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Diageo Quality and Compliance manager in DaLi, China
Job Description :
Diageo Yunnan Er’yuan Distillery
Are you a whisky aficionado? Have you been to some of the most iconic whisky distilleries in Scotland? At Diageo, we boasts a wealth of legendary brands and we had 450,000 to 500,000 people that have visited Diageo’s Scotch distilleries every year. Talisker, Port Ellen, and more...top the most visited distilleries. Scotch is our largest category, which contributes enormously to the UK economy and job opportunities. To further grow China's scotch tourism industry, in November 2021, we announced to invest in the build of a US$75 million malt whisky distillery in Yunnan Province in China.
Located in Eryuan County in Yunnan (云南省大理州洱源县), the Diageo Eryuan Malt Whisky Distillery will produce Diageo’s first China-origin, premium malt whisky. At more than 2,100m above sea level, the 66,000 square meter distillery will also feature an immersive and interactive visitor experience centre that will attract whisky enthusiasts and boost the local cultural tourism industry. Construction is expected to begin in 2022 with the intend to start the operations of the Distillery in late 2023 and to start the operations of the visitor experience centre in 2024.
The candidate will have the great opportunities to witness and be part of the establishment of the Site from scratch. The site is located at Feng-yu Town of Er-yuan County of Dali in Yunnan Province, which is in the middle of a remote and beautiful location.
About this role
The role will need to develop and embed the systems, capabilities and behaviours of quality and compliance systems at the site to guarantee our brand reputational quality and ensure the distillery and visiting centre meets regulatory product requirements and (internal& external) audit.
You will be responsible for:
Quality policies, systems, capability, and behaviours
Establish quality policies and systems, define quality goals and targets, from the vendor selection/qualification, material in-take, in-house processes and controls, and the maturation warehouse.
Define and assign quality process responsibility and accountabilities
Develop training and qualification plans for related personnel across levels
Manage and assure site laboratory operations ensuring standards and best practices are adhered to
Manage the change control process
Implementation of standards and managing the deviations and continuing to improve standards
Establish the tiered process and performance indicators
Use Tiered meetings for accountability, coaching and escalations
Insist thorough problem solving to quality losses
Reward and recognize the great accomplishments and behaviours
Uphold standards to protect the brands, people, assets and our reputations
Set up and embed corporate controls, compliance, and risk management systems and behaviors
Liaise with China Compliance team to develop and implement training plans
Conduct internal controls review for compliance and continuous improvement
Stay connected with the developments of provincial and local regulations
To be successful in this role, you will need:
Bachelor degree or above in food and related majors or more than 5 years of relevant working experience
Track record in developing systems and adhering to high quality standards for MNC of Food and Fermentation segments.
Be analytical and methodological in problem solving, including Design of Experiments (DOE), desirable - Green belt or equivalent in six sigma
Working with Us
We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.
About Us
From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character and in 250 years, nothing’s changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy. And it’s why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
Worker Type :
Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)
Primary Location:
DaLi
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2024-07-11
With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 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.
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