Packaging Team Leader - Runcorn, United Kingdom - Diageo

Diageo

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Runcorn, United Kingdom

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Job Description:
Packaging Team Leader

Runcorn Guinness Packaging site, England
Permanent
Full Time
Continental shift pattern 12 hours shifts
Closing Date : 19th July 2023
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 worldleading 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.
We operate Guinness packaging facilities at Marshalls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Runcorn, in North West England, producing canned, bottled and kegged product for Ireland, UK and export markets. Significant investment is underway at both of these locations.
This role is site based at Runcorn which is an 18 Acre site running a 24/7 Operation with 4 rotational crews. It has 2 Bottling, 2 Canning lines and 1 Kegging production line. There are 90+ SKUs with 16 different Beer/Liquid types covering producing on average 23million cases of product per annum.
About this rolePackaging Team Leader is responsible for all aspects of line production, shift team management and engagement. Actively spending 80% of the time on shop floor, you'll lead the high level of day to day complexities in a complex and busy operational environment to deliver high quality products in a safe manner to plan. This will need a welldeveloped understanding of the future demand on their lines or area.
You will be a groundbreaking and inspirational leader who is passionate about driving dedication and a continuous improvement culture where people are highly engaged, and manufacturing excellence is at the forefront of how we do business.
You'll be a selfmotivated leader, create energy and motivation in your team and deliver stretching plans to service our customers. With high levels of growth anticipated across categories, you'll be instrumental in implementing the strategic plan for liquid packaging, ensuring that a successful growth agenda is built on strong organisational change principals.
Other key responsibilities for this role will be interpreting production plan schedule requirements and organising and deploying people, plant and material resources to implement the plan. You will prepare and lead Site briefings, daily start of shift meetings and weekly performance based team meetings using visual management; ensuring participation, contribution and feedback from all team members and support staff.
It would be beneficial if you have demonstrable experience working in a similar FMCG environment. Although this is not essential.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
Be an inclusive leader with operational leadership experience
Have passion and dedication for developing people
Have knowledge of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing
Be a change agent who has the ability to encourage connection and implementing plans

Working with Us

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including annual bonus, shift allowance, 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 careerdefining 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.
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