About The Role
Overall purpose of Role:
To assist the Company by ensuring that all casks are fit for filling through inspecting, maintaining and repairing leaking casks.
Skills & Experience:
A proactive, time-served Cooper, experience in a manufacturing, FMCG or warehousing environment.
Comfortable working as part of a team towards shared targets, with a focus on safe operations at all times.
Technical Experience:
SIVQ or equivalent experience
Basic PC Skills – Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
Health, Safety & Environment:
Working knowledge of HSE legislation
Experience of working on a COMAH site
Behaviours:
A positive attitude with the desire to expand their skill set
'Hands On' approach to all assigned activities
Main Responsibilities: 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.
Ensuring that an adequate supply of 'fit for filling' wood is maintained.
Repairing all leaking casks by replacing hoops and bungs, and recording details of those casks repaired as required.
Dipping the casks in the warehouses to determine contents level, as well as identifying and recording cask condition.
Inspecting the condition of casks.
Hardening casks as required prior to filling.
Repair ends of casks then inspecting / testing the casks after repair.
Ensuring the accurate storage of empty casks by category and customer.
Maintaining excellent housekeeping standards across the warehousing site.
Undertaking daily site inspection and reporting any defects on items of plant / equipment / fabric as well as any deviations from normal working practice to supervisors.
Work with and advise Operatives as required.
Any other duties that may reasonably be required in line with your contractual role.
About Us
Founded in 1885, The North British Distillery Company Ltd (North British) is one of Scotland's oldest and largest Scotch Whisky producers.
We originally operated under the structure of a co-operative until 1993 and are now owned as a joint venture between Diageo plc and The Edrington Group.
We are a distillation and maturation business selling grain spirit which is used as the base for blended Scotch Whisky by many well-known brands.
The Distillery is based in Gorgie (Edinburgh) and this site is responsible for the production of new-make spirit, producing a by-product of animal feed, and energy via an Anaerobic Digestion plant.
Our main Warehousing site is based in Muirhall (Addiewell, West Lothian), with 15 maturation warehouses and responsibility for bonding, storage and disgorging.
Along with a competitive salary, North British offers the following benefits to our employees:
Generous holiday allowance Generous pension contribution (employer contribution up to 15% based on employee contribution of 10%).
Access to our Profit Share Scheme, Business Scorecard Bonus Scheme and individual performance awards (subject to eligibility) Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave package Life Assurance cover Ongoing professional and personal development A range of health and wellbeing benefits including physiotherapy sessions and Cycle to Work scheme Support for you and your family, when you need it through counselling and life management including guidance on financial, mental and physical wellbeing Access to a range of retail, travel, and lifestyle employee discounts Charity fundraising double matched donations Electric vehicle scheme Discounted AA membership rate Long service awards #J-18808-Ljbffr