Operation Technology Engineers x 2

Introduction à  l'emploi

Join Us and Help Shape the Future of Manufacturing Technology

At WG&S, we're passionate about creating world-class products while continuously investing in innovation, people, and technology. We're looking for an experienced OT (Operational Technology) Engineer to play a key role in supporting and developing the Operational Technology infrastructure that underpins our distilling and bottling operations. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of engineering, digital transformation, and cybersecurity, helping to ensure our manufacturing sites remain secure, reliable, and future-ready. 

What You'll Be Doing

As an OT Engineer, you'll be responsible for ensuring the secure, reliable, and compliant operation of Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) across our manufacturing environment. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining OT and ICS architectures that support operational requirements across distilling and bottling sites. 
• Ensuring secure and effective connectivity between OT and IT systems while maintaining robust cybersecurity controls and network segmentation. 
• Applying recognised cybersecurity principles and frameworks to manage risk, access control, and incident response. 
• Delivering OT projects and planned improvement activities across multiple operational sites. 
• Coordinating system updates, patching, and configuration changes through structured change management processes. 
• Leading technical investigations and root cause analysis to minimise disruption to production. 
• Working collaboratively with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Compliance, and GTS teams to drive operational excellence and business performance. 
• Supporting the implementation of new equipment, upgrades, and digital manufacturing initiatives. 

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a proactive and innovative individual who thrives in a fast-paced operational environment and enjoys solving complex technical challenges.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience working with Operational Technology (OT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), or manufacturing automation environments.
• Strong understanding of industrial networks, system architecture, and cybersecurity principles.
• Experience supporting or delivering technology projects within a production or engineering environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to lead root cause investigations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across multiple functions.
• A continuous improvement mindset and a passion for emerging technologies.

Living Our Values

At WG&S, how we achieve results is just as important as what we achieve.

In this role you'll:

Own It

Take accountability for the reliability, security, and performance of critical OT systems while driving improvements and delivering results.

Work Together

Build strong partnerships across Engineering, Maintenance, IT, Quality, and Compliance teams to achieve shared goals.

Be Entrepreneurial

Challenge existing ways of working, embrace new technologies, and support smart factory initiatives that help shape the future of our operations.

Keep Improving

Use data, insights, and learning to continuously enhance system performance, resilience, and operational effectiveness.

Why Join WG&S?

You'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of manufacturing technology within a globally recognised business. Working alongside talented colleagues, you'll help drive innovation, strengthen cyber resilience, and support operational excellence across our sites.

Ready to help us build the future of Operational Technology? We'd love to hear from you.

Que pouvons-nous vous offrir

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. 
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

À propos de William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. 

We want to make sure that all applicants are treated equally. To support this we will anonymise all applications during the screening stage. Details such as name, dates and educational establishments will only be visible to the recruitment team and hiring leader once an applicant is invited to interview, these details are hidden during the screening stage. To be able to anonymise applications they all need to be in the same format. You can upload a CV but we would also ask you to complete an application form – your CV will not be visible during screening. We hope you agree that this is good use of your time to help ensure a fair recruitment process.

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