Distillery Process Shift Operator

Suntory Global Spirits; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Suntory Global Spirits in Northern Ireland is seeking to produce New Make Spirit to agreed quality standards while maintaining a strong focus on safety and efficiency. You will work as part of a semi-autonomous team across the full range of distillery processes and on a rotating shift schedule, taking ownership for personal and site performance to hit targets.

Expect to actively promote EHS culture, comply with all regulatory and company standards, and contribute to local KPIs such as

Qualifications

• Experience implementing Lean practices and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to local production KPI targets (OTIF, OEE) and achieve targets.
• Follow SOPs and WI's to understand and control production processes (malting, mashing, distillation, warehousing).
• Maintain hygiene standards and monitor plant equipment to ensure quality and safety.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Job description

What makes this a great opportunity?

The production of New Make Spirit (NMS) to agreed quality standards, whilst maintaining a strong focus on safety & efficiency. Operating as a semi-autonomous team member, across the full range of distillery processes and across a rotating shift environment, taking ownership and responsibility for own, and team/site performance to achieve targets and objectives. EXPECTATION SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

EXPECTATION SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

• Responsible for the Health & Safety of self, colleagues, and others, as well as company plant and equipment
• Challenges any unsafe behaviours, at all levels of the business and amongst contractors, suppliers and visitors
• Promotes the development of positive EHS culture, processes and performance, within the local team and site, and supports other team members and departments to do the same
• Complies with all Statutory, Regulatory and Beam Suntory Global Standard requirements
• Complies with all Feed Materials Assurance Scheme (FEMAS) safety requirements as appropriate
• Contributes to local EHS KPIs, highlighting performance out-with agreed parameters
• Ownership and knowledge of EHS, SOPs, COSHH, RA's and any other department specifics
• Supports or undertakes local audits, internal audits and external audits, highlighting concerns and helping to manage actions to completion
• Performs regular Environmental, Health and Safety checks, analysing results, and seeking Continuous Improvement Opportunities
• Ensures appropriate EHS Training is maintained for self through regular 1-2-1's with Team Leader or Manager
• Understands the EHS risks and control measures under COMAH and DSEAR
• Understands their role in the QEHS management system (IMS) and how their performance and behaviours can impact on the Environment, Health & Safety

Role Responsibilities

PRODUCTIVITY

• Contributes to local and site production KPI's (e.g. OTIF, OEE etc.)
• Fully understands performance targets and ensures that the required level of performance are met and sustained, including their own personal input
• Challenges Ways of Working and utilises Focused Improvement tools to seek Continuous Improvement opportunities
• Optimises utilisation of materials, plant and equipment within own work areas
• Monitors daily production trends, adjusting the program accordingly to ensure targets are achieved (e.g. OEE, Volume, Yield & Energy) within own work areas
• Follows SOP's, WI's, etc., demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of production processes within own work areas (e.g. Malting, Mashing, Distillation, Warehousing etc)

QUALITY

• Fully understands performance targets and contributes to local and site Quality KPI's
• Ensures that highest standards of quality are maintained, through constant vigilance and inspection, looking for ways to improve through own work areas
• Monitors plant and equipment to ensure optimum hygiene standards are met, and general housekeeping is completed within own areas
• Adheres to all Quality procedures, making suggestions to adjust control parameters based upon trends, and assessing any changes made within own work areas
• Understands the theoretical process, monitoring critical control points and highlights non-conformances within own areas
• Ensures accurate material, process liquor and spirit sampling, labelling and analysis

COST

• Contributes to local and site Cost KPI's (e.g. PIP's, Energy Monitoring, Waste Reduction etc.)
• Contributes to the effectiveness of Operations, maximising efficiencies and local Energy/Waste KPI's, seeking Continuous Improvement opportunities across own work areas
• Ensures the attainment of Cost targets and follows Liquid Gold philosophy, within own work areas
• Maintains a high focus on loss and waste across all processes, resources and material steams within own work areas
• Adopts the philosophy of "Business Owner" when considering performance and cost across the site
• Ensures sufficient stock of materials are available and they are used in the proper rotation

DELIVERY

• Contributes to local and site Delivery KPI's
• Supports the business in delivering excellent service OTIF across the site
• Ensures that all team objectives are achieved across the site
• Collates accurate data on all aspects of plant, process or line performance, monitoring trends and reporting variation from program or plan
• Communicates to internal and external suppliers/customers/logistics providers etc. if any change to program or plan impacts service or supply requirements within own work areas
• Ensures that all function specific and strategic targets are achieved, supporting contingency plans as required

Qualifications

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE EXPECTATION LEAN MANUFACTURING Supports and promotes the implementation of OBSW throughout the site Drives OBSW continuous improvement processes through the effective use of TRACC LEAN methodology and best practices Monitors and maintains Safety and 5S standards across the site through 5S Audits, Behavioural Safety Audits, Waste Walks etc. Follows the standa