You will work closely with operational teams to lead and support a range of projects to improve operational performance across 30 Distilleries, 4 Maltings and 5 Bioplants. The role will develop and support ground-breaking initiatives in partnership with operations to sustain and improve performance in the future.

The successful candidate will need to be in a position to attend Moray House daily, as well as other sites (within Scotland) as required.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Benchmarking internally and externally to identify new technical insights to unlock performance pushing the boundaries to breakthrough performance.
• Building and sustaining working collaborations with functional partners within malt distilling (Technical specialists, project engineering, risk & governance, procurement) to deliver comprehensive solutions to challenges.
• Supporting continuous improvement and problem-solving activities by providing / utilising technical knowledge and experience presented in a logical and codified way utilising data analysis techniques and tools.
• Being a role model and champion, the use of data and analytics tools and systemic root cause problem-solving tools within Malt Distilling.
• Identifying need for multi-disciplinary problem-solving teams to address systemic problems.
• A strong understanding of Process safety - and the ability to help support toward a strong safety culture.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree level qualification or equivalent in the Chemical Engineering field.
• Experience in providing technical insights to support the delivery of projects.
• Experience working in partnership with both technical and non-technical partners.
• Track record of phenomenal stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experienced in statistical analysis tools and Microsoft Packages.
• Technical experience in an FMCG or Distilling environment, preferably a fast-paced operations-facing role or a technical support role will be advantageous.
• Written and verbal technical communication and presentation skills.
• Full Clean driving license due to the travel requirements in this role (Car Pool/Car rentals available)

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And crafting an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a better world. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise 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.

Join us and you can also expect a highly driven and flexible rewards and benefits package including:
- Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Private medical insurance
- Product allowance
- Access to discounts at 1000's of retailers
- Contributory pension of up to 14% by Diageo
- Company freeshares
- Sharesave/sharepurchase/sharematch options
- Cycle to work scheme
- Annual bonus of circa 10% of your base salary (dependent on performance)
- 34 days annual leave per annum including bank holidays
- 6 months of paid parental leave (regardless of gender)

You'll be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of - and help build - an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Join us, and you'll be celebrated for your work and empowered to be you. Together with people around the world, you'll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a tomorrow worth celebrating.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. To achieve this, we need the world's very best people. Join us and help to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

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