Manufacturing Excellence Director

Job Description :

Job Title 

About the Function:

Supply Chain and Manufacturing

To be used for the Job Profiles of: Customer Service Technical, Customs and Compliance, Logistics and Transport, Planning Warehouse Operations, Agriculture, Brewing, Distilling and Maturation, Engineering and Maintenance, Manufacturing Excellence, Packaging, Health and Safety, Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Supply Leadership, Brand Change

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

About the role: 

The Director of Manufacturing Excellence is a critical strategic leadership role responsible for driving continuous improvement, operational standardization, and performance enhancement across Diageo's North American manufacturing facilities. This role is pivotal in transforming manufacturing capabilities through structured methodologies, capability building, and cultural change management.

Role Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and implement a comprehensive Manufacturing Excellence strategy aligned with Diageo's North American conversion objectives
• Lead the implementation of Excellence in Supply Chain (EISC) MAKE Systems
• Create and maintain a strategic roadmap for continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop key performance indicators (critical metrics) to measure Manufacturing Excellence impact

Best Practices Implementation

• Design and deploy standardized work methodologies across North American conversion sites
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive best in class practices repository
• Implement benchmarking processes to identify improvement opportunities
• Create and manage a knowledge sharing platform for best in class practices

Capability Building and Talent Development

Skill Enhancement

• Design a comprehensive up-skilling program targeting:

   - Operators

   - Craftspeople

   - Team Leaders

• Develop competency frameworks for each manufacturing role
• Create personalized learning and development paths

Experience / skills required:

Soft Skills

• Exceptional coaching and mentoring abilities
• Resilience and change adaptability
• Systems thinking approach
• Emotional intelligence
• Continuous learning attitude

Flexible Working Statement: 

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.  

Rewards & Benefits Statement:

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

· [Recruiter to list relevant market/region benefits].

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

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Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Plainfield Tech Centre

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2025-03-05

Salary Range:

Minimum Salary:

$137813

Maximum Salary:

$229688

At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others.  (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.)  The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.