Site Operation Manager(s)
Site Operations Manager Opportunities at Diageo
Location: Various sites in Scotland (Mortloch Distillery - Dufftown, Benrinnes Distillery - Aberlour, Elgin, Islay, Skye )
Employment Type: Permanent and Fixed-term opportunities
Accommodation: Provided for remote locations only (Islay & Skye)
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About Diageo Supply Chain and Manufacturing
Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands such as Talisker, Johnnie Walker, Cardhu, Lagavulin and many more to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo's 27,000+ employees work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing, making it an intricate and sophisticated operation driven by logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.
Our teams, spread across 100 sites in over 30 countries, cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations, and third-party agreements. We are committed to achieving our 'Society 2030: Spirit of Progress' goals, focusing on environmental protection and supporting our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we'll help you thrive in our inclusive culture.
About the Role
As a Site Operations Manager in one of our dedicated teams across some amazing sites in beautiful locations such as Speyside, Northern Highlands and the Islands you'll play a pivotal role in leading the teams responsible for manufacturing operations of high-quality malt whisky, which includes all raw materials intake, process manufacturing and distribution activities. Setting a clear vision, providing effective team communication, and delegating and delivering through others will be key elements of your role, as will be the ability to proactively lead multifunctional workgroups in the delivery of ambitious plans ensuring that all aspects of site operations are set-up to be able to deliver a stretching set of performance aspirations across a suite of Safety, Compliance, Environmental, Quality, Service and Cost metrics.
You'll also lead the delivery of improvement projects and Capital investment at the site, in partnership with Operations and Functional teams. Ensure that any improvements implemented are standardised and sustained within operations teams.
You'll engage with the Daily Operational and Weekly Team meetings to provide analysis of performance improvement opportunities. This will require excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills in order to encourage your team to deliver outstanding performance.
You'll spend a lot of the time inspiring others and bringing about change while keeping employees engaged with the strategic changes to improve performance. You'll provide mentorship, advice and support to multidisciplinary teams (Business Leaders, Operators, Maintenance Technicians etc.) on trouble shooting tools and Manufacturing Excellence practices.
Continually pushing the boundaries for performance. A leader in driving significant cost efficiency by using lean manufacturing tools to drive action and delivery in alignment with the business plans.
We are looking for talent for the future across multiple sites so please send in your application and discuss with us your location and mobility.
About You
You will be a true leader and role model. With a background in production, manufacturing or engineering management in a high-quality process industry with demanding production, efficiency and financial targets.
The role will require strategically planning and building continuous improvement plans and taking the site and teams through organisational change in order to achieve each of the sites production targets and deliver the agreed financial budget for all sites.
We are looking for a highly skilledleader who has experience of delivering a continuously improving performance, through the guide application of Lean Manufacturing tools and techniques.
To be a role model in terms of safety leadership and able to demonstrate a high level of ownership for asset care implementation and will be determined to play a lead role in the sites contribution to the delivery of Diageo's Society 2030 ambitions including supporting the global sustainability agenda among other vital goals.
Due to the nature of this role, it is crucial to have a full clean driving licence.
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.]]>