Cask Operator

Our Craft

Edrington’s vision is to give more by crafting exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands. The Macallan is our central focus, supported by Highland Park and The Glenrothes in the single malt category. Our portfolio is completed with Brugal rum from the Dominican Republic, Wyoming Whiskey in the American Whiskey category and Valdespino sherry from Jerez in Spain. Edrington also has a strategic partnership with No.3 London Dry Gin.Our principal shareholder is a charitable trust, so we were built to make a world of difference. Discover a place where values define our culture. The home of exceptional brands, where people and teams thrive. 

Our Blend of Benefits

• Salary  - £19.37 per hour, £37,771.50 per annum
• 37 days holiday, plus 4 Giving More volunteer days
• Save for retirement and invest in your future - pension contributions (employee up to 8.75%, employer up to 14%)
• Share in our success with up to 10% Share Reward scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Private medical insurance that covers the cost of private healthcare and includes round the clock access to GP services and menopause health line
• 24/7 support for you and your loved ones to counselling, life coaching and information on financial, mental, and physical wellbeing
• Experience our exceptional brands with a generous annual product allowance, plus at least 20% discount in our staff shop 
• Embrace work-life harmony with 26 weeks’ paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and up to five paid carers leave days a year

Embrace Excellence

Part of the cask operations team, the job requires cask handling/manual handling skills. This individual will be involved in the moving of casks including stowing and stowing of casks, and the loading and unloading of vehicles. Job also involves the painting and stencilling of casks. General Housekeeping duties. The individual should have a driving licence as Tractor, Telehandler and FLT driving may be required. Individual will require to scan cask barcode tickets and use the appropriate equipment for this purpose.

Please note this is a 6 month FTC 

Make an Impact

• Loading casks into vehicles and/or trailers to be sent to customers
• Handle and manoeuvre empty casks e.g. barrels, butts and puncheons safely.
• Unloading vehicles from customers
• Ensure barcode gun used to track cask repairs and cask movements through cask tracking.
• Stencil and paint casks where necessary
• Operating equipment such as FLT, tractor/trailer, stacker as required.
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in all areas of cooperage
• Empty Dust extraction unit
• Support training of colleagues as required.
• Ensure safety and quality of work at all times by following documented procedures.
• Adhere to the Company’s Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
• To be able to explain you and your department’s role within The Macallan Estate in a courteous and knowledgeable manner to guests, doing so in a way that meets the exacting standards of our brand and guest experience.

Closing Date: 29th June 2026 

Your Talent and Skills

• Comfortable using written and numerical information in day-to-day tasks
• Cask Handling an advantage
• IT literate and comfortable using handheld technology
• Basic problem-solving skills
• Ability to adopt new technologies, implement and use when required
• Attention to detail – accurate record keeping and data entry.
• Ability to be self-motivated and demonstrate ownership over tasks.
• Clean driving licence

We’ve put together some criteria that we think is important for this role, but don’t worry if your experience and expertise isn’t an exact match. If you feel that you can add value to our role and to Edrington more broadly, we would welcome your application and be eager to learn more about you.

A Place For Everyone

We’re proud of our inclusive culture – where unique experiences, ideas and perspectives are celebrated. We want everyone to feel respected and empowered to contribute to our success.Get involved. From colleague networks like Balance, Pride and Kick-Start to inclusion allies and DE&I champions, we encourage our people to be curious, get involved and help us make change happen.