About the Function:

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

About the role:

• To provide timely analytical measurement to operations team to guarantee Quality assurance at every stage and on finished product while meeting the production targets.
• To provide quality technical support in problem solving in operations and carry out training on quality assurance processes at all processing stages for operators.
• Provide training to operators for quality assurance of online measurement systems.

Accountabilities:

• Adherence to all company safety regulations including operating equipment in adherence to the safety guidelines to ensure all safety requirements for self and those working around the machines are met
• Ensuring that chemical reagents and equipment are well calibrated. Ensure that processes are accurate and checking the performance of measuring systems.
• Preparation and certification of reagents for use by operator and third party chemical providers.
• Carry out laboratory measurements as per the sampling schedule and in accordance to the SOPs and ensure 100% results reliability.
• Real time posting of materials out of quality stocks location.
• Develop and sustain SPC (statistical process control) for quality analysis
• Train operators on online meters calibration and accuracy check.
• Develop and participate in inter lab ring scheme programme to guarantee lab accuracy and certification.
• Analysis and coordination of monthly samples. Ensuring that actions arising from samples are closed. To monitor process critical control points and data generation.
• Recording, processing and reporting of in process quality data and IPQI in Harford system and raising actions for improvement.
• Leading RCPs and 5whys for quality related failures.
• Champion process quality assurance activities to minimise measurement and quality control work.
• Conduct measurement and data surveys aimed at process control improvements.
• Sustaining the hygiene state of the laboratories plants in accordance to the food safety standard by ensuring cleaning schedule is adhered to and CI activities are carried out to eliminate sources of dirt.
• Participate in internal audits as pre-requisite for external certification audits
• Participate in ISO and food safety audits preparations
• Participate in scheduled deep/technical cleaning activities to guarantee microbiological sterility.
• Champion hygiene and 5S activities in the process to ensure high level awareness in the entire team
• Attendance and participation in management control and reporting systems meetings and activities (Eg MMS, EISC, DMAIC, 5Why & RCPS,etc)
• Documentation of all operational activities in accordance with company procedures and policies.
• Ensure Implementation of Food safety, Quality, Environment and Safety Management Systems according to FSSC 22000, ISO 9001, ISO14001 and BS 18001 requirements respectively
• Complies with flexi deployment on shift to deliver improvement targets

Experience / skills required:

Qualifications:

• A holder of BSc. in  food science and technology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Industrial Chemistry or microbiology

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 – 3 years relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of Quality, Safety and Environmental Management systems.
• Working Knowledge in Microbiology/ hygiene, Brewing and Packaging process.