Barrel Park Operator – Forklift/Telehandler Driver (3 Shift rotation)

Cambus, Alloa

Full time, Permanent

2 Positions available

Salary - £39,135.58 (including shift allowance) + competitive benefits package including pension, shares scheme, 6-month paternity leave and annual bonus!

Closing Date is: 09/04/2024

About us

As the home of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, at Diageo we source, produce and deliver 6.5 billion litres of world-leading products every year across 180 markets globally. Because of this huge undertaking, we rely on highly advanced systems as well as the very best talent to make sure our businesses continue to run smoothly.

About the role

As a Barrel Park Operator within our dedicated teams at Cambus you’ll play a pivotal role in the whisky supply process and will oversee and control the safe movement of spirit within an established set of process procedures.

You’ll be responsible for transporting empty casks to the Filling store, Cooperage and Barrel-park using telehandlers, Rough Terrain Forklifts, and tractor/trailers.

Own the process of loading and unloading safely and efficiently.

Successfully and safely build cask stows (pyramids) whilst adapting to last minute changes

Be responsible for attending daily meetings and feedback on issues or any performances improvements and apply all safety, environmental and HMRC standards and procedures.

You’ll actively support and contribute to the Business strategies.

Respond promptly and appropriately to any deviations from scheduled output and any emergency and breakdown situations.

The role holder is required to manually handle the casks and training will be provided to any successful applicants.

Health and safety compliance is key and you’ll be at the forefront of making sure this is supervised alongside other key performance indicators and targets including production quality and HMRC compliance.

Shifts

Your rota on our 3 shifts pattern consists of:

Early shift - Monday to Thursday 5.45am to 1.45pm and Friday 5:45am to 12:30pm

Back shift - Monday to Thursday 1:45pm to 10:00pm Friday 12:30pm to 6:30pm

Nightshift - Sunday to Friday 10:00pm to 5.45am

About you

We’re looking for someone who can work well within a team as well as the ability to make effective decisions and thrive in situations where they can solve problems.

Be able to push forward your own ideas about improvements to current approaches and appraise new opportunities. Have the drive to make a positive difference to manufacturing excellence and show your excellent communication skills.

It would be advantageous if you had a forklift and/or telehandler licence however this is not essential (this should be stated on your resume/CV).

You'll be working alongside both internal and external partners to achieve shared and individual goals.

You’ll have demonstrable knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and environmental risk principles.

Skills and proficiency are things that matter to Diageo, and so we’d love to hear from candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and experience who are excited about transferring those skills and experience into a Whisky maturation environment.

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

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