Senior Operator

Senior Operator – Weekend Shifts

Location: Shieldhall, Glasgow

Role Type: Full-time, Permanent

Shift Pattern: Friday 11:30–18:00 | Saturday–Sunday 07:00–19:00 (30.5 hours per week)
Salary & Benefits: £33,601.15 per year plus pension, share scheme, bonus, and other benefits

End date to Apply:  02nd March'26

Are you a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced production environment, takes ownership of your work, and drives operational excellence with confidence? If so, this role is for you.

As a Senior Operator on weekend shifts, you’ll enjoy having weekdays free for personal commitments, hobbies, or family time—perfect for those who value flexibility or have weekday responsibilities such as school runs or appointments.

About the Role

We are looking for a motivated Senior Operator to join our Spirit Supply team at Shieldhall. In this role, you’ll ensure the smooth and efficient movement of spirit from tanker receipt through filtration to the production lines, maintaining zero downtime and supporting on-time, in-full (OTIF) supply.

You’ll use systems such as CE2, SAP, and Siemens PCS7 to monitor and manage spirit movements, track quality parameters, and maintain equipment and consumables. You’ll work closely with internal teams, production planners, and engineers to maximize efficiency and implement proactive solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the continuous movement of spirit from tanker receipt to the production line.
• Use CE2 and Siemens PCS7 to monitor spirit offloading, filtration, and bottling parameters.
• Ensure proper operation and maintenance of filtration equipment, including bag filters and strip rebuilds.
• Manage consumables to maintain uninterrupted production.
• Follow the weekly tanker schedule and flag potential issues.
• Support the Spirit Supply Team and Site Engineering Team in achieving departmental goals.
• Participate in root cause problem-solving (RCPS) and implement long-term solutions.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Thrives in a fast-paced production environment.
• Is reliable, self-motivated, and consistently delivers high standards.
• Has experience with CE2, SAP, or Siemens PCS7 systems.
• Understands compliance procedures and quality/metrology equipment.
• Has strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Can organise tasks, prioritise effectively, and work independently as well as in a team.
• Pays meticulous attention to detail and takes pride in operational excellence.
• Is proficient in IT Skills (Excel, power point)

Health and safety compliance is key, and you’ll be at the forefront of making sure this is supervised alongside other key performance indicators and targets including production quality, production efficiency, energy management, production planning and cost efficiency.    

About the Site & Team-

• The largest packaging site in our Scotch category
• Supplies over 30 million cases annually of iconic brands including Johnnie Walker, Buchanan’s, Bell’s, and J&B Scotch Whisky
• Comprises 7 production lines, spirit supply operations, multiple dry and wet component areas, and around 400 people
• A diverse, dynamic team with excellent opportunities for learning, growth, and career progression

Working with Us 

Join us and you can expect a highly competitive base salary, plus a comprehensive benefits package including contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities, Private medical insurance, Product allowance, Contributory pension of up to 14% by Diageo, prorated annual leave for weekend staff, 6 months of parental leave to all employees & many more.. 

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. 

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. 

Our ambition is to build the best-performing, most trusted, and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people. 

We're looking for people with creativity, boldness, and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, groundbreaking brands to the next level. 

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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