Distilleries Team Leader in Keith

Team Leader

Your Manager: Distillery Operations Manager

Team: Distillation & Maturations, Malt Operations

Location: Speyside - will be located at one of our distilleries in the Moray area with requirement to travel across different sites, as required.

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.

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.

The key pillars to the success of the team are Safety, Environment, Compliance, Efficiency and Production.

Your unique contribution: The Team Leader will assist the Operations Manager in effectively managing distillery operations sites and support the delivery of our long‑term strategy by leading the development of people, plant, safety and equipment. You will have four main areas of responsibility:

• Distillery Operations – to deliver distillery & business objectives aligned to key performance Indicators and to implement and manage various projects within distillery operations with a clear structure, change control and communication with all involved.
• Compliance – to maintain compliance with H.M. Revenue & Customs requirements, Company quality, health, safety, environmental, energy management, time management and food / feed safety standards, as well as with all internal and external regulatory control.
• People Leadership – to develop and coach people in your team to ensure delivery of business targets.
• Business Improvements – to assist in the development of business short, medium and long‑term strategies and to maintain and report progress on improvement strategies.

Who you’ll be working with: Internally, you will collaborate with the wider Distillation & Maturation team as well as other teams across the organisation, including Health & Safety and HR. Externally, you will collaborate with contractors, vendors, and suppliers to ensure delivery of services to the highest quality.

Your blend of talent: This position could be right for you if you:

• Have experience in supervising or leading people, in a production environment, with the ability to co‑ordinate resources and analyse production data.
• Can make decisions based on a logical approach to fact gathering.
• Have a good understanding of continuous improvement and a comprehensive awareness of business compliance requirements.
• Hold a current UK driving licence.

Our mix of benefits: For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. Our lifestyle benefits include 25 days’ annual holiday (increasing with length of service up to 27) plus 11 public holidays, your employee pension, share incentive plan, share ownership plan, life assurance and more!

We have employee‑run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion. People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’. We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain.

Closing Date for Applications: 07th April 2026

Job Posting End Date: 2026-04-08

Target Hire Date: 2026-05-04