Careers

PROCESS OPERATIVE

Exciting opportunities have arisen within our Process Team.

Duties include:

This practical, hands-on role will involve working as part of an experienced team who are responsible for the fermentation and maturation of our premium ciders. You will specifically be responsible for the movements of and additions to cider during the fermentation and maturation process.

Attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure with a focus on quality will be key to ensuring that our wonderful ciders are produced and finished to the premium standards we require.

This is a full-time, permanent position with shifts involving a four on, four off shift pattern of 6am - 6pm.

If you like the sound of what you’re hearing, join our team where People, Pride, Passion, and Expertise matter!

Benefits include:

• Company Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Corporate Healthcare Cash Plan
• Share Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Free on-site parking with discounted EV chargers
• Employee discount across our Visitor Centre Shop and Scrumpy House Restaurant
• On-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Additional holiday purchase scheme available

Maintenance Engineer

We are currently recruiting within our Engineering Team for Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineers.

Duties include:

We are looking for candidates who have a proactive approach to engineering and are able to cover a range of issues associated with production equipment on site including; fault finding on equipment, resolving breakdowns and carrying out an extensive planned maintenance programmes.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills/experience:

• Demonstrable experience in electrical & mechanical engineering;
• Good understanding of working with production equipment and PLCs;
• Effective communication skills and a team player;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
• High attention to detail;
• Previous experience within the FMCG industry would also be advantageous.

This is a permanent full-time position involving rotating shift patterns of: 6.00 – 14.30, 14.00 – 22.30 Monday – Friday, 22.00 – 06.30 Sunday – Thursday.

If you like the sound of what you’re hearing, join our team where People, Pride, Passion, and Expertise matter!

Assistant Restaurant Manager

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within our Hospitality Team as Scrumpy House Restaurant Assistant Manager.

Duties include:

This role will involve supporting the Hospitality Manager with the day-to-day operations of the Scrumpy House Restaurant, including the delivery of catering and refreshments of breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as undertaking functions and special events such as private parties and corporate hospitality. The successful candidate will be working as part of an experienced team who are responsible for great customer experience at Westons.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills/experience:

- Previous experience of successfully managing or assistant managing a busy restaurant.

- Cash management experience.

- Stock management experience.

- Willingness to support the small team in all areas of restaurant operation, including cooking, kitchen cleaning and service.

- Excellent customer service and communication skills.

- Ability to work well under pressure, whilst still providing a great customer experience.

- Ability to multitask and prioritise workload.

- Able to work well as part of a team.

Benefits include:

• Company Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Corporate Healthcare Cash Plan
• Share Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Free on-site parking with discounted EV chargers
• Employee discount across our Visitor Centre Shop and Scrumpy House Restaurant
• On-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Additional holiday purchase scheme available

If you like the sound of what you are hearing and think you have got the skills needed to join our family business, then apply today!

If you like the sound of what you’re hearing, join our team where People, Pride, Passion, and Expertise matter!

Technical Compliance Lead

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled Technical Compliance Lead to join our dedicated team!

Duties include:

The Technical Compliance Lead will drive protecting brand and business reputation through engagement in our Integrated Management System. This role requires an understanding of customer needs and requirements to develop effective sustainability and quality control processes. The Technical Compliance Lead will have a key contribution to making progress towards Net zero 2050.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following key skills and experience:

• Minimum 3-5 years experience in Technical, Compliance or Auditing roles within food manufacturing.
• High attention to detail.
• In depth understanding of quality control procedures and relevant legal standards.
• Internal Audit experience, ideally Lead Auditing.
• Statistical analysis.
• Proficient in IT literacy with experience of Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI.
• Degree educated.
• Ideally HACCP and Food Safety Level 3 trained

This is a permanent position, Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm.

If you like the sound of what you’re hearing, join our team where People, Pride, Passion, and Expertise matter!

For further information about the role, please contact the HR Team on 01531 660 233.

Benefits include:

• Company Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Corporate Healthcare Cash Plan
• Share Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Free on-site parking with discounted EV chargers
• Employee discount across our Visitor Centre Shop and Scrumpy House Restaurant
• On-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Additional holiday purchase scheme available

Chef/Cook

We are currently seeking to recruit a Chef/Cook to join our fantastic Scrumpy House Restaurant which serves a mouth-watering menu of delicious, locally sourced food.

Duties include:

The successful candidate will work alongside the Hospitality Team and will provide food preparation and catering for the Scrumpy House Restaurant. This includes breakfast, lunch and dinners as well as catering for functions and special events such as private parties, corporate hospitality and staff long service/retirement lunches.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills/experience:

Essential:

• Previous experience of working in a kitchen environment – training and support can be provided!
• Documentation and Stock Rotation knowledge
• Excellent Food Hygiene knowledge
• Flexibility to cover functions and events
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Able to work under own initiative as well as working within a team
• Ability to work well under pressure

Desirable:

• City & Guilds 7061/2 or equivalent NVQ
• Food Handlers Certificate – Level 2 or above
• Personal Licence is advantageous

This is a full-time, permanent position, primarily consisting of straight day shifts. The Scrumpy House operates seven days a week, with standard opening hours from Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm (kitchen closes at 3:00pm). We also run our popular Scrumpy Thursdays, with extended service from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

Weekend hours are 10:00am to 4:00pm, with extended opening on Saturdays from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

The role is 35 hours per week, spread over 5 out of 7 days (including weekends), with opportunities for overtime. Therefore, flexibility is essential.

If you like the sound of what you’re hearing, join our team where People, Pride, Passion, and Expertise matter!

Benefits include:

• Company Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Corporate Healthcare Cash Plan
• Share Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Free on-site parking with discounted EV chargers
• Employee discount across our Visitor Centre Shop and Scrumpy House Restaurant
• On-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Additional holiday purchase scheme available

Key Account Manager – On Trade – Pub Co’s & Regional Brewers

We are looking for an experienced and commercially driven Key Account Manager to manage and grow a portfolio of On Trade customers, focusing on Pub Co's and Regional Brewers. This field-based role is responsible for delivering budgeted sales targets while building strong, long-term customer relationships.

Duties include:

Location: Field-based – candidates must be based in the Southern Region of the UK, ideally within the M4/M5 corridor.

Key Responsibilities:

· Achieve annual sales volumes, revenues and profit though a specified, directly managed account base.

· Develop a contact strategy with all customers, including Procurement/Commercial Managers, Sales Teams, Telesales, BDM’s, Marketing Managers.

· Construct and activate journey plans to cover entire customer base consisting of existing stockists and prospect accounts as directed.

· Implement agreed channel activity as directed by the Business Unit Controller and/or On Trade Customer Marketing team in line with our portfolio strategy objectives.

· Maintain accurate customer records & contact reports.

· Execute minimum call targets as directed by Business Unit Controller.

· Develop detailed market place knowledge – accounts, personnel, competition, emerging businesses.

· Support Business Unit Controller & National Account Managers as directed.

What you’ll bring:

Essential:

· On Trade Sales experience

· Excellent individual and group presentation skills

· FMCG trained

· Results driven

· Commercial acumen & awareness

· Team player

· Computer Literate and confident in using Microsoft Office packages.

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

· Ability to build good rapport with internal and external stakeholders

· Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Desirable:

· Drinks industry experience

If you like the sound of what you’re hearing, join our team where People, Pride, Passion, and Expertise matter!

Our benefits include:

• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Corporate healthcare cash plan
• Share scheme
• Life assurance
• Free on-site parking with discounted EV charging
• Employee discounts in our Visitor Centre Shop and Scrumpy House Restaurant
• On-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Additional holiday purchase scheme

Warehouse & Yard Night Shift Supervisor

We’re now looking for a Warehouse & Yard Night Shift Supervisor to play a vital leadership role in keeping our operations running smoothly through the night.

Duties include:

As our Night Shift Supervisor, you’ll lead and inspire a dedicated Warehouse and Yard team, creating a safe, efficient, and well-organised working environment during our night operations. Working closely with production and Transport, you’ll ensure finished goods, materials, and dispatches are managed seamlessly, helping our world-class ciders reach customers far and wide.

This is a hands-on leadership role, spending around 75% of your time on the floor, supporting your team and leading by example, alongside 25% administrative and reporting responsibilities.

Working hours: Permanent role, 7:30pm – 3:30am, Monday to Friday, with flexibility to work additional hours when required, including weekends.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Leading Warehouse & Yard operations during the night shift (6pm–6am coverage)
• Championing colleague safety, wellbeing, and high standards
• Supporting production through effective materials supply and internal transfers
• Managing finished goods put-away and dispatch preparation
• Maintaining smooth, accurate inventory control
• Driving performance through clear communication and strong leadership

What you’ll bring

Essential

• Experience supervising warehouse or logistics teams
• Background in fast-paced production or distribution environments
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop people
• Solid understanding of Warehouse & Yard operations and inventory control
• Comfortable working night shifts
• Strong communication skills

Desirable

• Forklift / MHE licence
• Health & Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH)
• Experience using WMS or ERP systems
• Experience supporting manufacturing or production environments

If you like the sound of what you’re hearing, join our team where People, Pride, Passion, and Expertise matter!

Our benefits include:

• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Corporate healthcare cash plan
• Share scheme
• Life assurance
• Free on-site parking with discounted EV charging
• Employee discounts in our Visitor Centre Shop and Scrumpy House Restaurant
• On-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Additional holiday purchase scheme