Factory Manager

Factory Manager

Your Manager: Bottling Director

Team: Bottling & Blending

Location: Kilmalid, Dumbarton

Contract Type: Permanent

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur, and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes. 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 purposeful, inclusive, and responsible culture of authentic conviviality 

Chivas Brothers is the Pernod Ricard business dedicated entirely to Scotch whisky and is part of the Gold Brand Unit, our global division for Aged Spirits & Champagne, which brings together the prestigious portfolios of Irish Distillers, Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët and North American Distillers, alongside Chivas Brothers. Our award-winning portfolio features some of the world’s most revered single malt and blended Scotch whisky brands, including Chivas, Ballantine’s, Royal Salute, The Glenlivet and Aberlour, which are exported from Scotland to over 100 countries worldwide. As the world’s No.2 Scotch whisky producer with a 1,600-strong team across 26 sites, we are committed to upholding the heritage and pursuing the progress of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe. 

About the role 

We are hiring a Factory Manager to be accountable for leading high-performing teams, ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of the bottling facility. This role is responsible for delivering excellence across Safety, Environment, Quality, Cost, Customer Service, and Employee Engagement, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.

What you will do 

Operational Excellence & Performance Delivery

• Accountable for all operations and activity within the area and overall delivery of Customer Service, Quality, Health, Safety, Environmental and cost targets for the Bottling.
• Ensure performance information is tracked and recorded on the appropriate systems with appropriate actions agreed and executed.
• Prepare, monitor & control an annual budget, while also minimising cost through efficient running of production and deliver operational cost reduction via improvement projects, routinely reporting on the Factory P&L via the rolling forecast monthly finance forums.

Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing

• Driving our Lean Manufacturing / CI Programme across the bottling hall and all teams.
• Lead and coach teams and individuals to continuously improve process performance through the effective use of data, application of problem-solving techniques, and experimental learning.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Project Delivery

• Effective co-ordination and collaboration with other departments, in to ensure successful delivery of manufacturing projects and resolution of problems.
• Successfully manage the introduction of New Products and Design for Manufacturing initiatives through the Hall.

People Leadership & Development

• Set goals and objectives for the bottling hall team and manage performance and talent reviews through annual campaigns.
• Ensure the effective delivery of agreed training and development programmes.
• Ensure effective team working and a high level of employee engagement is in place.

Your skills and background  

• Significant management experience in Bottling Industry or other FMCG environment, along with a degree or equivalent qualification/experience in a Production or Engineering discipline.
• Skilled in providing leadership which directs and focuses the contribution of others, with the ability to provide coaching to upskill factory and supporting teams.

• Strong influencing skills: up, down and laterally, across stakeholders from various departments.
• Good knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and be committed to continuous improvement.
• Can demonstrate a quality and customer-focused approach to problem-solving and decision making.

• Financially and commercially aware, with knowledge of control techniques and good experience in the use of budgetary systems.

Why join us? 

Collective Spirit 

You will be part of a connected, international community shaped by iconic brands, a performance mindset, and a proud legacy, where 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, energy, and impact. 

Cultivate the future 

You’ll help shape a business with a soul — one that cherishes the land, respects communities, and 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 as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’.  We promote inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture, an environment where we can truly be ourselves.  

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences, and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors.  Our recruiting team are more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process, in order for you to participate fully 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
• 25 days’ annual holiday (increasing with length of service up to 27) 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 https://www.pernod-ricard.com/en 

Learn more about Chivas Brothers https://www.chivasbrothers.com/ 

Closing Date for Applications:

05th May 2026

Job Posting End Date:

2026-05-06

Target Hire Date:

2026-07-27

Target End Date: