Join our Supply 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 27,000+ 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.

Purpose of the Role

• The Performance Improvement Lead (PIL) will be an integral part of a line team to help develop and coach cultural change and drive towards Zero Stops & Zero Waste.

• Performance Partner to Packaging Team Leader (PTL) with joint accountability for results of the line scorecard (Safety/Quality/Cost /Service) - especially c/o time, OEE losses, long and short stops and other forms of waste.

• Implement & coach to ensure sustainable deployment of Manufacturing Excellence practices and lead at least 1 practice at line/hall level.

• Functional Partner to the PTL's well practised in the tools and methodologies to apply (e.g. Loss & Waste analysis, RCPS, DMAIC)

• Facilitate and leading plant and process problem-solving.

• Coaching of line team (PTL'S, Operators and Craft) on trouble shooting tools

• Provide performance data and drive CI activities eg into weekly Planned Preventative Maintenance Meeting, & Weekly Team Meeting.

• Support line teams to drive an integrated approach to continuous improvement at Tier1 & Tier2.

• Support Data Analysis for their designated lines.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide guidance and support to PTL for effective and aligned implementation of Manufacturing Excellence.

• Actively develops, promotes and drives the implementation of Manufacturing Excellence tools and techniques across Lines to the agreed line plans.

• Closely monitors and reports performance and practice progress across designated lines.

• Ensure that any improvements implemented are standardised and sustained within operations teams (sharing best practices).

• Analyses loss & waste validates data and provides clear strategy to prioritise improvements with PTL.

• Participate, lead, sponsor & coach ongoing prioritised improvement projects using the DMAIC methodology. (eg 5Why, FT-DMAIC, Yellow Belt etc)

• Coordinates and effectively delivers training and coaching of Manufacturing Excellence practices.

• Leads the Implementation Task Forces and line teams in their deployment of MMS through their regular meetings and their communication of activities.

• Engage with the Daily & Weekly Operational Review meetings to provide expert analysis of performance improvement opportunities.

We would love to hear from you, if you have:

• Proven experience in a process environment with a consistent record in managing people and/or small teams, projects and cross functional team working.

• NEBOSH qualification (or willing towards)

• Yellow and Green belt Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement Training

• A consistent track record of utilising manufacturing excellence tools and techniques such as 5S, set up time reduction, Lean six sigma, Asset Care, problem-solving and, improvement techniques.

• Experience of coaching and influencing a range of partners for success is needed.

• Track record of phenomenal engagement and communication skills

• Intermediate project management skills (nice to have)

• Ability to interpret and analyse extensive data sources to identify loss and waste, cost saving opportunities and trends,

• Working knowledge of SAP.

Working with Us

Join us and you can also expect a highly driven and flexible rewards and benefits package including:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Private medical insurance
• Product allowance
• Access to discounts at 1000's of retailers
• Contributory pension of up to 14% by Diageo
• Company freeshares upon joining
• Sharesave/sharepurchase/sharematch options
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual bonus of circa 15% of your base salary (dependent on performance)
• 34 days annual leave per annum including bank holidays
• 6 months paid parental leave to all employees

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this.

Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces 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 - an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

Feel encouraged? Then this may be the opportunity for you.