Quality Assurance Co-ordinator

Job Description :

Role: Quality Assurance Coordinator – Baileys

Location: Nangor Road, Dublin, Ireland

Contract: 6-month FTC/Secondment

Closing Date: 25th November 2025

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

 About the Function:                                 

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Coordinator to join our dedicated team at the historic Baileys site on Nangor Road, Dublin.

Baileys combines aged Irish whiskey and rich dairy cream with hints of cocoa and vanilla — enjoyed in over 160 countries. Our skilled and passionate team proudly produce and bottle 8.9 million cases each year.

Just over two years ago, Baileys became the largest global spirits brand to achieve B Corp certification, joining a select group of businesses committed to building a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world — something we’re incredibly proud of.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Quality professional to shape the future of Baileys, safeguarding individuals, upholding our brand integrity, and enhancing our global reputation. The role plays a pivotal part in supporting Baileys’ contribution to Diageo’s performance ambitions and 2030 sustainability objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy: Roll out the Quality and Food Safety Category Plan with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Compliance: Maintain an excellent working knowledge of Diageo policies and standards.
• Audit Leadership: Lead the Global Risk Management System (GRMS) auditing programme, ensuring satisfactory ratings and effective controls.
• Systems Management: Manage ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 programmes.
• Training: Oversee timely delivery of mandatory compliance training for all staff.
• Advisory: Act as a trusted advisor across all levels, promoting compliant behaviour and providing expert support on Quality and Food Safety matters.
• Market Registration: Oversee the registration process with global markets.
• Culture: Embed a strong culture of Quality and Food Safety across the site.
• Collaboration: Engage with global Quality and Food Safety communities, sharing learning and best practice to stay ahead of the curve.

About You

You are a Quality and Food Safety professional with experience in a world-class FMCG or manufacturing environment, ready to influence, lead, and drive a culture of excellence. You combine technical expertise with strategic thinking, collaboration, and a genuine passion for quality.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience in Quality and Food Safety within a process manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Strong compliance background and knowledge of ISO and FSSC standards.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across cross-functional teams.
• Strong influencer with the ability to drive results through others.
• Data-driven approach with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confident communicator with strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to hold others accountable and deliver strong, positive outcomes.
• Highly organised, motivated, and proactive in driving improvements and compliance culture.

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. 

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Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Nangor Road

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-11-11