Job Description :Health and Safety Manager St. James's Gate Brewery, Dublin24 Month Fixed-Term Contract Closing date 08/03/2026Join our Supply Chain and Manufacturing Team

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 Site

St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin is Diageo's largest manufacturing facility in Ireland, and the largest stout brewery in the world. It produces over three million pints of Guinness every day, supplying a growing Irish, UK and US market, and exports to 90 global markets. Our main beer brands are Guinness, Guiness 0.0, Rockshore, Hop House 13, Smithwick's and Harp. The brewery produces multiple SKUs which are either kegged on site or transported in bulk tankers to packaging sites in Runcorn and Belfast.

About the Role

Joining the world-famous St James Gate Brewery and reporting to the Beer Governance Manager, the Health & Safety Manager leads, develops and maintains a robust health and safety management system. You will provide professional H&S leadership across site operations, and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, industry standards and company requirements, while actively promoting a strong safety culture.

Key responsibilities:

• Drive H&S and risk reduction strategies that engages the site operational teams in the delivery of our goals.

• Develop and maintain the H&S management system to maintain ISO external accreditation.

• Ensuring compliance to all external regulatory requirements and fulfilling 100% of the Diageo Global Risk Management Standards.

• Promote a mentality of H&S compliance, with solid H&S engagement strategies.

• Report key H&S metrics in line with regulatory and Diageo data governance requirements

• Develop or oversee emergency response plans, safe operating procedures and safety critical equipment assurance.

• Lead the site H&S committee, embedding a culture of continuous improvement in H&S performance across all operational and contractor stakeholders

About You

This role requires a proactive approach and being a good communicator is critical. In addition, you’ll be able to demonstrate the following:

• At least 3 years’ experience in a H&S role from a high-risk or manufacturing environment.

• Ability to build a high-performance climate by effectively setting performance standards and coaching and developing others to achieve them.

• A Degree or equivalent in a H&S subject area

• Advanced knowledge of H&S legislation, policies, roles and responsibilities.

• Strong capability in hazard identification, incident investigation, inspection processes and risk assessment.

• Knowledge of industrial hygiene, ergonomic assessment and environmental hazards.

• Apply structured methodologies (RCPS, PDCA, DMAIC, Six Sigma, DOE) to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.

Working with Us

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.

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Worker Type :

Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)

Primary Location:

St James Gate:

Additional Locations :Job Posting Start Date:

2026-02-18