Distillery Operator Technician

Distillery Operations Technician

Your Manager: Distillery Operations Team Leader

Team: Production, Malt Distilleries

Location: Scapa, Orkney

Be part of something big

We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines.

Here in the UK

In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 businesses:

• Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio
• Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market
• Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group’s duty free, air travel and cruises business.
• The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London.

We are an organisation of 2,000 employees in the UK, headquartered in London, in a brand-new office designed with sustainability, ‘conviviality’ and collaboration in mind. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside.

Your new team

This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

The scope of Operations stretches from Procurement through conversion (distillation and maturation) and manufacturing (or bottling) to all the downstream Supply Chain activities until the final product is delivered.  In addition, Operations play a very active role in Innovation, Talent Development and Operational Risk Management.

This position sits within our Malt Distillation Team who are responsible for all production operations at our malt distilleries across Speyside and Orkney.  The key pillars to the success of the team are Safety, Environment, Compliance, Efficiency and Production.

Your unique contribution

You carry out all distillery operations necessary to enable raw materials to be processed into final product and co-products of the correct quality to meet customer requirements and achieve business goals.

Candidates must be aware that the distilleries operate a rotating shift pattern covering 5 days a week, 24 hours a day and must have a valid UK driving licence.

You will have four main areas of responsibility:

• To oversee the production and distillation process, including grain transfer, milling, mashing, fermentation, wash and spirit still distillation and multiple effect evaporator systems.
• To operate a computer-based process system (SCADA) in order to produce quality distillate from raw materials and complete work in Windows based and other operating software packages.
• To take Quality Control samples and perform Quality Control tests throughout the distillation process.
• To perform fault finding analysis to optimise plant performance.

Who you’ll be working with

Internally, you’ll collaborate with other Distillery Operations Technician’s, On-Site Engineer’s, Site Management, Technical Centre team, Blending team.

Externally, you will collaborate with Contractors and Suppliers to support delivery of services to the highest standard.

Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

• Demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Are able to communicate effectively with others utilising various media.
• Demonstrate ability to develop new skills and train others.
• Understand and can contribute to continuous improvement.
• Have a valid UK driving licence.
• Full training will be provided but previous experience is welcomed.

Our mix of benefits

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Our lifestyle benefits include 20 days’ annual holiday plus public holidays, your employee pension, share in