Manufacturing

Step into the shoes of a bourbon production team member and complete tasks that replicate work done by the Manufacturing team

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Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Diageo. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Diageo. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete our Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Diageo. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced3-4 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsintermediate

Welcome to our program! We are so excited to have you here.

Diageo is a global leader in premium drinks, with over 200 brands across spirits and beer in our remarkable portfolio, from iconic names like Johnnie Walker and Guinness to innovative newcomers like Aviation Gin and 21 Seeds Tequila. We produce all of our products from base raw materials to glass.

More than half of our 30,000 employees work in our supply and manufacturing teams globally, delivering 6.5 billion liters of our premium drinks across 180 countries every year. Our North American supply and manufacturing operation produces much-loved brands such as Crown Royal Whisky, Captain Morgan Rum, Aviation Gin, and Bulleit Bourbon.

This program will introduce you to two key areas of our supply and manufacturing operation in North America - distillation and maturation, and conversion - through the role of our bourbon production experts who work every day to produce Bulleit Bourbon in our state-of-the-art carbon-neutral distillery in Lebanon, KY.

During this program, you will have the opportunity to step into the shoes of a bourbon production team member and complete tasks that replicate the work our team does every day. You’ll learn how to troubleshoot and realign deviations from standard process parameters, as well as create strategic plans to improve efficiencies.

We hope this program provides a great resource for you to upskill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career at Diageo!

Skills you will learn and practice:

Technical Knowledge

Attention to Detail

Problem-Solving

Data Analysis

Critical Thinking

Process Optimization

Research

Continuous Improvement

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Diageo. No live sessions, all self-paced.

Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extracurricular activity.

Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.

Introduction from Diageo

Tasks in this program

Intro & Scenario

Meet your team members and learn about your project goals.

Your role

You work as a bourbon production team member at Diageo, producing Bulleit Bourbon in its state-of-the-art carbon-neutral distillery.
The bourbon production team works within the supply chain and manufacturing and plays a key role in ensuring Diageo continues to deliver high-quality bourbon to meet consumer demands.
You were recently rewarded after impressing your manager and have been assigned to oversee and evaluate the current production processes and review downtime data to suggest any changes that could improve operational efficiencies.

Your goal

Ensure you fully understand each step in the daily production of bourbon while carefully reviewing the ongoing progress of the products being made that day.
Analyze production downtime data from the past six months and propose potential strategies for improving efficiency.

Reviews

Over 600

5 Star Reviews

"The program is designed to get information about manufacturing process and get to learn about the practical application of manufacturing. I like about that program is that finishing task and the information given for the task was very helpfull."-- Student from Flinders University of South Australia

"I liked the data is actually prepared for us to manipulate and how realistic the job simulation was. It helped me understand Diageo's manufacturing processes and helped me gain deeper knowledge on bourbon production process. The intoduction videos from Diageo's team were also very helpful to kickstart the tasks and help me get into the zone of comp..."-- Student from Macquarie University

"The program is designed to help get a feel of the complex nature of tasks at Diageo in a simpler manner. This helps in gaining some insights as to how a typical day might be and its a great experience"-- Student from Trinity College Dublin

"“Why are you interested in this role?” I recently participated in GHD's job simulation on the Forage platform, and it was incredibly useful to understand what it might be like to participate on a transport team at GHD. I worked on a project to complete an options analysis of different rail alignments. I analysed and compared various key design fac..."-- Student from Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University

"Having learned the process of making whiskey, the environment and temperature required for grain evaporation and fermentation, removing the top and bottom is the true essence of good whiskey"-- Student from Southwest University of Science and Technology

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