The state-of-the-art brewery will be powered with 100% renewable energy and will harness the latest process technology to minimise overall energy and water consumption. The target date for the brewery to begin production is 2026 and it will facilitate the growth of overall beer exports from Ireland. It will also facilitate enhanced capacity for the production of the fast-growing Guinness 0.0 at the traditional home of Guinness at St James's Gate in Dublin.

About the Role

As the Governance Support Lead you will play a pivitol role in ensuring the development and implementation of key governance standards across the site in preparation for plant startup. Reporting directly to the QEHS (Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety) Manager, you will be responsible for developing licensing, certification, and audit preparations to meet compliance requirements.

Your work will focus on embedding standard methodologies for internal and external compliance across health, safety, quality, and environmental systems. This role will see you collaborating closely with various project and operations teams, as well as the Governance team at St James Gate

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will lead the rollout of safety procedures, such as the Safe System of Work Permit System (SSWP), and assist in developing key governance protocols like the Business Continuity Plan and Crisis Management Plan. You will drive a safety-first culture, working to mitigate risks during the installation and commissioning of plant equipment and responding to safety concerns promptly.

Additionally, you will prepare the site for licensing and certification audits, including ISO and FSSC standards, and develop systems for safety and environmental audits.

Other responsibilities include establishing site-wide reporting tools for compliance, supporting the rollout of HACCP, TACCP, and VACCP protocols, and ensuring the calibration and maintenance of effluent and water sampling equipment.

About You

The ideal candidate will hold a relevant technical qualification, with experience in operations environments, particularly with knowledge of environmental legislation, health and safety regulations, and governance systems.

Familiarity with ISO standards and audit processes is crucial, as is a proven commercial understanding of production and supply chain management.

NEBOSH or IOSH certification is desirable, and experience in health and safety will be a distinct advantage.

You should possess strong leadership, analytical, and interpersonal skills, demonstrating a calm and effective approach in fast paced environment.

Flexibility, attention to detail, and a dedication to encourage a culture of safety and compliance are key to success in this role.

Join us to lead, inspire, and achieve outstanding performance in a challenging, quality focused FMCG environment.

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.