Performance Improvement Lead

Performance Improvement Leader (PIL)

Location: Leven, Scotland

Contract: Full-time, Permanent / Secondment available

38hrs/week (Monday-Friday)

End date to Apply: 19th March

Join our Supply & Packaging 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.

To give you some idea of the scale of our operation, over half of our 30,000 employees work in our supply chains. We have teams in over 100 sites across more than 30 countries, but what matters is that wherever you work, you're part of a diverse, inclusive team where there are opportunities for everyone.

Our packaging site inLevenis the largest spirits bottling operation in Europe.

The Leven teams package a huge volume of Scotch malt whiskies, blended whiskies, gins, vodkas and rums to supply over 180 countries around the world.

About this Role

The Performance Improvement Leader (PIL) role works in partnership with Operations and Functional teams to deliver key initiatives to improve business performance. You will be a performance partner to operations managers and team leaders to ensure that any improvements identified & implemented are standardised and sustained within our operational teams.

You will engage daily and weekly with operational and team meetings to provide experienced analysis of performance improvement opportunities. This will require excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills in order to inspire your team to deliver World-Class performance. The PIL will actively promote, enhance and drive the implementation of Continuous Improvement tools and techniques with our packaging line teams.You will provide mentorship, advice and support to multidisciplinary teams on trouble shooting tools and Lean Operational Excellence practices.

Other key responsibilities will be;

• Leading, sponsoring or coaching strategic improvement projects using the DMAIC methodology. (eg 5 Why, Yellow Belt, Green Belt etc)
• Leading the loss & waste agenda to provide 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 projects.
• Coordinating and effectively delivering training and coaching of continuous.

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 production environment with evidence to demonstrate ability to develop effective working relationships with stakeholders and cross functional teams to deliver improved business performance.
• A proven track record of utilising continuous improvement tools and techniques across practices like 5S, set up time reduction, Lean six sigma, DMAIC, and Asset Care.
• To have or be willing to work towards a NEBOSH or similar Health and Safety Qualification.

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including performance based annual bonus of 10%, product allowance, 6 months paid family leave, private medical insurance, share options, contributary pension scheme & many more..

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 outstanding 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 build 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, groundbreaking brands to the next level.

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

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