Distillation Team Member

Introduction à  l'emploi

At William Grant & Sons, our distilleries sit at the heart of creating exceptional spirits enjoyed around the world. As a Distiller Operative, you will play a critical role in the safe, efficient and consistent operation of our distillation process, ensuring the highest standards of quality, compliance and performance are maintained every day.

Working as part of a skilled production team, you will independently monitor and control distillation equipment, optimise plant performance, troubleshoot process issues and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a technical manufacturing environment, takes pride in producing high-quality products, and is motivated by achieving operational excellence while upholding our values of collaboration, responsibility and continuous improvement.

Responsabilité du rôle

• Independently operate and optimise the process to ensure repeatable, consistent and efficient performance adhering to production schedule. Deliver CI initiatives that maximise efficiency gains.
• Anticipate and solve routine process problems and correct alarm situations in area to minimize additional process upsets and costs.
• Ensure stable operations and analysis of process safety and key performance indicators to ensure working parameters are within acceptable limits for quality, cost and safety.
• To document and control all process records, from receipt of goods/raw materials through to process parameter recording.
• Ensures contractors, visitors, co-workers and others comply with company safety policies/procedures. Issuing authority for Permit to Work and performs lock-out tag-out of equipment.
• Conduct ‘Operator Plant Care’ (OPC) activities, safety checks and housekeeping tasks to maintain a safe and organised work environment.
• Contributes appropriately to team meetings and supports the implementation of team strategy, plans and continuous improvement projects as well as sharing knowledge with peers.
• Ensure that safe working practises and quality procedures are adhered to in line with both company and external regulatory requirements (e.g. ISO standards, HMRC).
• Assists in Emergency Response situations.
• Demonstrate behaviours in line with our diversity and inclusion aim, which is to create and promote a diverse and inclusive culture at WG&S where ideas, differences and views are respected and where all employees are encouraged to create their own personal legacy.

Key Performance Metrics:

1.    HSE, Environmental Compliance:     Ensure full compliance with company Health & Safety and Environmental policies and Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs Legislation

2.    Service: Conformance to distilleries production plan. Required asset availability. Accounting accuracy.

3.    Quality: Ensure all new make GWS meets required sensory standard and analytical specifications conformance to distillery processing parameters/ Accounting accuracy.

4.    Efficiency: Ensure distillation process operates as per design intent to maximise distilleries efficiencies.

Notre candidat idéal

We're looking for a proactive and safety focused individual who thrives in a hands-on operational environment. 

You will be someone who can work independently, make sound decisions under pressure, and take ownership of maintaining stable and efficient plant operations.

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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