About the Role
As a Vatting Operator, you will play a vital role in ensuring blending activities are completed safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards. Working within our Spirit Supply team, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of production schedules while maintaining compliance with quality, safety and excise requirements. The role also acts as deputy to the Process Lead - Blending & Vatting when required, providing support across operational and compliance activities.
Key Responsibilities
•Ensure blending activities are completed in line with agreed production plans and quality standards.
•Manage SAP, DRAMS and Scada transactions within required timescales.
•Maintain accurate records, including IBS tracker updates and month-end accounts.
•Complete HMRC submissions and carry out appropriate accuracy checks.
•Support bottling and export schedules through effective vatting operations.
•Conduct spirit intake and dispatch activities, including tanker movements.
•Carry out IBC filling, vat-to-vat transfers, spirit reduction, spirit colouring and chill filtration processes.
•Monitor and maintain high GMP and housekeeping standards.
•Promote a strong safety culture and ensure safe systems of work are followed.
•Maintain site security and excise compliance standards.
•Build positive relationships with transport providers and key stakeholders.
What We're Looking For
Minimum Qualifications
•Higher level education, workplace training or qualification demonstrating good numerical and written skills.
•Forklift Truck certification beneficial.
•Banksman training beneficial.
Relevant Working Experience
•Demonstrable experience working within a food or drinks processing, maturation, warehousing or blending environment.
•Experience within the whisky or spirits industry would be advantageous.
Skills
•Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
•Intermediate IT skills, including Microsoft Excel.
•Knowledge of SAP and DRAMS would be advantageous.
•Understanding of risk assessments, safe systems of work and health & safety legislation.
•Strong attention to detail and commitment to product quality.
•Ability to work effectively as part of a team and build strong stakeholder relationships.
•Familiarity with excise requirements and bonded warehouse operations.
•Ability to work accurately under pressure and manage competing priorities.
*JOB ADVERT CLOSES 18th September*
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Please note: We are not accepting applications or CVs from recruitment agencies for this vacancy.
This job will close on the 18th of September. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of submitting your application, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We wish you all the best in your future job search.
Vatting Operator employer: CVH Spirits
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