Careers at Diageo

About the Role

•  We are delighted to share that we have multiple excellent opportunities for Weekend Operator to join us within our Shieldhall site.
• As part of our Packaging Team, you’ll play a key role in maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, and quality in line with Diageo’s values.
• You’ll operate bottling line machines, ensure smooth shift handovers, and perform autonomous maintenance tasks like cleaning, inspecting, and lubricating equipment. Collaborating with Team Leaders, you’ll drive performance improvements and contribute to the success of our operations.
• Health and safety compliance is key and you’ll be at the forefront of making sure this is supervised alongside other Key Performance Indicators and targets such as production quality and HMRC compliance.

What you’ll bring 

We’re looking for individuals who bring enthusiasm, teamwork, and a desire to learn. You don’t need prior production experience — we provide all the training you’ll need to excel in this role!

Here’s what we’re looking for

• A strong team player who thrives on solving challenges and making effective decisions.
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to collaborate across all levels of the site.
• Ambition to support our Team Leaders and a desire to grow — maybe even stepping into a leadership role in the future!
• Someone eager to share ideas, suggest improvements, and embrace opportunities to make a positive impact on our operations.

This is a chance to join a dynamic environment, build new skills, and grow your career while contributing to world-class manufacturing.

Skills and proficiency are things that matter to Diageo, and so we’d love to hear from candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and experience who are passionate about transferring those skills and experience into a Packaging environment. 

About the Site & Team-

• The largest packaging site in our Scotch category
• Supplies over 30 million cases annually of iconic brands including Johnnie Walker, Buchanan’s, Bell’s, and J&B Scotch Whisky
• Comprises 7 production lines, spirit supply operations, multiple dry and wet component areas, and around 400 people
• A diverse, dynamic team with excellent opportunities for learning, growth, and career progression

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About the role

We operate Guinness packaging facilities at Marshalls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Runcorn, in Northwest England, packaging canned, bottled and kegged product for Ireland, the UK and export markets.

This role is site based at Diageo’s east Belfast packaging facility is a 12-acre site running a 24/7 operation and is supplied with beer from St James Gate brought to the site in bulk tankers, which each hold up to 30,000 litres of beer. The site packages over 20 brands, including Guinness Draught, Extra Stout and Foreign Extra Stout, Harp, Hop House 13, Smithwick’s and Rockshore.

As an Operator at Marshalls Road, you’ll be responsible for the quality control of the line, operating packaging machine processes whilst following standard operating procedures for machine operation and set up time reduction as well as preparing the line for shift handovers. In addition, you will perform autonomous maintenance tasks including clean, inspect and lubricate and respond to issues.

Health and safety compliance is key, and you’ll be at the forefront of making sure this is monitored alongside other KPI’s and targets including quality, hygiene, waste and efficiency.

You’ll be able to demonstrate the following:

• Can work well within a team as well as the ability to make effective decisions and thrive in situations where you can solve problems.
• Holds strong interpersonal and leadership skills with an ability to communicate with all levels across the site.
• Has ambition, is ready to support Team Leaders and eager to grow into a leadership role in the future.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the confidence to suggest new ideas and drive positive change in our manufacturing processes. This will be backed by a strong commitment to operational excellence.

Experience working in a production environment would be beneficial but not a must-have for this role. Training will be provided.

Skills and proficiency are things that matter to Diageo, and so we’d love to hear from candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and experience who are passionate about transferring those skills and experience into a packaging environment.

Shifts

• This role requires you to work a 42hr week continental day / night shift pattern. x2 12-hour days, x2 12-hour nights with 4 days off. Repeat.

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About the role

You’ll guide, coach and uplift teams to build a culture where cyber awareness feels empowering, not intimidating, and where every site feels supported and ready for the future. You will partner closely with operators, site managers, and trusted third‑party integrators. You will develop assured approaches to working, nurture standard methodologies, and champion a joined‑up approach to cyber resilience.

From shaping training and standards, to coordinating emergency response, and providing calm, expert leadership when it matters most, you will be the steady, supportive presence that keeps our operations not just moving, but thriving. If you love combining technical depth with people-focused influence, this role gives you the space to make a real and lasting impact.

Key accountabilities include:

• Lead and embed Operational Technology Cyber Security standards across operational sites, driving compliance, governance and knowledge uplift.
• Partner with Site Managers, Operators and Integrators to coordinate cyber‑secure maintenance planning, ensuring SAP‑PM tasks, PPMs and resource needs are fully aligned to production schedules.
• Provide expert incident and emergency coordination as the SME, ensuring swift response to any blocking issue and effective 24/7 support.
• Collaborate with third‑party integrators to ensure assured methods of operation, strong alignment to Diageo standards and continuous improvement across hardware, software and processes.
• Analyse data and Cyber Security benchmarks to build improvements, improve risk assessments and drive performance across your sites.
• Support team development and training plans, coaching colleagues and building confidence in cyber‑secure behaviours.
• Oversee Management of Change, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery processes, as well as secure remote access and controlled environment requirements for OT equipment.
• Participate in routine Cyber Security review meetings, bringing data‑driven insight and a collaborative, solutions‑focused approach.

About you

We need a Control Systems professional who lights up in fast‑paced, high‑availability environments, where every system, every connection, and every decision truly matters. Bringing a calm confidence to complexity, blending deep technical insight with a people‑centred approach that makes others feel supported, guided and inspired.

If you're energised by solving problems, influencing decisions, and coaching others to grow, whether that's shaping a cyber‑resilience programme or guiding a project team through change, this might be the next step for you!

You collaborate brilliantly across functions and levels, navigating conversations with engineers, operators, senior leaders and partners alike. You’re thoughtful, inquisitive, and unafraid to challenge at critical moments, always with empathy and clarity.

You’ll bring:

• Proven depth of knowledge in Cyber Security, Operational Technology systems, and assets, including hardware and network infrastructure.
• Excellent analytical skills, with capacity to interpret sophisticated systems and data.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with confidence engaging at all levels.
• The ability to influence, challenge, and coach others to elevate thinking and behaviours.
• Experience in leading projects, governing delivery, and coordinating cyber‑resilience initiatives
• Experience of Controls Systems integration with sound knowledge of hardware, software and networking.
• Ability to integrate with Project Engineers and Capitalised Projects, governing the installation and upgrade on new equipment to ensure compliance with Legislative and Diageo Standards for Operational Technology and Cyber Security.  

Essential Qualifications

• A minimum HNC qualification in engineering or equivalent experience.

Desirable but not essential

• Understanding or experience of ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity for Industry standards and an interest or basic understanding of manufacturing and distilling environments will set you up for success