Quality Assurance Technician (6-month contract)

Diageo España SA; Australia; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Rewards & Benefits

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

Diageo Australia is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to join our fast-paced manufacturing site. The role focuses on laboratory testing, monitoring processes, and ensuring products meet strict quality and safety standards before reaching customers.

You will collaborate with production, engineering and quality teams to drive continuous improvement, investigate issues, and strengthen food safety practices across the site.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance or laboratory testing is desirable.
• Familiarity with food safety and manufacturing compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory testing to ensure product quality and compliance with specifications.
• Monitor manufacturing processes for quality and safety and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate quality issues, document findings and contribute to corrective actions.
• Support production teams to protect product quality and maintain high standards across the site.

Job description

Who are we:

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. From global icons like Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray to local favourites like Bundaberg Rum, Mr Black & Ello, we create brands consumers love. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate and innovate. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

About the Function:

Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world. With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships. It’s fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers’ hands, you’ll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.

About the Role:

The Quality Assurance Technician plays a key role in ensuring Diageo’s products consistently meet the highest standards of quality, food safety and compliance. Working closely with Production, Engineering and Quality teams, you will perform laboratory testing, monitor manufacturing processes and support continuous improvement to ensure every product meets specification before reaching our customers. This is a hands-on role where you'll help protect product quality, investigate issues, strengthen food safety practices and contribute to operational excellence across our manufacturing site.

Role Responsibilities:

Experience / Skills Required:

Experience / Skills Required:

• Flexible Working: 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.
• Rewards & Benefits: At Diageo, we offer more than just a role— we offer an environment where you can thrive, grow and be recognised for your impact.
• Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity: 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,mosttrustedandrespectedconsumerproductscompaniesintheworld. Joinusandhelptransformourbusinessaswetakeourbrandstonewheightsandbuildnewonesaspartofshapingthenextgenerationofcelebrationsforconsumersaroundtheworld.

At Diageo, we pride ourselves on our fast-paced, bold and agile culture.

In order to ensure we’re supporting the performance ambitions of our team, applications for this role will close in 21 days.