Fitter
Quintessential Brands Group, the award-winning company behind iconic Irish Creams such as Feeney’s, O’Mara’s, and O’Casey’s, is proud to uphold a legacy of crafting exceptional liqueurs. We now have an exciting opportunity to join our First Ireland Spirits team.
A Taste of The Job
We’re looking for a skilled and experienced Fitter to join our Maintenance Team at our Irish Cream Liqueur manufacturing and bottling facility in Abbeyleix. Working on a two-shift cycle (Monday to Friday), you’ll play a hands-on role in the installation, maintenance, and repair of production machinery and services across the site.
From tackling breakdowns to planning preventative maintenance, your work will ensure our bottling and processing lines run smoothly and safely - contributing directly to the quality of Ireland’s most-loved cream liqueurs.
If you’re a qualified mechanical fitter with a practical mindset and a flexible, can-do attitude, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out routine and preventative maintenance on plant equipment.
- Diagnose and repair faults in machinery and systems.
- Respond quickly and effectively to emergency breakdowns.
- Fabricate and fit mechanical parts using a range of tools (turning, milling, welding, pipework etc.).
- Complete maintenance records and ensure documentation is up to date.
- Maintain a safe, tidy working environment in line with HACCP, BRC, ISO, and Health & Safety standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Bottling, Liquid Processing, NPD) to support production efficiency.
- Support audits and project work as required, including occasional travel to other sites (e.g. Portlaoise).
- Operate bottling line equipment occasionally as needed and support equipment trials and training/
A Bit About You
- Time-served Mechanical, Automation & Maintenance Fitter (MAMF) with minimum 3 years’ post-apprenticeship experience, ideally in a high-volume, highly automated manufacturing environment.
- Strong mechanical knowledge, with experience in machine repair, fabrication, and fault diagnosis.
- Comfortable using a wide variety of tools and maintenance techniques.
- Basic electrical experience is a plus.
- Team player with solid communication skills and the ability to work under pressure.
- Willingness to work on a 2-shift cycle and respond to on-site emergencies when needed.
- Committed to maintaining high hygiene, safety, and quality standards.
The Essence of QB - The Benefits
- Working as part of a small, passionate team at First Ireland Spirits, where everyone truly cares about the work we do and the products we create.
- Competitive company pension scheme to help you plan for the future.
- Comprehensive life assurance for peace of mind.
- Annual performance-based bonus to recognise your hard work.
- 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays to recharge and enjoy your downtime.
- Exclusive discounts with a range of high street and online retailers.
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Locations
- First Ireland Spirits (Abbeyleix)
- Yearly salary
- €45,000 - €55,000
- Employment type
- Full-time
Our Culture - The Essence of Quintessential Brands
We're an 'all hands on deck' kind of place where you'll have the opportunity to get involved in end to end projects, implement systems and process. We're fast, agile and entrepreneurial but, most importantly, our people are at the heart of what we do.
While we do work hard, we do it with a sense of fun, pride and passion that you won't find anywhere else.
Are you never shaken and very rarely stirred? More Cosmopolitan than Old Fashioned? Approach everything you do with a dash of creativity and a squeeze of positivity? Then we need you!
About Quintessential Brands Group
Established in 2011, Quintessential Brands Group is one of the most successful spirits companies to emerge from the UK in the last decade. The company offers a complete range of services and products to its customers across the world; producing and distributing some of the world's most-loved spirits brands, including Greenall's, the Original London Dry Gin, Opihr Spiced Gin and BLOOM Gin, as well as developing and producing some of the most commercially successful retailer brands of recent years for trade customers, and co-packing for some of the world’s most well-known spirits brands.
Recognised by the industry as International Spirits Challenge Gin Distiller of the Year five times in the last six years, Quintessential Brands is renowned for its unrivalled gin distilling capabilities heritage dating back to 1761 and is emerging as one of the most dynamic new entrants in the Irish whiskey market with the Dublin Liberties Distillery. With world-class product development and manufacturing at four world-class production sites across Europe and an award-winning premium brand portfolio comprised of English Gins, Irish Whiskeys, Irish Creams and Liqueurs, Quintessential Brands is committed to being the indispensable spirits partner of choice to its customers across the world, with customers and insights at the heart of everything we do.
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