Vatting Technician Are you an ambitious individual who loves a challenge, thrives in a fast paced environment and wants to be at the very heart of our business? If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!
Donohoe Drinks Company in Waterford are Ireland's oldest independent manufacturer of alcoholic beverages and we have recently joined the portfolio of companies under West Cork Distillers. We are a contract bottling, manufacturing and blending company, with over 125 years in the business and our flexible plant enables us to fulfil small quantities for specialist or premium products and high volume established brands.
We're seeking applications for the role of Vatting Technician, based in our Waterford plant. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established, energetic company in this growing FMCG sector.
This is a permanent position and will involve working a two-shift cycle, Monday to Friday, alternating between day and evening shift each week.
As Vatting Technician you will: Be part of the team in the day to day vatting function, to achieve daily and weekly output targets.
Liaise with suppliers (both internal and external) to ensure that delivery dates are met.
Off-loading and receipt of bulk tankers of spirit and related materials.
All tasks involved in blending and filtering of products in line with specifications, ISO systems and procedures.
Create goods receipt purchase orders for spirits, ingredients and process consumables.
Filling of tankers / mini-tanks for dispatch to Contract Bottlers and Bulk Customers.
Liaise with the Production Management team leaders to ensure timely supply of spirit to the bottling lines.
Complete all necessary quality assurance inspections of bulk spirits and related materials upon receipt.
Inventory Control: conduct daily stock count of spirit and related materials, manage returns from bottling operations.
Inform Customs and Excise of any reportable spirit discrepancies.
Ensure strict adherence to Bottling Supply procedures and Customs and Excise compliance.
Monitor stock levels of all materials and order ingredients to ensure adequate stock levels to meet production requirements.
Rotation of materials to ensure that they are used on a FIFO basis.
Operate the RO water treatment plants and complete CIP of vats where necessary.
Assist in the documentation of processes.
Skills and experience required: Beverage/bottling background desirable.
Must have a positive attitude and the ability to motivate, organise, develop and lead a team by giving direction, instruction, guidance and example.
Strong numerical and verbal reasoning.
Good communication and interpersonal skills IT literate Planning and problem solving ability Energetic and flexible, with a "can do" attitude Decision making ability Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
Fluent spoken and written English to ensure that health and safety and quality proceeses and procedures are fully understood and complied with We offer: Competitive salary Pension Death in Service Benefit On-site parking Bike to work Full training provided This role offers a variety of experience and training to the right candidate and a vibrant environment to work in. If you think this opportunity is for you, send us your CV.