Job Description :

Role: Analytical and Sensory Services Manager – Guinness Beer

Location: St James Gate Brewery, Dublin 

Role Type: 14 month Fixed Term Contract   

Closing date: 27th January 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic Analytical & Sensory Services Manager to join our team at St James Gate Brewery.

About the site

St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin is Diageo's largest manufacturing facility in Ireland, and the largest stout brewery in the world, producing over three million pints of Guinness every day, supplying a growing Irish, UK and US market, and exporting to 90 global markets. Our main beer brands are Guinness, Rockshore, Hop House 13, Smithwick's and Harp. We also brew Carlsberg and Tuborg under licence for the Irish market, as well as a range of newer products, most recently Guinness 0.0 The brewery is highly utilised placing a premium on plant and process reliability.

In late 2014 Diageo completed a €169 million investment creating an extraordinary brewing centre of excellence at St. James's Gate, which has increased the competitiveness of beer exports through our end-to-end global supply chain network.  Given continued growing demand for our beers, Diageo committed a further 100 million to the Brewery last year, enabling our team to deliver increased volume, new innovations and replacing our Kegging facility.

About the role

The Analytical and Sensory Services Team, part of Diageo Beer Category at St James’s Gate, provides global technical leadership and support across more than 60 production sites worldwide, including both Diageo-owned and Third-Party Operation sites. We are seeking an Analytical and Sensory Services Manager to lead a highly skilled team of scientists dedicated to delivering global quality programs encompassing analytical, sensory, and food safety initiatives.

In this pivotal role, you will:

Define and implement strategies to enhance analytical capabilities and support the growing portfolio of products across emerging and established markets.Lead a team of scientists, protecting brand technical equity and driving quality improvements across Diageo’s beer, ready-to-drink (RTD), and mainstream spirit production.Handle laboratory budgets, contract negotiations, and external vendor relationships to deliver the overall quality agenda.Spearhead the digital transformation of global quality data, delivering innovative PBI dashboards and digital products aligned with Diageo's transformation strategy.Oversee key global programs, including Food Safety (GPIP), the Analytical Proficiency Scheme (BAPS), and the Taster Validation Scheme (TVS).Actively contribute to the global Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) working group and external advisory committees.

About You

We are looking for a dynamic leader with a strong technical background and proven leadership skills to drive quality excellence. You will bring:

Experience and Skills

Qualification in Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Food Science, or a related discipline.A consistent track record of technical or supply chain achievements across complex projects.Demonstratable laboratory experience.Manufacturing experience (brewing experience is desirable but not essential).Cross-functional experience in technical, operations, or product quality roles.Leadership experience in managing and developing teams.Proficiency with LIMS systems, data visualisation, and statistical processing.Awareness of Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and risk management.Strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence stakeholders across the organisation.High energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative team-player mindset.

Key Capabilities

Self-guidance and the ability to take ownership of processes.Strong troubleshooting and problem-resolution skills.Leadership by example with a hands-on approach.

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of quality management and analytical strategy within Diageo’s global operations. If you are passionate about innovation, leadership, and driving excellence, we’d love to hear from you!

About us

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character, and in 250 years, nothing’s changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy. And it’s why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve.

Our ambition is to build the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you

Working with Us

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including annual bonus, product allowance, 6 months paid family leave, private medical insurance, share options, contributory pension scheme.

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.

Worker Type :

Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)

Primary Location:

St James Gate

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-01-13