Quality Technician

diageo; Plainfield (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Diageo is seeking a Quality/Food Safety Technician to support production and ensure products meet quality and regulatory standards. You will perform microbiological testing, sensory analysis, and equipment calibration to maintain high-quality outputs across multiple brands.

You will work with shift teams to uphold testing procedures, participate in audits, and assist with rollout of food safety items in production facilities. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with microbiological testing of water, distillates or ingredients.
• Ability to perform analytical testing to meet product specs.
• Familiarity with sensory analysis of in-process and finished products.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality on the shift and ensure compliance with Diageo standards.
• Perform microbiological testing of water, products and ingredients.
• Conduct process audits to verify Global Risk Management and North American standards.
• Inspect raw materials for conformance to specs and perform analytical testing.
• Support food safety initiatives and train technicians on equipment operation.

Skills

Microbiology

Analytical testing

Sensory analysis

Calibration & maintenance

Tools

Infinity QS

Job description

Job Description :

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!

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.

The Quality/Food Safety Team

The Quality/Food Safety Team is responsible for supporting the Production Team in ensuring that Diageo's products are produced in compliance with TTB and Company regulations, and that these products meet the expectations of our discerning consumer base, this role will play a key role in delivering on the quality and food safety commitments of the organization in ensuring that Diageo's high standards are maintained. As a secondary function, they will be expected to gain an understanding of the calibration, maintenance and basic repair of the testing equipment applied for quality analysis in the laboratory and in production. They will also be expected to contribute their technical expertise to solve problems for the plant operations and participate in cross-functional work-teams! This position will work closely with the other shift Quality/ Food Safety Technician and Operations Team Members to support in the accurate analysis of our products and ingredients through the use of testing equipment. This will require them to be able to quickly analyze a problem and provide timely remedies to ensure a continuous flow of production. The ability to multi-task and prioritize their workload is critical to being successful in this role.

About the role:

As a part of the plant Quality team, this role is responsible for ensuring that production maintains the established standards and quality control systems outlined by Diageo to safely produce quality cases of our various distilled products that meet Diageo's commercially accepted criteria. As a vital member of the team, this specific position will focus primarily on:

• Providing quality leadership on the shift
• Performing microbiological testing of water, distilled products and ingredients.
• Performing process audits to be responsible for compliance to Global Risk Management and North American Standards
• Performing inspections of raw materials to ensure conformance to product specifications
• Performing sensory analysis of in process products, finished products and ingredients
• Performing analytical testing on in process products, finished products and ingredients to ensure adherence to product specifications

Key Outputs:

• Development, implementation and maintenance of an asset care program for testing equipment that covers maintenance, calibration, repair and replacement.
• Document procedures to ensure consistency in the use and operation of test equipment Define the requirements and train Quality/Food Safety Technicians to perform basic troubleshooting of equipment.
• Perform microbiological testing and analysis in accordance with Company defined protocols
• Provide Quality/Food Safety Technician coverage as required Assist Operations with rollout and compliance of food safety items in Infinity QS (PM's, startup checklists, OPRP's, etc.)
• Food Safety Inspection Program (closing of findings, comm