The state-of-the-art brewery will be powered with 100% renewable energy and will harness the latest process technology to minimise overall energy and water consumption. The target date for the brewery to begin production is 2026 and it will facilitate the growth of overall beer exports from Ireland. It will also facilitate enhanced capacity for the production of the fast-growing Guinness 0.0 at the traditional home of Guinness at St James's Gate in Dublin.

About the Role

The Manufacturing Excellence Lead will be integral to the Operations team, responsible for embedding the Manufacturing Excellence (MANEX) framework across all areas of the brewery, utilities, and water treatment plants.

This role will ensure that world-class manufacturing practices are in place from the beginning, driving operational readiness and instilling a culture of continuous improvement.

As the ManEx subject matter expert, you will work closely with both leadership and operations teams, providing coaching, mentorship, and training to ensure engagement with the project rollout.

Key Responsibilities

The Manufacturing Excellence Lead will spearhead the rollout of the ManEx programme, setting up pillars and work practices for success.

You will collaborate with other workstreams, such as Capability, to deliver a comprehensive operational readiness strategy.

Key tasks include developing and delivering a ManEx training programme, ensuring asset care and autonomous maintenance pillars are in place, and guiding early equipment management processes.

You will also set up the site's continuous improvement culture, implementing problem-solving methodologies such as DMAIC and 5Whys, and establish a tiered structure for performance monitoring and daily operations reviews.

Additionally, you will drive the site's digitalisation agenda, including the rollout of connected worker platforms and other digital supply chain technologies.

About You

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in a process environment.

A Science or Engineering is advantageous, along with a strong understanding of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement methodologies, and digital supply chain technologies.

You should have experience leading teams, managing cross-functional projects, and implementing manufacturing excellence tools like 5S, Six Sigma, and reliability-centered maintenance.

Excellent coaching and interpersonal skills are essential, as well as the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cultural change.

Experience working within performance management structures and familiarity with the MANEX platform will be distinct advantages.

Join us to lead, inspire, and achieve outstanding performance in a challenging, quality focused FMCG environment.

Working with Us

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including annual bonus, product allowance, 6 months paid family leave, private medical insurance, share options, contributory pension scheme.

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 unique contribution each person brings.