Spirit Supply Area Leader

The Opportunity

We currently have an exciting 12-month rare opportunity for a Spirit Supply Area Leader to join us at our famous Dufftown distillery, to lead the operational team to the highest possible standards, working with on-site teams to operate and drive continuous improvement in all areas of the operations, including efficiency, quality, productivity, proper maintenance, and full compliance to all relevant standards.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the distillery operational area to the defined standards, implementing and adhering to WGW processes and guidelines, including the management of non-conformances.
• Manage the efficient and cost-effective functioning of the distilling area, producing the right amount of spirit, on time, to the required quality standards, whilst maximising productivity and minimising the environmental impact.
• Manage the efficient and cost-effective functioning of the spirit area, controlling spirit receipt, efficiently managing filling / emptying operations, performing spirit blending and compounding to specifications and with minimal losses, ensuring timely spirit tanker dispatch, and managing spirit customer orders to full satisfaction.
• Monitor and assess productivity performance and financial costs, supporting the development of continuous improvement plans and initiatives that drive efficiencies across distilleries to increase competitiveness, customer service and quality.
• Oversee and review departmental energy/utility usage, minimise all wastage and continuously improve environmental performance.
• Manage quality control across the department to ensure full compliance to quality specifications, identifying corrective and preventative actions and following through to timely completion.
• Deliver comprehensive support to maintenance programmes (PPM and reactive), working closely to ensure stock availability of critical spares and to identify and implement improvement areas.
• Oversee and implement WGS 'Approach to Safety' manual and statutory standards in department and ensure all non-conformances are flagged in a timely manner and inputting to improvement initiatives.
• Manage and deliver adherence to all relevant compliance processes, including Environmental Regulatory compliance, and identify and drive improvements.

About You

Trust and respect are vital in this team. We seek an experienced people leader who can nurture development, both personally and within the team, delivering manufacturing excellence. Our ideal candidate is someone with demonstrable manufacturing leadership experience, in a fast moving and high demand environment. Industry knowledge is preferred yet not essential, however knowledge of process infrastructure will provide a distinct advantage.

What can we offer you?

• 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 (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.

Are you that ‘Rare Character’ we are looking for?