Manufacturing Excellence Lead
We are seeking a highly experienced Manufacturing Excellence Lead to join our Supply team at Diageo's new brewery in Kildare.
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iageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Buchanan's and Windsor whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.
The Manufacturing Excellence Lead will be integral to the Operations team, responsible for embedding the Manufacturing Excellence (MANEX) framework across all areas of the brewery, utilities, and water treatment plants.
About the Role
This role will ensure that world-class manufacturing practices are in place from the beginning, driving operational readiness and instilling a culture of continuous improvement.
As the ManEx subject matter expert, you will work closely with both leadership and operations teams, providing coaching, mentorship, and training to ensure engagement with the project rollout.
Key Responsibilities
* Spearhead the rollout of the ManEx programme, setting up pillars and work practices for success.
* Collaborate with other workstreams, such as Capability, to deliver a comprehensive operational readiness strategy.
* Develop and deliver a ManEx training programme, ensuring asset care and autonomous maintenance pillars are in place, and guiding early equipment management processes.
* Set up the site's continuous improvement culture, implementing problem-solving methodologies such as DMAIC and 5Whys, and establish a tiered structure for performance monitoring and daily operations reviews.
* Drive the site's digitalisation agenda, including the rollout of connected worker platforms and other digital supply chain technologies.
About You
You should have significant experience in a process environment. A Science or Engineering degree is advantageous, along with a strong understanding of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement methodologies, and digital supply chain technologies.
Experience leading teams, managing cross-functional projects, and implementing manufacturing excellence tools like 5S, Six Sigma, and reliability-centered maintenance are essential.
Excellent coaching and interpersonal skills are required, as well as the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cultural change.
Working with Us
Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our people work flexibly in various ways. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying.
We offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities, contributory pension scheme, comprehensive health benefits, and annual bonus.