LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
Location: Ogba | Job Type: Full Time | Grade Level: L7 | Worker Type: Regular | Primary Location: Ogba Brewery
About us
With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. You’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a sustainable and more inclusive future that we can all be proud of.
Supply
As the home of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, at Diageo we source, produce and deliver 6.5 billion litres of world-leading products every year across 180 markets globally. Because of this huge undertaking, we rely on highly advanced systems as well as the very best talent to make sure our businesses continue to run smoothly.
To give you some idea of the scale of our operation, over half of our 30,000 employees work in our supply chains. We have teams in over 100 sites across more than 30 countries, but what matters is that wherever you work, you are part of a diverse, inclusive team where there are opportunities for everyone. Whether you work in planning, logistics, technical teams or manufacturing, you’ll be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation. We set ourselves the highest standards, and our practices have earned us international recognition. And it’s people with energy, dedication and problem-solving skills who’ll help us get even better. In return, we offer a world of opportunities for you to explore, to shape and progress your career.
Context/Scope
Nigeria is currently the world’s third largest market for the Guinness Brand and may become the largest in the next five years.
The Brewery operations are focused on the three sites, – Ogba and Benin sites have quality functions within their structure.
Dimensions:
- Financial
Reports to the budget holder for the quality function within each site as appropriate.
- Market Complexity
Work across our business with support from Brand Technical Centre in UK to deliver high quality product to our consumers
- Leadership Responsibilities
Carry out designated analyses promptly and accurately in line with GNPLC work procedure and ensure results are well-documented on-line (Harford), notebooks and on-line Kalamazoo and results sent to user dept promptly.
- Purpose of Role
To ensure bench work quality control determination are carried out in accordance with GNPLC quality procedures and specifications for the attainment of high quality products
- Accountabilities
Determination and reporting of analytical parameters, as appropriate and as specified. Working within guidelines to ensure that results are repeatable and aligned to other laboratories on an interchange basis.
Working with the appropriate parts of the supply function (as required) to assist them in delivering products of the highest quality in terms of content and presentation.
Acting as a member of the Quality team, and displaying the behaviors expected of a strong team player.
Qualifications and Experience Required
- OND or HND in physical, chemical or biological sciences.
- On the job experience, having worked for 2 years in a laboratory environment.
A solid appreciation of the segregation of duty requirements
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Result oriented.
- Very good communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Objective mindset
Barriers to Success in Role
As the business will rely on the quality of the output from the individual to make business decisions around the quality of its components and products, lack of a very responsible attitude to work will be a hindrance to the individual. Similarly, a low boredom threshold will be a problem.
Lack of required speed to respond to changes posed by new analytical methods and equipment as periodically advised by BTC will grossly affect the company’s desire to employ WCM practices and procedures in all her operations.
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, gender, disability, religion or ethnicity.
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.
Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.
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