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About the role

We are looking for a dedicated Process Improvement Lead to join our dynamic team at Baileys in Dublin, Ireland.

This role partners closely with the Packaging Team Leader, sharing responsibility for achieving line scorecard results, including safety, quality, cost, and service metrics.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in implementing and coaching sustainable deployment of MMS practices, driving continuous improvement through loss and waste analysis, and using tools such as RCPS and DMAIC.

You will lead problem-solving initiatives, provide data-driven insights, and support the line teams in integrating continuous improvement practices at various levels.

Additionally, you will be responsible for training and coaching the line team on troubleshooting tools, facilitating regular performance reviews, and ensuring improvements are standardised and sustained.

This role requires a strong commitment to performance excellence and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

About you

The ideal candidate will have an engineering or craft background with qualifications or equivalent experience.

Additional qualifications such as NEBOSH, IBD General Certificate in Spirits/Beer Packaging, Yellow and Green Belt Six Sigma, Train the Trainer, and DMAIC certifications would be advantageous.

A background in a process environment is hugely beneficial with a proven track record of managing people or small teams, handling projects, and working effectively within cross-functional teams.

Experience with manufacturing excellence tools and techniques, such as 5S, setup time reduction, Lean Six Sigma, and DMAIC, is essential.

Strong coaching and influencing skills are required, alongside excellent engagement and communication abilities.

Candidates should also possess project management skills and be proficient in analysing data to identify loss, waste, and cost-saving opportunities.

Working with Us

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including: annual bonus, six-months paid family leave, share options, product allowance, free parking and 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.