Senior Craftsperson

Working with Us

As one of the world's leading alcoholic beverage companies, we pride ourselves on providing our employees with a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:

• End of year annual bonus (dependent on performance)

• 6 months, fully paid, family leave for ALL parents - regardless of gender

• Contributary pension scheme - planning for your future is important, which is why we contribute 14% to your pension while you contribute 6%

• Product allowance

• Free onsite parking, ensuring that your commute is hassle-free

• Opt-in private medical care for you and your family

• Share programmes and other voluntary benefits

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world's best people.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you!

About the Role

We are delighted to share that we have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Craftsperson to join us within our Shieldhall Site Engineering & Stores Team.

Shieldhall packages a huge volume of Scotch malt whiskies, white spirits, and ready-to-drink brands to supply over 170 countries around the world. As a key manufacturing site within the Scotch supply category, it plays a vital role in ensuring the highest standards of quality, efficiency, and safety in our operations.

As a Senior Craftsperson, you will provide supervisory support for maintenance activities across the site, working closely with Spirit Supply, Maintenance Planners, Team Leaders, and craft groups to ensure smooth and efficient daily operations. You will also play a critical role in the management of site contractors, including issuing Permits to Work and Safe Systems of Work while reviewing contractor Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).

In this role, you will:

• Ensure all site activities align with Diageo standards, Health & Safety (H&S), Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) regulations, and other statutory requirements.

• Hold key site responsibilities, including incident response training.

• Support and lead Root Cause Problem Solving (RCPS) to drive continuous improvement.

• Utilise SAP to lead, delegate, and prioritise maintenance workloads, particularly in the absence of the Maintenance Planner.

• Continuously review and enhance maintenance procedures to ensure effectiveness and value.

• Maintain a strong focus on health and safety, ensuring that Risk Assessments, Lock-Out Tag-Out (LOTO), and isolation procedures are closely adhered to.

• Assist in the procurement and escalation process for parts and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) support.

• Contribute to the delivery of Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) projects, supporting Early Equipment Management and Management of Change processes.

• Lead and support workstreams within Asset Care & Technical Governance forums.

• Play an integral role in process safety improvements across the site.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic team in a critical leadership role, where your expertise will drive operational excellence and ensure the continued success of one of our key manufacturing sites.

Health and safety compliance is key, and you will be at the forefront of making sure this is monitored alongside ensuring both site and personal KPI's are achieved.

Shifts

As a Senior Craftsperson, you will work Monday to Friday on alternating early & backshift each week for a competitive salary + shift allowance.

About You

To be successful in this role, we're looking for someone who has a technical background holding a SVQ/NVQ Level 3 in either mechanical or electrical field, hands-on apprenticeship or equivalent. In addition:

• Knowledge of SAP/ Maintenance Management Systems

• Understanding of H&S legislation and ideally holds NEBOSH General Certificate and COMPEX trained

• Understanding of maintenance and packaging operations

• Experience in a supervisory capacity with the ability to lead and support teams effectively

• Able to lead and prioritise workload effectively

• Can work well within a team as well as the ability to make effective decisions and thrive in situations where they can solve problems.

• Holds strong interpersonal and leadership skills with an ability to communicate with all levels across the site.

• Able to push forward your own ideas about improvements to current approaches and appraise new opportunities. With a strive to make a positive difference to manufacturing excellence and show your excellent communication skills.

Skills and proficiency are things that matter to Diageo, and so we would love to hear from candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and experience who are passionate about transferring those skills and experience into a packaging environment.

Working with Us

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. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a better world. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills, and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Join us, and you will be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you will be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You will 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, attitudes, and more. And you will 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.

We value each other and celebrate different perspectives. In our inclusive culture, you will have the backing you need to test innovative ideas and learn from them. Harness your passion and desire to grow as you make your mark. Let us unlock a brighter, more exciting future together.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. To achieve this, we need the world's best people. We are looking for people with curiosity, creativity, boldness, and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

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