Visitor Services

Contract Type: Permanent 
Salary: £25,829 – £28,251 per annum
Grade: FC05 
Hours:  36 Hours Per Week 
Location: St Andrews Museum, St Andrews
Job Reference: ON000483

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation we specialise in making jaws drop, hearts warm, eyes light up and imaginations run wild.  We work with a huge range of partners, artists and creatives and our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places. An ambitious leadership-oriented charity, we’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting.  

We’re a real Living Wage employer, and we offer a local government pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and flexible working opportunities.  If you need to travel for work, we can provide pool cars if you’re near head office or pay travel expenses so you are not out of pocket! Along with this, you can also access discounted gym/swim memberships and other employee benefits. 

The Role 
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join us as a Venue Supervisor based at St Andrews Museum. The post holder will also have operational responsibility for some smaller sites including Methil Heritage Centre, St Monans Windmill & The Laing Museum in Newburgh.

You will be a key figure, responsible for the promotion of all services within St Andrews Museum and the small museums across Fife and will be responsible for all aspects of people management for your team. You’ll have responsibility for administrative, budgetary and financial tasks along with ensuring all working and public areas are kept safe, and all our collections are secure. As a member of our Operations Management Team, you’ll work closely with various teams across OnFife to maintain and improve our customer experience.   

This is a full-time post, and your days and hours of working will flex to meet the business needs and this will include weekend and evening working. St Andrews Museum has seasonal opening hours so you may be required to flex your hours at different times of the year to reflect the operational requirements.

To view the job description, please visit our current vacancies page on our website. 

About You 
You’ll be an experienced people manager who loves a challenge, excels at building strong relationships and has a passion for providing excellent customer service and delivering exceptional visitor experiences. You will have a passion for culture, the arts, local history and bringing stories to life. You’ll be organised and have strong IT skills along with an understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace. 

How to Apply 
If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, you can contact Tracy McCafferty, Venue Manager for an informal chat. Contact details can be found on our current vacancies page on our website.

When you’re ready to apply, please download and complete our application form, and return this along with a completed equal opportunities form to HR.FCT@onfife.com.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer. 

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community and are committed to the Armed Forces Covenant.  

The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 7 March 2024.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
 To support with inspections and maintenance of countryside infrastructure (bridges, benches, steps, boardwalks, etc)
 To undertake trail management (strimming, cutting, remedial path work, etc)
 To demonstrate the Trust’s Health and Safety procedures
 To actively and positively engage with visitors to raise and improve public awareness of key issues, while promoting the Trust
 To support Rangers with preparation and delivery of events and education programme
 To help with biological recording and data entry
DIMENSIONS AND SCOPE OF JOB
Countryside & Estate Management
 Undertake condition assessments of countryside infrastructure and report issues.
 To carry out basic practical countryside management including visitor infrastructure repairs, strimming, footpath maintenance and fencing as required.
 To carry out practical property management including litter picks.

Public Engagement & People Management
 Engage with visitors.
 Support with delivery of programme of events and education.
 Liaise with other property and other Trust staff and volunteers.
 Supervise volunteers assisting with delivery of practical estate management.

Natural Heritage Conservation
 Support biological recording and monitoring across estates – target species/habitats include bats, badgers, fen and ponds, and woodlands.
 Supporting with delivery of INNS management

Finance Management
 Not a budget-holder but will be expected to take responsibility for effective management of Trust resources in allocated areas.
Tools/Equipment
 Will be frequent user and conduct maintenance of tools, machinery, vehicles, and equipment subject to appropriate training.

Brand Home Guide

Caol Ila Visitor Centre

Permanent, full-time

We have an outstanding opportunity to join our dedicated team at our Caol Ila Visitor Center as a Brand Home Guide.

You will be responsible for:

Being an integral part of the visitor centre team, as a Brand Home Guide, you’ll be required to deliver high standards of customer service and an outstanding and memorable visitor experience. Our tours are the opportunity for the public to learn who we are and what we do, you’ll be guiding them around our beautiful distillery representing the brand and Diageo using the full training provided. 
  
You will assist with ticket sales and promoting our brand throughout the full experience. From warmly greeting our guests to providing advice and information on the offerings of our outstanding visitor experience.

There will be shop duties and upselling products will be required alongside the merchandising of our other products in the retail area. 

You’ll help with the planning and implementation of special events throughout the year. 

This role will require weekend and evening work.

To be successful in this role:

We’re looking for people with character: driven, resilient and open-minded.  Are you passionate about customer service and a team player?  We certainly hope so! 

 
We’re looking for someone who values the importance of working in a team and being able to build strong working relationships with customers as well.  Ideally you will have insight into the drinks industry or worked within a hospitality enviroment.

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:

Membership discounts and product allowance
Contributory pension scheme
Competitive annual bonus (dependent on performance)
Generous holiday allowance
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

About Us

This is a chance to be involved in an ambitious and truly one-of-a-kind team where our aim is to create remarkable and unforgettable experiences across each and every one of our venues across Scotland. Our Malt Brand Homes will take visitors on an immersive, multi-sensory journey through the flavours of Scotland, sharing our love for Scotch with a new generation of whisky drinkers. Visitors will lose themselves in the journey whisky-making in our experiences and make purchases from our fantastic retail offerings. We want our guests to embrace every minute with us and feel the same way we do about our heritage. Being part of Diageo means being a torchbearer for our brands and making them even better for the next generation. It’s a career-defining responsibility. If you have a genuine passion for our craft, our character and our products, help us continue the story and build a great career in the process. 

The Caol Ila is an iconic visitor centre that provides extraordinary visitor experiences to all our visitors from around the globe.  We captivate and educate our guests whilst leading them throughout our full-sensory interactive tour and tasting experiences. Our people are making history every day and act as true ambassadors for this inspiring brand.  

Feel inspired? Then we may have the opportunity for you.

Hours: Full-Time (40 hours per week, worked Mon-Fri between the hours of 7am and 6pm)
Duration: Permanent
Pay: £12.60 per hour

The Royal Yacht Britannia is an award-winning, five-star visitor attraction and exclusive evening events venue in Edinburgh, which employs more than 160 staff. This former floating palace of Queen Elizabeth II, usually attracts circa 350,000 visitors a year from around the world, and would normally host circa 100 exclusive evening events per annum.

Britannia provides an exceptional experience for visitors. This dedication to excellence has led to the Royal Yacht being rated as Tripadvisor’s No.1 UK Attraction (AGAIN), and the top 1% in the world in its category.

Our Visitor Experience department is dedicated to ensuring that visitors receive the highest level of customer experience possible and we are looking for a Facilities Officer to join the team.

Working with the Senior Facilities Officer and reporting directly to the Visitor Experience Managers, key responsibilities will include:

– Receiving and dealing with deliveries.
– Exterior cleaning and weeding.
– Basic maintenance/DIY tasks.
– Caring for planters and hanging baskets.
– Valeting, charging and driving company vehicles.

The ideal candidate will enjoy a varied role and be committed to delivering high standards in a fast-paced environment.

Company benefits include:

– 10% employer pension contribution with a choice to contribute up to a further 5% yourself, which would then be matched by us as well! (So 20% potential contribution to your pension).
– 33 days pro-rata annual holiday entitlement.
– Life Assurance.
– Complimentary tickets.
– Staff discount in the Gift Shop, Royal Deck Tearoom & The Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar aboard Fingal.
– Free car parking for staff.

If you feel you have the personality, skills and experience we are looking for, then we would love to hear from you.

Please send your CV outlining why you feel you would be suitable for the role of Facilities Officer to: recruitment@tryb.co.uk or postal applications to:

Sarah Thomson
Visitor Experience Manager
The Royal Yacht Britannia
Ocean Drive
Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 6JJ

Closing date: 20th March 2024

No agencies please.

Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to unsuccessful candidates. If you have been selected for interview you will be contacted directly.

Are you looking for your next opportunity where you can combine your passion for leading a team and providing exceptional visitor experience? Well, this may be the perfect role for you…

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Setting the Scene…

The revival of the Rosebank Distillery, located in the heart of Falkirk, is well and truly underway and we’re very proud of the results.

Once revered by whisky connoisseurs the world over as the ‘King of the Lowlands’, we (Ian Macleod Distillers) were thrilled to acquire the Rosebank site and brand back in 2017, following its previous closure in 1993. Promising to breathe new life into the Distillery and honour it’s unique production technique, we have put significant investment into reviving the Distillery to its former glory.

In the summer of 2023, we were delighted that our Production team were able to gain access to the Distillery, and for the first time in 30 years’, the stills were fired up and we were producing Rosebank again – a very special moment for us indeed!

With the final construction work and the finishing touches in our Brand Home (visitor attraction) now nearing completion, we have our sights set on our next major milestone… opening the doors and welcoming visitors into this iconic Distillery from Summer 2024 – a very exciting time for both us and the local community in Falkirk!

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Our opportunity…

At the heart of our brand, product and experience are our people – it’s our people who make all of the magic happen and so, as a brand new visitor attraction, we are undertaking our final preparations to welcome visitors from all over the world. A critical element to our success here will be ensuring we have the right team in place, leading the way and delivering exceptional visitor experiences.

With that in mind, we are delighted to now formally welcome interest in our 3 x Brand Homes Duty Manager opportunities. These are brand new roles which will report into our Distillery Experience Manager and form part of our core on-site management team on a permanent basis.

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Role Purpose…

These roles will be responsible for leading a team of Distillery Ambassadors (c. 10 direct reports to each Duty Manager) in the delivery of tours, tastings, events, trade visits and all visit related activity to a high standard. This is a unique and exciting opportunity as the successful candidates will play a pivotal role in establishing a brand new team and developing the culture which will make this a great place to work. If you are a strong people manager and are looking for a new challenge, with a true passion and dedication to providing exceptional visitor experience in a warm and friendly environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you…

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Who We Are Looking For…

In order to be considered for this opportunity, we are looking for candidates who have previous experience in a similar role to ours and can clearly demonstrate they have exceptional customer service and people management skills, ideally within a visitor attraction and/or hospitality environment. Previous experience within the whisky and spirits industry would be beneficial but not essential. In addition, previous experience of establishing and developing a new team and/or site would be advantageous.

We are looking for someone with a charismatic, warm and engaging personality, who is able to lead a successful team of individuals, establishing a warm and friendly culture. An effective communicator who can build strong relationships, and work together with the team to deliver a seamless service which will excite and delight our customers. We are looking for candidates who have an eye for detail and a drive for ongoing improvement!

We operate annualised hours, therefore previous experience of managing these operationally would be advantageous.

Candidates must also have a true and authentic passion for our Rosebank brand and be able to help translate brand values and ethos throughout all aspects of the operational world.

Due to the nature of our operation and these roles, we are looking for candidates who have flexibility in their availability as roles will be offered on a flexible 4 from 7 day basis (equivalent of 36 hours per week) including occasional evenings and regular weekends to facilitate our tour and event offering.

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Next steps…

If after reading through, you still find that all of this really excites you, then we would love to hear from you! Please remember that you will need to clearly demonstrate how your skills and previous experiences are a perfect fit to what we are looking for. If you have all of this combined with a positive, fun and engaging personality and attitude, then do get in touch!

Please note, this is an open application window therefore we may close the advert at any point depending on the candidate applications received so our recommendation is that you apply early to ensure you don’t miss out!

Proudly supporting the #OpenToWork movement.

Ian Macleod Distillers (IMD) are proud members of the Scotch Whisky Association, Drink Aware and the Portman Group. In our individual IMD way, we endeavour to follow best practice to help shape our commitment to wider social responsibility and industry standards. We are advocates of promoting responsible selling and consumption of alcohol.

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