Warehouse Operator Level 1

Job Description

Warehouse Operator Level 1 – 2 Positions

Manager: Process Leader

Team: Production, Bulk Operations

Location: Balgray, with travel across other sites as required

Contract Type: Permanent

About the role

The role of the Warehouse Operator Level 1 is to carry out the full range of warehousing and operations tasks necessary to enable new spirit to be processed into mature blended spirit within the warehousing and operations areas to meet business goals and customer requirements.

What you will do

• Cask Management – to remove and receive casks from warehousing to meet customer demands and control empty casks to meet inventory requirements on filling, dumping and storage. You will consolidate part filled tiers to maximise warehouse utilisation and carry out regauging to update cask content information.
• Operations – to operate machinery, vehicles and equipment appropriate to skill level and training.
• Collaboration – to participate towards a positive safety culture and contribute to the Continuous Improvement Process. You will also support training of colleagues.
• Compliance – to record and retrieve data when required, recording activities on paperwork and computer. You will also maintain spirit integrity through checking identity of casks received or filled and checking casks are fit for fill and do not leak when filled, reporting any anomalies promptly, and will carry out stock checking and leak hunting to meet company legislative requirements.

Your skills and background

• Have experience in a similar role with experience operating within Health & Safety, Environmental, Revenue and Customs and other statutory requirements and with regard to Bond Security.
• Can perform tasks within a given time constraints and according to the operational plan.
• Can demonstrate the ability to develop new skills and train others.
• Are able to understand and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Competent in use of computerised software and systems.

Our mix of benefits

• Competitive salary
• Defined Contribution Pension
• Private medical insurance, including income protection.
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• 20 days’ annual holiday (increasing with length of service) plus public holidays
• Pernod Ricard share incentive plan and share ownership plan
• Life Assurance
• An allowance each year to spend on our brands.
• Our reward & recognition scheme
• Employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences, and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Our recruiting team are more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process, in order for you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.

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Closing Date for Applications

14th June 2026

Job Posting End Date

2026-06-15

Target Hire Date

2026-08-01