Micro Analyst and Day Support

Job Description : Job Title: Micro Analyst and Day Support Location: Dublin, Ireland Contract: 12 month FTC/Secondment (Family Cover) Closing Date: 15th June 2026 Shift work is required with a 20% shift allowance on top of base salary. 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: Join our dynamic Quality team at the world-famous St. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin as a Micro Analyst & Day Support—a role at the heart of ensuring the quality and consistency of some of the world’s most iconic brands. Reporting to the Quality Manager, you’ll work closely with production, brewing, and quality teams across the site to provide critical microbiological analysis that supports both day-to-day operations and wider site projects. Your work will directly contribute to maintaining the high standards expected across Diageo’s global supply chain. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where no two days are the same. You’ll be balancing routine analysis with problem-solving, collaborating with multiple teams, and continuously looking for ways to improve processes and outcomes. What you’ll be doing: Delivering laboratory excellence: You’ll carry out microbiological sampling, testing, and reporting to ensure products meet stringent quality standards. This includes working with techniques such as aseptic sampling, plating, staining, microscopy, and LIMS systems—ensuring data is accurate, timely and reliable. Supporting brewery operations: Acting as a key partner to production teams you’ll help troubleshoot issues, interpret results, and provide insights that support operational decision-making across the brewery. Driving quality and compliance: You’ll play an active role in delivering the site’s Quality Agenda—ensuring adherence to Quality Sample Plans, GMP standards, and food safety requirements. You’ll also support the preparation of analytical reagents and ensure all lab processes remain audit-ready. Collaborating across teams: This role involves regular interaction with cross-functional teams, building strong working relationships and ensuring a seamless flow of information between Quality and Operations. Supporting and developing others: You’ll help train and guide laboratory staff and production personnel on QC testing methods, contributing to capability building across the site. While the role has no direct reports, you’ll act as a subject matter support for newer team members. Providing flexible shift support: In addition to your core responsibilities, you’ll support shift-based Micro Analysts when required—bringing flexibility and adaptability to meet business needs. Continuous improvement & problem solving: You’ll be encouraged to challenge existing processes, identify improvement opportunities, and contribute to enhancing efficiency, quality, and performance across the lab and wider site. About You We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical capability with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset. You’ll bring: A degree in a relevant scientific field Experience in a laboratory or food manufacturing environment Knowledge of microbiological techniques Understanding of GMP and quality standards Familiarity with Food Safety legislation and HACCP (desirable) Strong problem-solving and diagnostic skills Ability to manage workload effectively in a fast-paced environment 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 including: 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, mindsets, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to new heights 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. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application. Worker Type :Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term) Primary Location:St James Gate Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date : 2026-06-01 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 29,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential. DRINKiQ What's your DRINKiQ? Take our quiz to understand how alcohol is made and explore the effects of drinking. You can discover everything you need to know at DRINKiQ