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North Point Distillery

Company

North Point Distillery

We, at North Point Distillery, pride ourselves in creating small batches of premium, authentically Scottish spirits and making every effort to leave as little impact on our environment as possible as we do so.

Location

North Point Distillery at the Forss Business & Energy Park

Hours

37.5 hrs per week

Type

Full Time

Duration

Immediate Start

Salary

Real Living Wage (base)

Distillery Operative

Job Posted:

27th July 2026

Applications Close:

31st August 2026

An exciting opportunity to start your distilling career at an award-winning Rum, Gin, and Scotch Whisky Distillery in Caithness.

Purpose & Scope of Role

This Distillery Operative role sits within North Point Distillery’s Operations team and will provide a suitable candidate with the opportunity to gain experience across the breadth of production operations, cask warehousing, commercial bottling and logistics.

Day-to-day tasks will take place across our two production facilities in Forss, West Caithness working within a four-strong team managed by our award-winning Head Distiller, Greg Benson, who will provide daily tasks based on a monthly production plan and will support any ad-hoc activities required by the business.

In addition to on-the-job training, this development role position will provide structured learning through the Institute of Brewing and Distilling, a qualification recognised throughout the spirits industry. A further qualification (SVQ) in Food and Drink Operations will be available for those who wish to take advantage of a structured learning environment in future years.

We are passionate about developing our people and creating world-class spirits in a varied work environment, giving you a broad range of experience across different tasks and duties. This role provides the perfect platform to learn specialisation and lead a production discipline.

This is a great opportunity to work for one of the fastest-growing distilleries in Scotland. It is home to an award-winning range of spirits and is recognised internationally for its product quality and sustainability.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • The safe operation of distillery plant and equipment to produce Rum, Gin, and Whisky;
  • Daily cleaning of production equipment;
  • Daily cleaning of work stations, production floors and shared production space;
  • Ad-hoc support for liquid transfers, including bulk movements for further processing;
  • Bottling line operations, including the processing of non-dutied product for UK internal market use;
  • Supporting re-racking and re-gauging activities for internal and external casks held in our warehouse;
  • Supporting the safe emptying of stills and removal of co-products for on-site disposal;
  • Contribute to a safe working environment through hazard spotting, near miss reporting, behavioural safety auditing and participation in site-wide meetings;
  • Assist the distillery teams as required (in both production and non-production activities);

Experience & Qualifications

  • A clean Driving Licence is essential (limited car-pooling from Thurso, Reay or Melvich is possible);
  • Good numerical and literacy skills (oral, written and reporting);
  • Working knowledge of the Google Suite system (or similar);
  • Previous experience of working within a production or warehousing environment would be a benefit;
  • Forklift experience is of benefit;
  • Successful candidates should be prepared to support a diverse number of roles within the distillery; e.g., bottling, due diligence, pick-and-pack, etc.;
  • Ability to self-motivate and make autonomous, informed decisions is essential.

Physical Requirement

  • Ability to lift 25 Kg safely and unaided
  • Comfortable with occasional working from height

If you are interested in this role, please send a CV to: hello@northpointdistillery.com