Operations

ABOUT US
Our company values are at the foundation of everything we do.
We focus on products that we love.
We’re realistic.
We keep our conscience clear.
We achieve everything as a team.
We deal with the difficult stuff first.
We spend our money on the right things.
We invite our friends to parties.

2022 has already proven to be a very exciting year at Muckle Brig as we finally opened our new Lind & Lime Gin distillery on Coburg Street. This greatly enhanced our production capacity for gin, but also provided us with a superb new brand home where we now welcome visitors for weekly tours.

Moving forward, the Port of Leith Distillery will open in early 2023. Here we intend to make a remarkable new single malt Scotch whisky and become a major new tourism landmark in Edinburgh.

OVERVIEW
From a single person in a garden shed, our company has grown to include multiple sites, brands and a team of 34 (and growing) passionate and talented individuals.

We’re now beginning to piece together the team that will produce The Port of Leith Single Malt whisky. Reporting to the Head of Whisky, you will be part of the founding team that brings our distillery to life.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for hands-on production across all distillery functions

Ensure highest standards of quality and consistency of all new make spirits

Analyse mashing, fermentation, distillation and maturation processes and collect relevant data

Be involved with stock auditing and quality control of raw materials, equipment and end products

Maintain compliance systems, especially Health & Safety, Environmental, HMRC, Quality and other standards

Be able to carry out Warehousing and Maturation operations

Prepared to work a 24/7 shift rota, over a 40-hour working week

Carry out routine maintenance of the plant based on internal maintenance schedule

Ensure housekeeping and upkeep of the production and maturation areas

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & ATTRIBUTES

IBD General Certificate in distilling preferred, not necessary

Degree or equivalent in any STEM fields preferred, not necessary

High attention to detail, especially to quality standards and compliance systems

Proactive, Continuous Improvement and problem-solving skills

Adapt to change in rapidly growing business

Proficiency in Microsoft applications desired

Technical and hands-on distilling or whisky maturation preferred, not necessary

Full, clean driving license

The Caretaker is central to ensuring efficient day-to-day operation of Greyfriars Kirk. The person is responsible for setting up and preparing the interior for church services and Outreach events, routine maintenance and overseeing cleaning. They are responsible for overseeing visitor opening during the day. As duty manager (mostly evenings), they oversee rehearsals, concerts and social events. The Caretaker/Duty Manager will report directly to the Operations Manager.

The role

To act as the Competent Person for health and safety with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) as defined under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and be the charity’s subject matter expert for health, safety and advise on occupational hygiene including responsibility for health-related projects, such as organising talks and training for staff.

Some of the things you’ll do:

To act as the Competent Person for health and safety in RZSS as defined under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and be the charity’s subject matter expert for health, safety, and occupational hygiene.
Support and contribute to the management, development and implementation of RZSS’ evolving Health and Safety strategy, plans, policies and operational procedures to meet required legal standards and targets.
To administer and co-ordinate the internal Health and safety Committee
To provide professional technical and practical advice on all health and safety aspects of RZSS activities.
To proactively monitor business health and safety performance improvement and devise improvement measures as appropriate.
Ensuring that all Health and safety policies, procedures, rules and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated and communicated. Making sure that accurate health and safety training records are maintained. for courses run or organised by RZSS Health and Safety
What we’re looking for:

Educated to degree-level in a relevant discipline (or with equivalent practical experience) with demonstrable experience in supporting a health and safety advisory function
Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health, or equivalent qualification e.g. NEBOSH
Up-to-date practical knowledge and understanding of health and safety management systems and their implementation in a complex organisation, including risk assessment; identification, assessment and control of hazardous substances; vehicles/plant/machinery; asbestos; physical agents (noise and vibration); fire risk
Experience of developing and delivering core health and safety training courses which could include, but are not limited to, Manual Handling, Risk Assessment, Fire Safety, Managing Safely management.
What you’ll get in return:

37.5hr working week (Monday to Friday with travel between our locations)
34 days annual leave (pro rata)
Access to a healthcare plan
Employer contributory pension scheme
You will receive a staff membership which will give you (and family/friends) free (and discounted) entry to both the Highland Wildlife Park and Edinburgh Zoo as well as a number of other Zoo’s across the UK.
Shortlisting of applications and interviews for this position will take place while the advert is live; the advert will close once a successful candidate has been found. Interested candidates are therefore encouraged to submit applications as quickly as possible.

Please see the role profile for further information on what the role involves and essential/desirable criteria.

The Maintenance Supervisor is primarily responsible for onsite grounds keeping and general maintenance activities.

They will also be required to perform Castle duties such as working in the ticket kiosk and cleaning as deemed necessary by the Custodian/Deputy Custodian during periods of holidays and lower staff levels.

Main duties are seasonal in nature and the successful candidate will require to have the ability to plan out and self-manage their workload to ensure they are using their time effectively over the course of the year.

This is an active role that requires a good level of physical fitness.

See attached job description for more details.

Full-time, Permanent

Salary £28,437 – £31,170 per annum (Band 6A)

Plus generous benefits package

Hybrid working

ABOUT THE ROLE 

Working as part of a small flexible team, you will support the provision of all technology and information services across the National Galleries of Scotland through the management of systems and supply support to a wide user base. 

As the IT Support Officer, you will provide first, second and third-line support for all IT and digital services (including desktops), applications, infrastructure, AV support and telephony. You will manage and respond to service desk calls (incidents, service requests, and change requests) in line with agreed service management processes and defined SLAs. 

Working well as part of the team is as critical as knowledge of the systems. 

THE DIFFERENCE YOU’LL MAKE 

 In all that you do, you’ll work as part of the IT Team to operate and manage IT, digital and audio-visual technologies in support of the visitor experience and operational activities of NGS. Reporting to the IT Support Manager you will also:

Diagnose and resolve applications, system, network and desktop related queries, problems, and faults. 

Promote IT best practice to all, offering advice on application and technology usage and IT Policy. 

Always maintain data confidentiality and abide by all NGS and associated external policies and procedures. 

Install, maintain, and dispose of standard hardware and peripherals in accordance with NGS and associated external policies and procedures. 

Install, configure, and support physical and virtual desktop application software. 

Administer, configure, and maintain key IT and digital systems as necessary. 

Manage and maintain desktop builds and software packages for remote deployment/installation. 

Manage and maintain desktop application security through updates and patching. 

Develop and evaluate new builds, applications, and hardware. 

Ensure technical and user documentation is correct and relevant and update where required. 

Assist with IS/IT Projects and developments within the department. 

Provide advice and manage IT departmental hardware, software, services, and solutions. 

Undertake IT infrastructure and directory services administration and management where required. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR 

When applying and answering our quick question please tell us more about you, how you meet the requirements, and what you will bring to the role. This will be your opportunity to stand out as well as tell us what you are looking for from us. To succeed in this role, you’ll need the following range of knowledge, skills, and experience: 

Professional, further, or higher education qualifications in an IT-related subject or equivalent experience. 

Proven IT Support experience in a multi desktop OS environment (minimum of 1 year).

Excellent understanding and experience of service management principles (i.e. service desk processes) and service desk software packages. 

Excellent understanding of MS technologies including Exchange, Office 365 and Teams and also PC and peripheral architecture. 

Excellent knowledge of Active Directory and Group Policy administration and management. 

Good understanding of IT networking fundamentals, virtualisation technologies and working within a virtual desktop environment. 

Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate at all levels. 

Knowledge of remote software installation methods and management tools. 

Ability to prioritise and manage varied/heavy workloads in ever changing environment. 

Excellent customer focus skills with a flexible approach and excellent problem-solving skills.

Scottish Canals is an innovative, forward-thinking organisation dedicated to safeguarding a crucial part of Scotland’s heritage whilst stimulating business growth, job creation and income generation by helping to create stronger communities, attract new customers and income and working with and through empowered and motivated people.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Technician/Engineer to join our small but dynamic team. This role will ensure the holiday boat fleet is well maintained and repaired to the highest standard and always ensure provision of the highest level of customer service in all aspects of the customer’s journey. This will be split between servicing, diagnosing, and repairing all diesel boat engines, and covering operational duties and customer services on the bankside, such as handovers and customer familiarisation. Participation in the call out rota is required.

The holiday boats consist of 19 narrow beam canal boats, operated for 3 holiday hire companies. Our pace, personality and people make us amongst Scotland’s top visitor attractions. If you’re interested in tourism, travel, international visitors, events, boating and outdoor activities, then this could be the perfect job for you.

Main responsibilities include:

Maintain admin systems for the 19 boats to ensure the smooth running of departing and returning boats
Servicing and diagnostics of diesel engines
Be responsible for managing information from holiday boat companies
Be responsible for complying with all statutory regulations pertaining to operating the holiday boats
Support the Holiday Boat Marine Mechanic Team Leader and manager on a daily basis
Skills and experience required:
Qualified engineer/technician
Diagnose faults and repairs, working unsupervised
Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative
Excellent customer care skills
Experience of steering and propulsion systems, 12V and 240V systems
Welding, plumbing and painting experience advantageous
Full UK driving licence

The role is offered on a permanent, full-time basis. Scottish Canals also offers a generous annual leave entitlement along with enhanced company sick pay, discounted shopping vouchers, salary sacrifice tech-scheme and contributory pension scheme with a matched employer contribution of up to 10%.

Scottish Canals are dedicated to to safeguarding Scotland’s crucial canal heritage whilst stimulating business growth, job creation and income generation by helping to create stronger communities, attract new customers and income and working with and through empowered and motivated people.

In partnership with NatureScot and funded by ERDF (European Regional Development Fund), we have a 6 month fixed term opportunity for a Volunteer Co-ordinator to join our Placemaking team to support the organisation in engaging with local communities, volunteers, partners and stakeholders to deliver a volunteer programme based around the Canal network in Inverness.

As Volunteer Coordinator you will be based primarily in The Treehouse, our newly built social, training and activity hub located at the Muirtown Basin in Inverness.
You will manage, lead, coach and develop volunteer group leaders and volunteers for various roles and tasks within Scottish Canals and will work to promote volunteering in general.

As this is a new role, there is an opportunity to be flexible in developing the role and as such you will be a highly organised, driven self-starter with ability to operate independently.

The role is offered on a fixed term basis and attracts a salary of £25,700 p.a. (pay award pending).

The post is Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week although some flexibility may be required for special projects.

Scottish Canals also offers flexible working, a generous annual leave entitlement along with enhanced company sick pay, discounted shopping vouchers, and a contributory pension scheme with up to a 10% employer contribution.

Primary responsibilities of the role:

The Volunteer Coordinator will develop and deliver Local Volunteer Action Plans by working Asset Management and Operational teams to develop core work packages for volunteers to deliver;

Work with established community group including the Friends of Merkinch Local
Nature Reserve and other partners where appropriate.

Establish a volunteering strategy and programme of engagement activity for community outreach in the area based on the opportunity provided by the Tree House building from its base in the Merkinch and South Kessock community

Liaising with partner groups to develop activities and events throughout the local Scottish Canals network, working in partnership with corporate and individual groups and bodies to support delivery of canal based maintenance and related activities.​​​​​​​

Engagement and talks with Schools to take young people into the greenspace

Skills and employment development through volunteering and awards e.g. John Muir Award for Conservation

Guiding the Volunteers to enable them to work safely to defined standards for the activities they will be involved in completing all relevant registration and safety related documentation.

Skills and Experience:

Experience of working within relevant environment e.g canals / waterways.
Experience of leading a team or Volunteer group.
Good numeracy and literacy skills.
Relevant experience of working with Volunteers and young people.
Relevant awareness of working with individuals or groups with special needs.
Relevant heritage and environmental awareness.
Full clean driving licence
Experience of working with contractors etc
The post holder will have good organisational skills, be an effective communicator and work well as part of a team with a positive attitude and work well as part of a team.

The role – 6 Months Fixed Term

To carry out veterinary nursing duties in support of our animal welfare strategy and to deliver an excellent quality service in line with agreed procedures and service standards, in support of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) vision and mission.

Some of the things you’ll do:

* Ensure the health and welfare of animals in your care is managed to the highest standard, considering relevant legislation and best practice animal management and health and safety.
* Assist as directed by your manager in patient treatment, lab analysis and sample transportation.
* Ensure that all vet equipment, lab, pharmacy and vet procedure rooms are maintained in a safe and clean condition.
* Responsible for the running of the pharmacy; ensuring guidelines set out by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Medicines Directorate legislation are met.
* Carry out ordering of equipment, pharmaceuticals and consumables and ensure stock-taking procedures and expiry are all well maintained as per procedures and standards.
* Maintaining liquid nitrogen stock levels, ordering and organising delivery.

What we’re looking for:

* You’ll have a Veterinary Nursing Certificate, Level 3 and a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) and working knowledge of veterinary legislation and best practice.
* Proven practical experience in Mixed (Large and Small animal) practice.
* Experience of working in a small team and the ability to work individually as well as part of a team and demonstrate good organisational and time management skills.
* The ability to undertake basic laboratory procedures in-house. Have experience with current anaesthetic and surgical techniques.
* Full driving licence.

Shortlisting of applications and interviews for this position will take place while the advert is live; the advert will close once a successful candidate has been found. Interested candidates are therefore encouraged to submit applications as quickly as possible.

We offer a range of great benefits which can be found at www.rzss.org.uk/about-rzss/staff-benefits

Please visit the RZSS Job Opportunities page for further information and details on how to apply.

This job is primarily about helping to maintain high standards of presentation and safety internally and externally for our many visitors. In 2021 we were the 5th most visited paid attraction in Scotland. We are willing to consider candidates with any amount of experience, from a junior who will be trained in all aspects of the role, to an experienced technician who can hit the ground running, to a specialist electrician who will take responsibility for electrical maintenance as well as general tasks.

Summary:
Ensure the safety of visitors through health and safety checks and remedial work as necessary. You will be responsible for maintaining all exhibits, lights and effects in full working order. You will also be involved in prototyping and building new exhibits. Tasks will be allocated according to your skill set.

What we are looking for:
Basic skills or the ability to learn in all or most of the following: electrics, joinery, painting and decorating, plumbing and IT skills.
Good communication skills, numeracy, organisational abilities, and initiative.
Ability to work well on own or with others.
Flexibility to work outside the normal opening hours of the building, for those jobs that need done when no visitors are present.