Quality Assurance Technician in Belfast

Role: Quality Assurance Technician - Baileys Irish Cream

Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Contract: 2 year FTC/Secondment

Closing Date: 20th February 2026

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company, home to an outstanding collection of iconic brands including Guinness, Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan and Tanqueray. We source, produce and deliver over 6.5 billion litres of premium products each year across more than 200 brands in 180 countries. Our success is built on the diversity, expertise and passion of our people. At Diageo, you’ll be encouraged to collaborate, innovate and grow while helping to build brands consumers love.

About the Role

The Quality Assurance Department is a critical part of Diageo’s production operation, providing analytical support and technical expertise across Quality, Food Safety and Quality Management Systems. A key objective of the role is to ensure packaged products fully comply with statutory requirements, technical standards and market specifications, while actively supporting Diageo’s Continuous Improvement agenda and Strategic Quality Plan.

As a Quality Assurance Technician, you will be a key member of a shift-based operational team, working closely with Team Managers, Production Coordinators, operators, engineers and compliance teams to maintain the highest quality standards across packaging operations. You will provide on-shift quality leadership, acting as the primary point of contact for quality-related matters and ensuring issues are identified, escalated and resolved in a timely and effective manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of the operational shift team, following a continental shift pattern, including holiday cover as required.
• Complete analytical and microbiological sampling and testing in line with the Quality Sampling Plan across production lines and designated areas.
• Analyse quality and production data and documentation to identify potential quality risks, investigate deviations and drive follow-up actions.
• Provide clear, high-quality feedback to shift teams, management and Continuous Improvement teams.
• Monitor, validate, set up and troubleshoot quality instrumentation to ensure ongoing accuracy and reliability.
• Act as the key quality point of contact during shift operations, supporting effective decision-making.
• Ensure full compliance with safety, health, environmental, quality and housekeeping policies, procedures and standards at all times.

About You

You are a proactive, detail-oriented professional with a strong commitment to quality, food safety and compliance within a fast-paced manufacturing or packaging environment. You take pride in maintaining high standards and have the confidence to challenge, influence and support operational teams to ensure quality requirements are consistently met. You are comfortable working within a shift-based operation and thrive in a hands-on manufacturing environment that demands strong organisation, attention to detail and effective communication.

Analytical in your approach, you are able to interpret data, identify trends, investigate issues and provide clear, constructive feedback to both operational and management teams. You place safety at the heart of everything you do, recognising the importance of procedures, standards and quality systems. You are adaptable, resilient and capable of managing changing priorities while maintaining accuracy, professionalism and a continuous improvement mindset.

Working with us

As one of the world’s leading alcoholic beverage companies, we pride ourselves on providing our employees with a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:

• Base salary + substantial shift allowance
• End of year annual bonus (dependent on performance)
• 6 months, fully paid, family leave for ALL parents - regardless of gender
• Contributory pension scheme
• Product allowance
• Free onsite parking with electrical charging, ensuring that your commute is hassle-free
• Opt-in private medical care for you and your family
• Share programmes and other voluntary benefits

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a better world. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills, and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Join us, and you will be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you will be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You will be part of — and help build — an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. And you will help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

We value each other and celebrate different perspectives. In our inclusive culture, you will have the backing you need to test innovative ideas and learn from them. Harness your passion and desire to grow as you make your mark. Let us unlock a brighter, more exciting future together.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. To achieve this, we need the world’s best people. We are looking for people with curiosity, creativity, boldness, and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

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 thinkers, leaders, and makers 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.