Performance Improvement Leader

4 weeks ago


Elgin, Moray, United Kingdom Diageo Full time

Performance Improvement Lead

Permanent – Full Time

Elgin/Speyside

Closing Date: 25th August 2024

Join our Supply Team

As the home of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, at Diageo we source, produce and deliver 6.5 billion litres of world-leading products every year across 180 markets globally. Because of this huge undertaking, we rely on highly advanced systems as well as the very best talent to make sure our businesses continue to run smoothly.

About this role

Performance Improvement Leader will work in partnership with operations and functional teams to deliver key initiatives to improve business performance.

You will be a performance partner to operations manager to ensure that any improvements implemented are standardised and sustained within operations teams.

You will continually push the boundaries for performance and be a leader in driving significant cost efficiency to drive action and delivery in alignment with the business plans. This role will have an on-call duty once in 3.

Other key responsibilities include:

Developing and coaching the cultural change and get to Zero stops & Zero WasteFacilitating and leading plant and process problem solving.Being a performance partner to shift managers with joint accountability for results of the line (c/o time, OEE losses LS / SS, other stops including material quality)Being a functional partner to the shift managers well practised in the tools and methodologies to apply (e.g. Loss & Waste analysis, RCPS, DMAIC)Coaching of intact team on trouble shooting toolsProviding performance data and drive continuous improvement activities into weekly planning meeting to ensure preventative maintenance plans are robust & align with losses.Leading strategic improvement projects using the DMAIC methodology. (e.g. 5Why, FT-DMAIC, Yellow Belt, Green Belt etc)Leading loss & waste agenda provides data & performance insights and a clear strategy to prioritise improvements.Supporting capital expenditure projects – Being the key interface with contractors and project engineering on asset and process improvement projectsBeing accountable for effective Contractor Management on site (Performance, Compliance etc.) To be successful in this role, you will need: Strong interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to communicate to all levels across the plant.Experience working in a process environment with evidence to demonstrate ability to develop effective working relationships with partners and cross functional teams to deliver organisational effectiveness and improved business performance.A proven track record of utilising manufacturing excellence tools and techniques such as 5S, set up time reduction, lean six sigma, reliability centred maintenance Fastrack DMAIC, AM broad-plan.To have or be willing to work towards a NEBOSH and a qualification in Brewing & Distilling qualification however this is not crucial.A Full clean driving license is essential for this role.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, contributary 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.

About Us

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character and in 250 years, nothing's changed. We're the world's leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It's why we trust them with our legacy. And it's why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve.

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 very best people.

We're looking for people with 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.


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