Laboratory Technologist

Job Title: Laboratory Technologist

15 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Menstrie, Scotland

Closing date: 17/09/2025

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.

Purpose of the Role:

Global Technical: Science and Technology (S&T) provides technical leadership for Diageo's Whisky, Spirits, Beer, RTD and Non-Alc business globally.

The purpose of the role is to deliver analytical measurement and insight in order to improve Diageo's manufacturing processes and enable new ventures. This role carries out Brand Equity Compliance Analysis and Customer Concerns investigations on behalf of the Brand Owners to ensure Global Quality Standards are met for our products across our global production sites. The role also includes carrying out analytical investigations to support business activities across all our categories and functions.

The role will include extensive lab work using techniques such as NIR, GC, IC and HPLC. The role will also include support the development of new analytical methods in response to emerging risks. The role requires a proactive approach in interpretation of results to assist production sites in root cause problem solving, new product manufacturing and improvement projects. Sensory is a key aspect of the role and involves active participation in sensory panels, yearly accreditation and external proficiency schemes.

The role is based at the Analytical laboratory at the Diageo Technical Centre, Menstrie. The role holder will be expected to communicate with sites around the world and occasionally travel. This role reports to the Laboratory Senior Specialist- Analytical (Analytical Laboratory Manager).

Key Accountabilities

• Compliance - Operate and deliver processes that ensures the Health and Safety of our consumers, customers and employees. Work in a way that ensures compliance with our Diageo Code of Business conduct.
• Analytical Chemistry - Proficient and self-reliant in analytical chemistry techniques and results interpretation and method development. Understanding of Diageo production processes and how these link to analytical results
• Sensory - Basic understanding of sensory science. Ambition and drive to develop sensory leadership skills.
• Technical Development - Maintain knowledge of new developments in analysis. Be pro-active in apply developments to solving business problems.
• Project Delivery - Ability to manage and deliver small projects to deliver benefits to the business.
• Ownership - Ownership, pro-activity and judgement to drive solutions to completion.
• Technical Problem Solving - Apply technical knowledge and experience to lead solution to problems on production sites.
• Business Communication - Ability to build trusted relationships, communicate and influence effectively in order to drive the improvements suggested by the scientific data. Ability to use the scientific data to inspire change in a business context (awareness of business benefits, risks and obstacles).

Skills and Experience Required

• As a minimum at entry level the jobholder should be degree qualified in science or equivalent. Alternatively, a minimum of 5 years' experience in an analytical or food science laboratory.
• Analytical Chemistry and Sensory Experience - Good practical knowledge of operation, and maintenance of analytical techniques such as GC, HPLC, IC and NIR. Experience of Sensory
• Experience of Brewing and/ or Distilling and/ or Food and Drink Manufacture. Knowledge of the science and technology of brewing and distilling and associated processes.
• Clear thinker and communicator with good analytical and planning skills. Excellent communication skills - verbal & written, and an ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Understanding customer and business needs, cultural awareness.
• Good and active network in analytical chemistry inside and outside Diageo in order to support the team as a global centre of excellence.

Working with us:

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace 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 and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Ourambitionistocreatethebestperforming,mosttrustedandrespectedconsumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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