Job Description

BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.

To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Monitor and improve health, reliability, and performance of production machinery.
• Develop and execute reliability improvement plans to reduce equipment breakdowns, production losses, and unplanned downtime.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for failures and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive predictive, condition-based, preventive, and corrective maintenance strategies to maximize asset reliability and availability.
• Monitor critical parameters, equipment condition trends, and asset health indicators to support proactive maintenance decisions.
• Develop, review, and optimize maintenance plans based on asset criticality, risk assessments, and equipment failure history.
• Support shutdown planning, major maintenance activities, and long-term equipment care initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with BAT Global Operations Management (GOM) standards, engineering procedures, maintenance processes, and operating standards.
• Lead maintenance compliance assessments, support audit activities, and drive closure of identified gaps and improvement actions.
• Manage strategic and business-critical assets throughout their lifecycle, ensuring optimal availability, reliability, and lifecycle value.
• Develop asset management strategies, maintain critical asset registers, identify risk mitigation plans, and support asset replacement initiatives.
• Ensure critical spare parts requirements are identified, maintained, and aligned with business continuity needs.
• Utilize SAP PM for maintenance planning, work order management, reporting, equipment master data updates, maintenance plans, task lists, and BOM management.
• Analyze equipment performance, maintenance history, backlog management, and compliance metrics using SAP PM reports and dashboards.
• Ensure all electrical work complies with safety regulations, company standards, LOTO requirements, and engineering best practices.
• Conduct risk assessments, identify mitigation measures for electrical hazards, and promote a strong safety culture across engineering and maintenance teams.
• Support continuous improvement, loss elimination, energy efficiency, and equipment modernization initiatives to enhance operational performance.

What are we looking for?

• A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience in electrical maintenance, reliability engineering, asset management, or industrial manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems, industrial automation, preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies, and reliability engineering principles.
• Hands-on experience in conducting root cause analysis (RCA), failure investigations, and implementing reliability improvement programs.
• Practical knowledge of asset lifecycle management, strategic asset planning, critical spare management, and risk-based maintenance approaches.
• Experience working with SAP PM or similar computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Strong understanding of electrical safety standards, LOTO practices, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation skills with the ability to convert insights into actionable improvement plans.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across production, engineering, maintenance, and leadership teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and deliver sustainable operational results.

What we offer you?

• The opportunity to play a critical role in improving equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and asset performance within a world-class manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to advanced maintenance strategies, reliability engineering practices, predictive maintenance technologies, and asset management frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with BAT Global Operations Management (GOM) standards and best-in-class engineering practices.
• Opportunities to work on strategic asset management, capital investment projects, equipment modernization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• A collaborative and safety-focused engineering culture that encourages innovation, knowledge sharing, and professional growth.
• Access to cross-functional projects that enhance technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and long-term career development.
• A dynamic role with meaningful responsibility, measurable business impact, and opportunities to shape the reliability and sustainability of manufacturing operations.

WHY JOIN BAT?

We’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute – certified in offering excellent employee conditions.

Collaboration, inclusion and partnership underpin everything we do here at BAT. We are looking forward to enabling every individual to thrive, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, veteran status, perspectives and thinking styles. We know that embracing talent from all backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals.

We see the career breaks as opportunities not obstacles. Through The Global Returners program, we support professionals looking to restart their careers after an extended absence from the workforce (e.g. time out caring for family, parental leave, national service, sabbatical and/or starting an own venture).

Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here

If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best during the recruitment process, you are encouraged to notify us. We are fully committed to support you by making appropriate arrangements for you to demonstrate your full potential.