Head of Grain Distilling

Head of Grain Distilling

Pernod Ricardis a worldwide leader in the spirits andchampagneindustry blending traditionalcraftsmanshipstate-of-the-artbrand development and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka Ricard pastis Ballantines Chivas Regal Royal Salute and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies Jameson Irish whiskey Martell cognac Havana Club rum Beefeater gin Malibuliqueurand Mumm and Perrier-Jouëtchampagnes. Our mission is to ensure the long-term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposefulinclusiveand responsible culture of authentic conviviality.

Chivas Brothersis the Pernod Ricard business dedicated entirely to Scotch whisky. Our award-winning portfolio features some of the worlds most revered single malt and blended Scotch whisky brands includingChivas Ballantines Royal Salute The Glenlivet andAberlourwhich are exported from Scotland to over 100 countries worldwide. As the worlds No.2 Scotch whisky producer with a 1600-strong team across 26 sites we are committed toupholding the heritage and pursuing the progress of Scotchand ensuring its sustainable future as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

About the role

We are hiring a Head of Grain Distilling to be responsible for providing leadership and direction for all grain distilling operations. The role translates business and supply requirements into safe resilient and efficient site performance balancing volume quality service cost people capability legal compliance and sustainability commitments. You will provide visible leadership bring clarity support multidisciplinary teams and ensure that operational improvement and capital investment deliver measurable sustainable value.

What you will do

Safety & Compliance

• Promote and support a safety-first culture and ensure full compliance with health safety environmental quality food safety and regulatory requirements.
• Lead process safety risk management incident learning and continuous improvement programmes.

Operational Excellence

• Work with teams to deliver production outcomes safely reliably and to high-quality standards.
• Improve plant performance through collaboration insight and continuous improvement with focus on reliable asset performance maintenance operational resilience and business continuity planning.

Performance & Efficiency

• Support teams to improve efficiency productivity and responsible cost management across energy water yield and asset utilisation.
• Use data automation and digital tools to inform decisions solve problems and improve ways of working.

People Leadership

• Lead coach and develop capable engaged teams including direct leadership team.
• Build an inclusive engaged culture that promotes accountability collaboration and continuous learning.

Sustainability

• Deliver ambitious sustainability goals including decarbonisation resource efficiency and environmental performance improvements.
• Partner across the business to balance environmental impact operational resilience and commercial performance.

Strategy & Investment

• Shape and deliver the capital investment roadmap ensuring projects are safely executed and deliver long-term value.
• Build trust-based relationships with key stakeholders regulators and industry partners while contributing to strategic business decisions.

Yourskills andbackground

• Bring senior leadership experience in distillation spirits manufacturing or a comparable process manufacturing / high hazard environment with a combination of technical expertise and commercial and financial acumen.
• Demonstrated delivery of measurable cost efficiency reliability and sustainability improvements without compromising safety or quality.
• Experienced in leading supporting and developing people as well as change management and talent development.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and externally communicating effectively at diverse levels.
• Hold a relevant degree or professional qualification and a full UK driving license with ability to travel as required

Why join us

Collective Spirit

You will be part of a connected international community shaped by iconic brands a performance mindsetand a proud legacywhere collaboration fun and ambition coexist.

Craft your path

We empower you to own your career innovate boldly and grow alongside our business surrounded by leaders who value curiosity energyand impact.

Cultivate the future

Youllhelp shape a business with a soul one that cherishes the land respects communitiesand brings good times from a good place responsibly and sustainably.

People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit asCréateursdeConvivialité. We promote inclusion throughout our business and supply our teams we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culturean environment where we can truly be ourselves.

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills experiencesand achievements not your gender age ethnic or educational background or any other such recruiting team are more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview processin order foryou toparticipatefully in our recruitment experience.

Our mix of benefits

• Competitive salary along with performance related bonus
• Defined Contribution Pension Private medical insurance including income protection
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual holiday entitlement (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
• Regular events in our very own office bar

Learn more about working with Pernod Ricard more about Chivas Brothers Date for Applications:

2nd October 2026

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