Job title – Operator

Location – Runcorn, Scotland

Contract – Full time, Permanent

Closing Date – 05 November 2026

Operator - £38,126.68 + generous shift allowance + competitive benefits package including pension and shares scheme!

Shift - This role involves working a 42-hour week on a continental day/night shift pattern, which includes two weekend shifts per month. You’ll be contracted to a suite of flexible shift patterns, and your working hours will adjust according to the pattern you’re assigned.

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.

Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and raising the bar for our brands, our business and each other.

Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more

About the role

Our Guinness packaging facilities in Runcorn produces canned, bottled and kegged product for Ireland, UK and export markets. It is an 18 Acre site with 2 Bottling, 2 Canning lines and 1 Kegging production line.

Our team has an outstanding passion for what they do, and, due to growth, we are looking for a number of driven and diligent individuals to bring their own unique contributions to the team.

As Production Operator within our packaging team in Runcorn, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring that operations are carried out to the highest standard and in adherence to Diageo's health and safety, environmental and food safety standards,

Key responsibilities

• Performing operational tasks, support continuous improvement, and apply autonomous maintenance and quality skills.
• Operating canning line machinery following standard operating procedures.
• Reduce setup times and perform autonomous maintenance tasks, such as cleaning, inspecting, lubricating, and resolving issues.
• Conducting effective shift handovers.

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role, we’re looking for someone who demonstrates the following:

• Can work well within a team as well as the ability to make effective decisions and thrive in situations where they can solve problems.
• Holds strong interpersonal and leadership skills with an ability to communicate with all levels across the site.
• Has ambition and aim to support Team Leaders and possibly aspire to become a Team Leader of the future.
• Able to push forward your own ideas about improvements to current approaches and appraise new opportunities. With a strive to make a positive difference to manufacturing excellence and show your excellent communication skills.

Skills and proficiency are things that matter to Diageo, and so we’d love to hear from candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and experience who are passionate about transferring those skills and experience into a packaging environment. Full onsite training will be provided.

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

• Share schemes.
• Pension - Diageo pays up to 14%
• Product Allowance
• 25 Days Annual Leave
• And much more!

Our purpose is crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And it’s our people, with their different experiences, perspectives and talents, who make that possible.

We value diversity in its broadest sense and want everyone to feel they can belong, contribute and strive for their personal best. You’ll work alongside people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives — challenging, supporting and learning from one another as one outstanding team.

Together, we’re constantly learning and improving, combining the strength of our people, capabilities and iconic brands to raise the bar, grow and win. Wherever you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, make an impact and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Ready to bring your best? This could be your opportunity.

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Worker Type

Regular

Primary Location

Runcorn

Additional Locations

Job Posting Start Date

2026-10-22