responsibility for control engineering input into capital and operational projects, ensuring delivery to time, cost, and quality targets.
* Develop and review technical specifications, Functional Design Specifications (FDS), and method statements for control projects.
* Manage and coordinate external contractors, consultants, and suppliers to ensure delivery to the highest standards.
Compliance & Risk Management
* Ensure team activities comply with H&S legislation, electrical standards, safe systems of work, and company standards and procedures.
* Maintain and promote compliance with functional safety standards and practices, including SIF and SIL requirements.
* Maintain awareness of industrial communication protocols and cybersecurity requirements.
* Contribute to the development and application of engineering standards, procedures, and risk assessments, including HAZOP and LOPA.
Required Skills and Background
* Degree qualified in Electrical, Control, or Automation Engineering (or equivalent experience)
* Experience with PLC, SCADA, instrumentation, and functional safety (including Safety Instrumented Systems – SIS)
* Proven track record in people management & team development
* Strong stakeholder & cross-functional management skills
* Demonstrated experience in HAZOP, LOPA, and the application of SIF and SIL principles
* Proven experience delivering automation solutions within capital projects
* Strong awareness of industrial cybersecurity requirements and best practices
Our mix of benefits
* Competitive salary, along with performance related bonus
* Defined Contribution Pension
* Private medical insurance, including income protection
* Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
* 25 days’ annual holiday (increasing with length of service up to 27) plus public holidays
* Pernod Ricard share incentive plan and share ownership plan
* Life insurance
* An allowance each year to spend on our brands
* Our reward & recognition scheme
* Employee discounts from a range of high street retailers
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.
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