Tequila Specialist

Job Description:
About us:
Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding diverse collection of brands, such as Don Julio, Casamigos, Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose - Celebrating life, every day, everywhere - has a meaningful role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we create shared value.

Mission of the position:
Provide all technical support in the production processes of tequila and mezcal in order to ensure the sensory and physical-chemical profile of our products.

Function:

- Management of investment projects for the acquisition of technologies for the determinations required in formulation development projects.
- Lead projects of improvement of liquids, performed in different productive plants and in formulations.
- Support plant expansion projects.
- Provide technical support to innovation projects.
- Perform corresponding RCPS on market claims.
- Total management of the formulas of all products.
- Close the format of sensory results under established procedures and make the vital adjustments so that the products align with the approved profiles.
- Carrying out tests and start-ups of production plants ensures compliance with the profile of the product to be produced.
- Preparation of recipes, specifications and procedures of the products to be manufactured in distilleries.
- Perform tests of stability and shelf life of beverages.
- Make statistical reports in evaluation of our brands and competition.
- Make monthly report of sensory evaluation.

Experience Required / Skills / Abilities / Languages:

- Minimum experience of 5 years in the processes of elaboration of Tequila, (Recepción of agave, Quality assurance of tequila processes, ISO 17025, Cooking, Milling / Extraction, Fermentation, Propagation of yeast, Distilling, Maturation, Formulation and Blend).
- Minimum expert of 2 years in sensory analysis by means of triangular, peer, descriptive, scale, etc. tests.
- Management of statistical tools for the analysis of information (descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, regression analysis, design of experiments).
- Knowledge of laboratory methodologies for the identification and interpretation of the compounds generated at each stage of the production process.
- High knowledge of the requirements established by NOM-006-S CFI-2012, NOM-070-SCFI-2016 and TTB.
- Elaboration of strategies to give compliment to the important metric ́s of the area.
- Knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025.
- Skills in project management.
- Skills in scientific research.
- Skills in mathematical modeling and balances of matter.
- Conflict resolution skills.
- Structured, strategic and analytical thinking.
- Decision making and initiative.
- Leadership and Coaching.

Winning Differently as ONE TEAM
- Be externally curious
- Collaborate efficiently
- Experiment and learn
- Act decisively

We offer stellar benefits

Diversity statement:
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality 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 outstanding contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different 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.

Character Is Everything

Worker Type:
Regular

Primary Location:
El Charcon

Additional Locations:
Job Posting Start Date:
2024-10-28