Be part of the beginning –
Balmaud is a true Highland Single Estate Distillery, where every part of the whisky making journey happens in one place. Built in 2024 by the family who has farmed the land for generations. The family run distillery is set amongst the fields where the malting barley is grown and powered by green energy produced on the farm. Now with a team of skilled craftsmen, producing a new Single Malt Scotch Whisky alongside our pilot plant to produce other spirits.
We are looking for passionate people to join us as we create a new whisky legend – where everyday’s work shapes a legacy that will ensure for decades.

EXPERIENCE

• Candidate will require to demonstrate good initiative and ability to problem solve
• Ability to work well on your own and within a team
• Strong work ethic
• Good ability to accurately record data and act on results as necessary
• Diligent with attention to maintaining high standard of housekeeping
• IT literate
• Minimum 5 years’ experience required
• Previous engineering experience is an advantage
• May be required to work additional hours as necessitated by the needs of the business.
  Salary will be dependant on experience.
  Please only apply if you are already within travelling distance to the distillery.

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Distillery: 5 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Turriff AB53 5PT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 31/08/2025
Reference ID: Distillery Operator 0

Reporting to the distillery manager and head operator, candidate will process and observe the malting, mashing, fermentation, and distillation processes, as well as equipment performance and reliability, ensuring machines are set up and calibrated correctly, and perform basic maintenance. Assist in warehousing and all other distillery operations, ensuring all activities are carried out to the highest quality and safety standards.

• Intake raw materials
• Process of the raw materials
• Monitor and record process information.
• Maintain a good standard of site housekeeping
• Perform maintenance
• Assist with warehousing operations
• Assist with tanker loading operations and take and record spirit accounts
• Adhering to HMRC, health & Safety, food safety and environmental compliance
• Vatting, bottling and packaging of whisky and other spirits
• Any other distillery operations as required