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Our Craft
Edrington’s vision is to give more by crafting exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands. The Macallan is our central focus, supported by Highland Park and The Glenrothes in the single malt category. Our portfolio is completed with Brugal rum from the Dominican Republic, Wyoming Whiskey in the American Whiskey category and Valdespino sherry from Jerez in Spain. Edrington also has a strategic partnership with No.3 London Dry Gin.
Our Craft
Edrington’s vision is to give more by crafting exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands. The Macallan is our central focus, supported by Highland Park and The Glenrothes in the single malt category. Our portfolio is completed with Brugal rum from the Dominican Republic, Wyoming Whiskey in the American Whiskey category and Valdespino sherry from Jerez in Spain. Edrington also has a strategic partnership with No.3 London Dry Gin.
Our principal shareholder is a charitable trust, so we were built to make a world of difference. Discover a place where values define our culture. The home of exceptional brands, where people and teams thrive.
Our Blend Of Benefits
* Salary - £25,840 per annum, plus shift allowance (circa £5000 annually)
* 37 days holiday, plus 4 Giving More volunteer days
* Save for retirement and invest in your future - pension contributions (employee up to 8.75%, employer up to 14%)
* Share in our success with up to 10% Share Reward scheme (subject to eligibility)
* Private medical insurance that covers the cost of private healthcare and includes round the clock access to GP services and menopause health line
* 24/7 support for you and your loved ones to counselling, life coaching and information on financial, mental, and physical wellbeing
* Experience our exceptional brands with a generous annual product allowance, plus at least 20% discount in our staff shop
* Embrace work-life harmony with 26 weeks’ paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and up to five paid carers leave days a year
Embrace Excellence
As The Macallan Chef Apprentice, you will work towards and complete a SVQ in Professional Cookery at SCQF 5 or 6. This programme is for a 12-18 month period with a view to becoming a Commis Chef. As Chef Apprentice with the Macallan Estate Experience, you will be part of the team that delivers the entire culinary experience across the Estate. This is a chance to train under and be inspired by a Head chef with multi Michelin experience. We are in search of an ambitious individual that aspires to be a chef with a positive and approachable manner who would thrive on the fast pace of working in a busy kitchen. We are looking for someone who wants to learn about kitchen operation, has a huge passion for food and willingness to learn, you will be working under close supervision and all training in all areas of the kitchen operation will be provided.
Make an Impact
* Preparation of ingredients to assist more senior chefs
* Maintaining high standards of hygiene
* Rotating food, putting away inventory and dealing with deliveries
* Measuring ingredients and sizing portions accurately
* Learning about food safety techniques
* Preparing foods for mise en place, which involves chopping vegetables, stocking stations, organizing ingredients and partly cooking some foods
* Ensuring full compliance of all food hygiene and health and safety regulations including HACCP, COSHH and all other distillery related due diligence and controls
* Ensuring all working areas are clean and tidy and ensuring no cross contamination
* All learning and development requirements are undertaken in good time and completed to a high standard
Your Talent And Skills
To be successful in this role, you have basic cookery skills with the drive to learn and develop your culinary skills. You communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. You understand safe food handling and food rotation practices, and you actively contribute to maintaining a hygienic and safe kitchen environment. Your friendly and approachable manner makes you easy to work with, whether you're interacting with customers or colleagues. You take a flexible approach to tasks, consistently demonstrate strong timekeeping, and show a clear commitment to executing your responsibilities with precision. You take pride in your work, show a strong sense of ownership, and remain calm and composed under pressure
We’ve put together some criteria that we think is important for this role, but don’t worry if your experience and expertise isn’t an exact match. If you feel that you can add value to our role and to Edrington more broadly, we would welcome your application and be eager to learn more about you.
A Place For Everyone
We’re proud of our inclusive culture – where unique experiences, ideas and perspectives are celebrated. We want everyone to feel respected and empowered to contribute to our success.
Get involved. From colleague networks like Balance, Pride and Kick-Start to inclusion allies and DE&I champions, we encourage our people to be curious, get involved and help us make change happen.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Internship
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Beverage Manufacturing
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