Beverage Tech Development

Diageo; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Rewards & Benefits

Job summary

Diageo's Beverage Technical Development Training (TDT) Program offers a 12-month contract with full-time hours and a path to a full-time role after completion. The anticipated start date is July 2027, and contractors gain hands-on experience across liquid processing, fermentation, and distillation in our pilot and production environments under senior guidance.

Participants receive coaching, cross-functional mentorship, and exposure to SAP data handling, analytical methods, and lab operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree to be obtained by July 2027 in one of the specified fields.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and data analysis abilities.
• Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion.
• Confidence, adaptability and resiliency in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be of legal drinking age by start of employment.

Responsibilities

• Lead liquid processing or fermentation/distillation optimization (laboratory scale to pilot or manufacturing scale).
• Complete laboratory batching, formulation, and scale-up trials to support the liquid team during the commercialization process.
• Be responsible for the production of trial cooks, fermentations, and distillations, as well as batches and sales samples in the Commercialization Lab (Diageo's Pilot Plant), ensuring products are delivered on time and with outstanding quality.
• Generate new liquid and raw material specifications, running and inputting data into SAP.
• Operate sophisticated analytical chemistry equipment (e.g. HPLC, Gas Chromatography) for the purpose of generating insights and developing new laboratory testing methods.

Skills

Interpersonal/communication

Problem-solving

Independent work

Adaptability

Legal drinking age

Education

Bachelor degree (Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Ag/Bio Eng, Biochemistry, or related)

Job description

Job Description

Beverage Technical Development Training (TDT Program) Please note that this is a 12 month Contract position that will offer full-time hours and an opportunity to join Diageo upon completion in a Full-Time position. Anticipated start date will be July 2027.

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. 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 build a career worth celebrating. Which company will you join? From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of outstanding character, and in 250 years, nothing has changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company! Our brands are industry icons including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy and 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 very best people! At Diageo, our purpose is to celebrate life everywhere, every day. To do that, you will join an organization that is passionate about customers and consumers, and proud of what they do. Diageo teams constantly set high goals and then try hard to exceed them. We are also an incredibly diverse organization, and we value each and every one’s talent and personality.

Beverage Tech Development

As a member of the Beverage Technical Development Program (TDT), you will get first-hand experience with our work, our people, our values, and our culture. TDT contractors are given real responsibilities and challenges with projects that have an immediate impact on the business. Throughout the year, you are given multiple opportunities to interact with senior management through both their project work as well as informational and cultural events. All contractors also receive individual coaching and training from their immediate manager and cross-functional mentor. You will be encouraged to perform to our high standards and are given the same kind of performance feedback we give our full-time employees.

During the 12-month contract, you may:

• Lead liquid processing or fermentation / distillation optimization (laboratory scale to pilot or manufacturing scale).
• Complete laboratory batching, formulation, and scale-up trials to support the liquid team during the commercialization process.
• Be responsible for the production of trial cooks, fermentations, and distillations, as well as batches and sales samples in the Commercialization Lab (Diageo's Pilot Plant), ensuring products are delivered on time and with outstanding quality.
• Generate new liquid and raw material specifications, running and inputting data into SAP.
• Operate sophisticated analytical chemistry equipment (e.g. HPLC, Gas Chromatography) for the purpose of generating insights and developing new laboratory testing methods.

Key Qualifications

• Acquired or expecting to obtain a minimum Bachelor academic degree by July 2027, studying one of the following subjects Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Ag/Bio Engineering, Biochemistry, or other relevant degree
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to gather and analyze data
• Shown ability to work independently and drive projects to conclusion
• Confidence, adaptability, and resiliency in challenging situations and a fast-paced environment
• Must be of legal drinking age by start of employment

Flexible Working Statement

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 Statement

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package.

Diversity statement

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, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application.

Worker Type :Regular Primary Location:Plainfield Tech Centre Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date : 2026-08-31

With more than 200 brands sold in over 180 countries, we are home to a diverse portfolio of drinks enjoyed around the world. Every day, our talented colleagues bring creativity, expertise and passion to the brands people know and love. From established favourites to exciting new launches, the brands we build are shaped by culture, connected to local communities and made for life’s moments. By understanding our consumers and building strong, trusted relationships with our customers, we help our brands remain relevant, distinctive, and accessible. Our founders, including Arthur Guinness, John Walker and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose ambition and ingenuity helped shape the drinks industry. Today, that pioneering spirit lives on through our people. Join us and you’ll work alongside talented colleagues from around the world, bringing together different perspectives, experiences and specialist skills. Together, you’ll challenge convention, explore new possibilities and help shape a more inclusive and sustainable future. You’ll be empowered to learn, grow, thrive, and make a lasting impact.

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