Are you passionate about quality, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and excited by the idea of contributing to the final stages of production at Britain’s Oldest Brewery? Do you want to gain valuable experience in packaging and manufacturing?

Join our team and be part of crafting excellence! Shepherd Neame is looking for a motivated individual to help bottle our finest, renowned beers with precision and care. Based at our historic brewery and bottling facility in Faversham, Kent, you will work on a high-speed production line, ensuring every bottle meets the highest standards of quality and safety.

In this hands-on role, you'll be directly involved in the bottling process, playing a vital role in preparing our products for distribution in bottles, casks, or kegs. You'll thrive in a team-oriented environment where attention to detail, efficiency, and a commitment to excellence are essential.

Whether you're looking to build your manufacturing experience or seeking a fresh challenge, this is the perfect opportunity to grow your skills and be part of something truly special.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive wage
• Equipment to assist with the proper performance of your duties
• 25% discount on food at Shepherd Neame Managed Houses
• 25% discount on overnight Managed House Hotel bookings
• Up to 40% discount on select purchases from the Visitor Centre Shop at Faversham
• Sheps Hut discounts and special offers hub on 100s of high street shops and services to help your monthly pay go even further
• Financial wellbeing app and early wage withdrawal scheme
• Company Pension plan
• Share Incentive Plan
• Access to a Mental well-being platform
• 6.6 weeks holiday (+ bank holidays)

The ideal candidate:

• Work to schedules and ability to be flexible to meet production requirements
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures for the highest level of safety, product quality and housekeeping
• Passion and drive to develop and become a multi-skilled team member

The following skills are not essential but would be advantageous:

• Ability to drive a fork lift truck/clamp truck
• PC literacy relating to email, MS word, excel (SAP would be advantage)
• Prior FMCG experience as well as knowledge of WC

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee the packaging beer into bottles, cask, keg and other process areas such as canning, ullage and co-pack
• Startup, operation, changeover and shutdown of plant and equipment
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures
• First-level maintenance practices such as cleaning and defect reporting
• Alignment with World Class Manufacturing (WCM) practices such as 5S and visual management
• Perform ‘Quality at Source’ checks to ensure a first-time-right culture
• FLT truck operation and loading / unloading of delivery vehicles
• Deliver the "daily production plan" in full
• Support plant and operating efficiency initiatives
• Report and action hazards and adhere to safe systems of work
• Input production data into IT based systems
• Maintain excellent housekeeping and hygiene standards

Shepherd Neame may be Britain’s oldest brewer but our approach is anything but old-fashioned. We are an authentic, independent business, yet flexible and agile, and that has enabled us to survive and thrive based on the following Sheps Skills:

• Working Together
• Pride and Passion
• Authenticity
• Sheps Spirit

Who are we?
Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, has been based in the market town of Faversham, Kent for over 300 years. An independent family business, we boast an award-winning visitor centre and more than 300 pubs and hotels throughout London and the South East, from the historic heart of the City to the Kent coastline. We employ around 1,500 team members across our pub estate and more than 270 at our Brewery and Support Office.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion matter to Shepherd Neame. If you think you would be suited this role we would welcome your application regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.