Warehouse Operator

BrewDog; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading craft brewery in Scotland is searching for dedicated individuals to join their Warehouse Operations team. Employees will ensure safety and efficiency while adhering to quality standards and maintaining hygiene. Successful candidates should possess a Forklift Truck Licence, effective communication skills, and good numeracy. The role includes working shifts in a collaborative environment that values personal growth and opens opportunities for advancement.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Pension enhancement

4-week sabbatical

Staff discount

Additional holiday days

Beer training

Enhanced sick pay

Life assurance

Health insurance

Qualifications

• Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Forklift Truck Licence required.
• Good numeracy skills essential.
• Excellent communication abilities required.
• Basic experience with IT systems preferred.
• Ability to handle manual lifting tasks required.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to rules and regulations for safety and quality.
• Maintain plant hygiene according to schedules.
• Execute tasks safely and efficiently per standards.
• Ensure Health & Safety standards are met.
• Keep cleaning and maintaining conditions high.
• Engage actively in process improvement.
• Build strong working relationships with team members.

Skills

Fluent English

Forklift Truck Licence

Numeracy skills

Written & verbal communication skills

Basic IT systems experience

Level of fitness

Job description

About Us

We love great craft beer. We want everyone to be as passionate about it as we are – and our central team are vital in this mission. Every single person in our team can shape our future for the better, whether that’s for our people, planet or our incredible beer. Because we expect great things from you, we give great things back.

Benefits

Bonus scheme – via BrewDog bonus scheme, our amazing crew members get rewarded when we succeed as a business. Pension enhancement – we increase our contributions to your pension up to 10% of your salary so together we can properly invest in your future. 4‑week sabbatical – after every 5 years here you will receive an additional 4 weeks off to spend doing whatever you want. Staff discount – 25% off in bars, 30% off online and 50% off BrewDog Merch to fill up your fridge and your wardrobe* (don’t put your hoody in the fridge though). Additional holiday days – for every full year completed up to your 5th year with us we add on one additional day’s leave above and beyond your initial entitlement. Beer training – we love beer and we want you to love beer too, so we’ll support you through the internationally recognised Cicerone qualifications, so you can love it almost as much as we do. And a lot more – enhanced sick pay, healthcare, life assurance, high street retail discounts, employee assistance programmes, enhanced family friendly policies around maternity and paternity leave, pawternity leave, DE+I and crew forum groups and an allowance to quality check some beers each month!

About The Role

Main duties and responsibilities

• Adhere to all rules, regulations, policies, programs and related BrewDog HACCP, GMP, 6S etc. to ensure safety / quality / efficiency of BrewDog projects, products and equipment.
• Comply with and drive adherence to all QHSE & PPE Policies without exception.
• Be proactive in maintaining plant hygiene with reference to cleaning plans, schedules and ad-hoc cleaning requirements.
• Execute given tasks including operating equipment in a consistent, safe and efficient manner, according to our established standards and SOPs.
• Be a team player who works collaboratively, is flexible and shares & supports those around them.
• Ensure site Health & Safety standards are met, showing a proactive attitude towards creating a safe working environment for yourself and the Warehouse Operations team.
• Maintain overall hygiene standards, cleaning and maintaining the site & encouraging the highest standards of housekeeping.
• Possess the ability to complete accurate conversions and changeovers to BrewDog standards.
• Provide constant involvement in process development and improvement, following instructions and carrying out necessary tasks as instructed to meet Supply Chain targets.
• Assist with any reasonable management request to facilitate the safe delivery of goods.
• Review your processes & suggest improvements as part of the Supply Chain continuous improvement ethos.
• Build strong working relationships with other BrewDog crew members.
• Packing, palletising and wrapping goods for shipment according to internal procedures.
• Carry out instructed tasks from supervisors and manager.
• Communicate effectively with others and help other members of the team with their tasks if needed.

Additional Responsibilities

• Take a proactive approach to individual learning and development to generate a greater understanding of areas that require improvement/development.
• Provide support to other members of the Warehouse Operations and wider Production team where required/requested.
• Plan the time to develop and personally improve both in the completion of day to day tasks and to create opportunities for advancement.
• Be open-minded to try new methods suggested or technologies to support the priorities of the team.
• Careful with resource and challenge others where you see wastage.
• Receive feedback and act constructively to make changes as appropriate.
• Seek help when needed and actively get to know other team members; looking to understand their roles and perspectives to better contribute to the success of the whole team.

The Warehouse team work a shift pattern of 4 days on, 4 off 7am-7pm , 4 nights on, 4 off 7pm-7am.

About You

• Read, write and speak fluent English.
• Forklift Truck Licence.
• A good level of numeracy skill is required.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Basic experience of IT systems including the use of WMS systems preferred.
• Moving cases, kegs & other manual lifting tasks needed so a level of fitness will be required.
• Foundation level of process trouble shooting.