# Programme Manager - Distilling

**Company**: Diageo
**Location**: Menstrie, Scotland
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

### Job Overview

The Programme Manager - Distilling role is based in Menstrie, Scotland, and is part of Diageo's Global Technical: Science and Technology (S&T) team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and delivering projects in areas such as innovation, margin enhancement, sustainability, capacity release, process optimisation, quality improvement, concentrate development, and manufacturing support.

### Key Responsibilities

- Manage and run the distilling team, providing direction and support to best enable delivery of business benefit

- Be a key member of the S&T team helping to define and deliver business benefit

- Liaise with suppliers and external agencies to organise and co-ordinate trials externally or in production sites to evaluate processes, technologies, process aids, ingredients

- Lead and coordinate the Pilot Distillery team to safely plan, implement, and deliver Test & Prove activities aligned with agreed project objectives, timelines, and technical requirements

- Develop trial plans, coordinate resources, evaluate technical results, and submit reports and recommendations to internal customers and stakeholders

### Requirements

- Distilling, Science/Engineering degree or equivalent experience

- A core competency in Distilling, practical/analytical capabilities, and problem-solving

- 3-5 years practical experience in a relevant Technical role; line management preferred

- Breadth and depth of knowledge of liquid/manufacturing processes desirable

- Problem solver and communicator with good analytical and planning skills

### What We Offer

- A highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package

- Flexibility to undertake shift-based duties (Day/Night) at the Pilot Distillery, as and when reasonably required

- Opportunity to work with a diverse team and contribute to the company's success

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## Skills

### Required
- Distilling
- Science
- Engineering
- Project Management
- Analytical Chemistry

### Nice to have
- Liquid Innovation
- Sustainability
- Quality Improvement
- Process Optimisation

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