Bottling & Logistics Controller

Job Description:
Bottling and Logistics Coordinator

Chase Distillery

Full time - Permanent

Closing date - 31st July 2023

Bottling and Logistics Coordinator - Salary - £ 26,676 + competitive benefits package including pension, shares scheme and bonus

Champions of Diversity and Inclusion

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of
_“celebrating life every day everywhere”_. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

You can read more about our diversity and inclusion values by visiting our website here

Flexibility

This is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time and compressed hours. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

**Benefits**:
Join us and you’ll receive a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including
- 6 months, fully paid, Family Leave for new/expecting parents - regardless of gender
- Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Share options
- Contributary pension scheme
- Option to opt into private medical cover
- Manufacturing Incentive Plan (MIP) annual bonus incentive based on site & individual performance
- Product Allowance
- 34 days annual leave

About Us

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character and in 250 years, nothing’s changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy. And it’s why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve.

About the role

As a bottling and logistics controller at Chase Distillery, you’ll play a pivotal role in a multitude of areas across site, primarily responsible for the safe coordination of logistics, including collection and delivery schedules, as well as effective inventory control, stock taking, and ensuring the correct materials are scheduled for the correct bottling line, in line with company targets and schedules.

You will liaise with teams across site, including the supply planner, bottling teams and business leaders to ensure that quality and efficient targets are achieved.

Key responsibilities within this role will be to ensure incoming goods are receipted alongside compliance checks, which will be recorded and stored on our computer systems with discrepancies/ none arrivals communicated. You will also be responsible for recording finished goods promptly and accurately and providing material picking requests.

You will also help to driving team performance within our bottling operations by supporting teams facing challenges and seeking areas to be reviewed to increase efficiency and support with on-site targets. To do so, you will assist in the control and monitoring of the bottling line’s daily progress through visual leadership and providing support as required.

We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate the ability to work well in a team environment, prioritise and manage their own workload, and actively identify and contribute to continuous improvement projects across site. Previous experience within a logistics or coordinator role would be advantageous but is not essential. Full training will be provided.

Health and safety compliance is key, and you will be at the forefront of making sure this is supervised alongside other Key Performance Indicators and targets including security, environmental and HMRC requirements.

The systems coordinator role will cover a 5-day rota working Monday - Thursday 08.00am - 16.30pm, and Fridays 08.00am - 14.00pm

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone who can work well within a team and use their own initiative to make effective decisions and thrive in situations where they can solve problems

You’ll be focussed and professional in your work approach, embrace change and take ownership for driving local improvement initiatives.

You’ll have a good knowledge of computer programs such as excel.

This role does require you to be a confident and effective communicator with good networking and relationship building skills. Leadership qualities would be advantageous for this role.

You’ll make this role your own. We want you to push forward your own ideas about improvements