Description:
The Lark Vision:
Our vision is to be a global icon in single malt whisky, while being considered the most innovative distillery in the world. Our ambition is to make Lark whisky a globally consumed, recognised and loved Tasmanian brand icon that celebrates our connection to the craft, the community and each other. We envision a better future, a better solution and a different approach, one where our journey is about the quiet pursuit of the extraordinary by honouring tradition whilst creating new meaning and layers to the Lark story.
ABOUT YOU:
Following the strong growth of the Lark Whisky brand, we are on the hunt for a self motivated Production Manager, to join and lead our production team over multiple sites across Tasmania.
You will align the production teams to ensure seamless and efficient outputs from the various manufacturing processes (distilling, coopering, bottling) in order to achieve the ambitious growth goals of Lark ensuring no compromise on safety or quality. We are seeking an experienced, knowledgable and passionate individual, to live and breathe the Lark brand.
TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL NEED:
Minimum Experience required:
- Managing Cooperage – with a focus on refurbishing ex fortified, and ex bourbon NMS filling
- Distillery – Overseeing production plans, experience managing distilleries producing 500,000+ Lals per year
- Whiskey maturation warehousing – Management of bond stores and maturing liquid, with a focus on quality. Overseeing all blending processes.
- Experience in delivery and maintaining a health and safety framework
- At least 5 years of distillery management experience.
Nice to have:
- Experience managing teams in multiple geographic locations.
- Track record of Improving safety on sites to match and exceed legislative requirements
- Knowledge of hazardous areas for flammable products
- Experience in implementation of Lean principle
Traits and skills needed for success:
- Great people leading skills
- Balancing multiple priorities & flexibility for changing priorities
- Good communication
- Experience in improving the whisky manufacturing process and reducing its environmental impact
- Safety first mindset
- Flexibility in production but without compromising quality
- Managing to a budget covering multiple sites/departments
- Strong compliance management skills of various production site areas
- Experience and strong understanding of maintenance and engineering requirements of a distillery
- Experience with Worksafe requirements of distillery operations.
- Experience for project planning and management and CI.
- Qualified and experienced in conducting audits
- Experience in HACCP
- At least 3 years managing teams.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Ensuring a safe environment for employees and visitors
- Health, Safety & Quality compliance
- Drive CI culture empowering team to improve safety, productivity and quality while reducing cost
- Build & deliver NMS and cask plan based off blending and long term forecast requirements
- Ensure delivery of NMS/Casks/Blends on time to plan and on budget
- Drive collaboration between spirit teams (Distilling/Warehouse/Coopering) to best deliver goals seamlessly
- Control capex and spend management
- Ensuring best quality product
Cooperage:
- Managing production targets
- Working to create an efficient manufacturing system and mindset
- Cross training staff
Cambridge distillery:
- Managing production targets for pot still and column still
- Growing a CI culture on site
- Encouraging an atmosphere that promotes innovation
Warehousing:
- 100% accuracy on blending from casks to finished products.
- 100% stock take accuracy
- Logistics optimisation
BEHAVIOURS:
- Strong values around people empowerment and development, a great people leader
- Accountability and ownership
- A mindset to challenge the status quo to seek improvements where possible
- Strong communication, both within the team and department and with other departments
- Strong desire to learn
This role will be located at both Cambridge and Pontville, on a full time basis, based on a 38 hour week. A valid drivers licence and access to a car is essential.
If you meet all of the requirements listed above, please share your CV and include a cover letter introducing yourself.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $110,000.00 – $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Maternity leave
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Cambridge, TAS 7170: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Application Question(s):
- Competent using Word, Excel & Power point
Experience:
- Distillery Management: 5 years (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 25% (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Expected Start Date: 04/04/2024