Overview
Closing Date: 15th February 2026
Mechanical Production Engineer - £45,253.96 inclusive of shift allowance + competitive benefits package with pension, shares scheme and bonus!
Weekend Mechanical Production Engineer
Location: Leven, Fife
Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 15th February 2026
Mechanical Production Engineer - £45,253.96 inclusive of shift allowance + competitive benefits package with pension, shares scheme and bonus!
What You’ll Be Leading And Contributing To
* Collaborating across teams: Partner with operations, CAPEX, and other maintenance groups to elevate performance, unlock improvements, and champion multi-functional success.
* Delivering flawless maintenance: Collaborate with operational teams to plan and review mandatory and requested maintenance tasks. Complete these activities with minimal disruption and ensure parts are available.
* Enhancing asset performance: Create, implement, and refine maintenance programs that help our equipment run at its very best, empowering teams and optimising utilization.
* Responding with confidence: Jump into action when plant issues arise, tackling breakdowns with a calm, solutions‑focused attitude to minimise downtime and keep momentum on track.
* Sharing insights: Use SAP to report maintenance outcomes and contribute to the sharing of guidelines, helping to strengthen knowledge and capability across the site.
* Championing safety and quality: Uphold the highest standards of health, safety, and quality, leading by example and ensuring every action reflects our values and our commitment to excellence.
Health and safety aren’t just priorities, they’re woven into the way we work. In this role, you’ll be a trusted guardian of both, ensuring we meet and exceed site and personal KPIs while fostering a culture where everyone feels supported, empowered, and proud to work safely.
Shifts
As a Weekend Production Mechanical Engineer, you will work Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 am to 7 pm with rotating nights 1 weekend out of 3 from 7 pm to 7 am.
About You
To truly thrive in this team, you should bring strong interpersonal skills and the confidence to communicate effortlessly at every level of the business. We’re looking for someone who shows initiative, contributes fresh ideas, and feels empowered to support and shape our current ways of working with positivity and care.
Key Skills & Experience
* Relevant qualifications with clear, proven knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and environmental risk principles
* Experience within a production or FMCG environment (preferred though not mandatory)
* A collaborative team player who can also make confident, effective decisions
* Someone who enjoys solving problems and thrives in dynamic environments
* A natural innovator who brings forward new ideas, champions improvements, and is motivated by making a meaningful difference to manufacturing excellence
Desirable Skills & Experience
* Fabrication and welding
* Machining experience
* IOSH or similar safety qualifications
* Packaging or bottling hall background
Working with us
Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.
We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.
About Us
With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Join us to collaborate, explore, and innovate as you build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.
Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you!
Worker Type
Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)
Primary Location
Leven Processing
Additional Locations
Job Posting Start Date
2026-01-26
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