Distillery Shift Leader—Safety, Ops & Team Growth

The North British Distillery Company Ltd.; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Generous pension contribution (employe

Profit Share Scheme

Life Assurance

Ongoing professional development

Health and wellbeing benefits

Cycle to Work scheme

Electric vehicle scheme

Long service awards

Job summary

The North British Distillery Company Ltd. is seeking an experienced Shift Manager for the Distillery/Co-Products Plant in Edinburgh.

You will provide visible leadership for safety, compliance, and efficient operations, translating site strategy into daily execution and developing team capability. You will lead a high-performing shift, manage attendance and contractor interactions, and drive improvements in process centrelining, performance and HSE compliance.

Qualifications

• Formal Management Qualification or equivalent experience in a manufacturing/FMCG setting.
• High standard of document production and report writing.
• Basic user of computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Demonstrable history of delivering measurable improvements through leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Distillery/Co-Products Plant shift with safety, compliance and operational control.
• Translate site strategy into daily execution; set clear standards and guide the team.
• Maintain shift handovers, records and timely risk escalation.
• Coordinate with maintenance and engineering for planned work and reliability improvements.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives (5S, RCA).
• Manage attendance, shift coverage and contractor interactions effectively.

Skills

Management experience

People leadership

HSE knowledge

Communication skills

Risk assessment

MS Office/Reporting

CMMS user

Tools

CMMS

Job description

The North British Distillery Company Ltd. is seeking an experienced Shift Manager for the Distillery/Co-Products Plant in Edinburgh.

You will provide visible leadership for safety, compliance, and efficient operations, translating site strategy into daily execution and developing team capability. You will lead a high-performing shift, manage attendance and contractor interactions, and drive improvements in process centrelining, performance and HSE compliance.