Dayshift Production Operators Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
North British Distillery is one of Scotland’s oldest and largest Scotch grain whisky producers. It is a distillation and warehouse maturation business selling grain spirit - the base for Blended Scotch Whisky - and its by-products. Almost the entire production of North British grain spirit is sold to customers for blending purposes. Quantities of North British grain whisky are included in many well-known blended brands.
We currently have an excellent opportunity for Dayshift Production Operators to join us at our Edinburgh Distillery. The available positions are permanent, full-time roles. The purpose of the role is to assist the Company with all process activity associated with the safe and efficient production of new make spirit as required by the Distillery, or with production of pelletised animal feed as required by the Feeds Plant.
Skills & Experience:
Background
A proactive and ‘hands on’ operator with knowledge, experience or qualifications related to either working in brewing, distilling, FEMAS, FMCG, COMAH site or Oil and Gas environment. Comfortable working as part of a team towards shared targets, with a focus on safe operations at all times.
Technical Experience
- Experience or Knowledge in either brewing, distilling, FEMAS, FMCG, COMAH Site or Oil and Gas environment
- Process Safety Management Foundations
- Basic PC Skills – Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
- Basic user of computerised maintenance management systems
Health, Safety & Environment
- Working knowledge of HSE legislation
Behaviours
- Safety first approach to all activities
- A positive attitude with the desire to expand their skill set
- Ability to organize, coordinate and accomplish multiple tasks
- Flexible and able to respond quickly to business needs
Main Responsibilities:
1. Ensuring that all Distillery/Feeds Plant activities on site are carried out in accordance with the relevant work instruction, adhering to the necessary Company health, safety and environmental requirements and complying with all regulatory current legislation to maintain a safe working environment for all employees
2. Maintaining an awareness of the regulatory and Company standards that apply to the role such as HMRC, COMAH and H&S. COMAH specific - Understand and act in accordance with the Site Emergency Response Plan in the event of an evacuation or major incident, and regularly participate in COMAH improvement activity.
3. To monitor and control the operations within their area of responsibility, identifying any breakdowns or anomalies in the process, and taking corrective action where necessary.
4. Quality control and monitoring of all production processes, adhering to established process settings and consulting with the Shift Manager with respect to any variances.
5. Carrying out cleaning and painting duties where required.
6. Assisting with the removal and recycling of any spills.
7. Monitor the condition of the skips in the Distillery yard.
8. Housekeeping throughout the department, including completion of systematic housekeeping tasks and inspections, and the reporting and logging of findings, including escalation of issues as necessary.
9. Ensuring that operations and procedures comply with all Quality Control systems e.g. FEMAs, FSSC22000.
10. Participate in continuous improvement activity through the suggestion of possible improvements, participation in, and support of, focussed improvement teams.
11. Any other duties that may reasonably be required in line with your contractual role.
You should only apply to this role with The North British Distillery Company Ltd. once you have read and understood this privacy notice which sets out the personal data we will collect from you and how it will be used. The information you provide in this application, including your name, address, email address, telephone number and previous employment history will be processed by our internal recruitment coordinators to evaluate your suitability for the role. This information will be retained by NBD for the duration of this job vacancy and will be permanently deleted once the position has been filled. You have the right to ask us to amend your records, delete your personal data or stop processing it at any time but you should be aware that without this information we will not be able to consider your application for the role. If you would like further information regarding the use or storage of your personal data please do not hesitate to contact us at 0131 337 3363. Or, to see our Company’s online privacy policy, please visit our website at http://thenorthbritish.co.uk/cookies-privacy-policy/.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Application question(s):
- If you are invited for an interview you must be able to produce evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom. Are you authorised to work in the United Kingdom?
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 30/03/2023
