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Based at our beautiful Surrey Hills distillery, the Production Assistant works as part of a small team under the Production Operations Manager to produce the entire range of Silent Pool Distillers products, turning raw materials and components into products ready for sale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting with transfer of liquid to and from IBCs and tanks
• Working on the manual and semi-automatic bottling lines, including loading, filling, labelling, and packing into cases
• Ensuring a high standard of quality control at all times, particularly fill levels, labelling and capsule application
• Assembly of gift packs
• Loading, labelling and wrapping pallets
• Preparing stock for collection by customers and hauliers
• Unloading deliveries
• Driving the van to collect and deliver raw materials to local storage warehouse
• Assisting with training of agency and part time distillery workers
• Assisting with production data record keeping
• Adherence to safe working practices and health and safety legislation, including always wearing the correct PPE
• Ensuring basic knowledge of HACCP and SALSA standards and ensuring they are maintained in production areas
• Cleaning of distillery equipment, floors, and surfaces
• Keeping stock rooms and storage containers tidy and well organised
• Movement of stock and raw materials on site using forklifts and pallet jacks

Skills & Person Specification:

• Ability to work efficiently and safely at pace to keep to tight production schedules
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Exceptional communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• A tidy and organised approach is essential
• Warehouse experience is essential
• Forklift license desirable
• Able to use common sense and initiative
• Good sense of humour
• Team player
• Interest in artisan food and drink

This role is a full time role Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm. Due to the location of the distillery, own transport is required. There is free parking on site.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £23,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Guildford GU5 9BW: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location