Diageo Scotland Limited | Shift Manager - Guinness Beer

Role:Shift Manager Guinness Beer Location:Belfast, Northern Ireland Contract:12-month Fixed Term Contract Shifts:Continental shift pattern, offering a flexible rotation of days, nights and rest days to provide work-life balance and structured time off. Closing date: 23rd January 2025 About us With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, were the worlds leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, youll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to create a career worth celebrating. About the Function 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 Diageos 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. Its an intricate and sophisticated operation thats 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. Were 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, well help you to thrive in our inclusive culture. About the role As a Shift Manager, you will play a key role in leading and motivating the shift team to deliver World Class performance across all aspects including Safety, Quality, Service, and Cost. You will be responsible for ensuring that all health, safety, environmental, quality, cost, and reliability standards are met, while driving conformance to regulatory and accreditation standards such as ISO and HACCP within packaging operations. You will actively run the complexities of a fast-paced and high-demand production environment, ensuring the delivery of high-quality products safely and on schedule. With a focus on continuous improvement, you will engage with your team to drive significant changes, using lean and manufacturing excellence tools. Additionally, you will coach and lead your line team in the deployment of Manufacturing Management Systems (MMS) practices, while ensuring high levels of performance and adherence to policies and procedures. Key responsibilities include: Ensuring the team meets key performance indicators (KPIs) for safety, quality, service, and cost. Leading and developing a multi-disciplinary team of 10 to 20 people, fostering a high-performance culture. Implementing and driving change through structured problem-solving techniques such as Lean, Six Sigma, and TPM. Being actively involved in production planning and maintaining high performance on the shop floor Leading the Asset Care agenda and resolving operational issues in real-time. About You To succeed in this role, you will need to have a demonstratable experience in a FMCG manufacturing environment. You should be passionate about driving continuous improvement and be adept at leading people performance and coaching teams to achieve their potential. NEBOSH/IOSH and IBD qualifications are beneficial but not essential for this role. Proficiency in structured problem-solving and process improvement techniques (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM). A strong understanding of the financial and business drivers within manufacturing, as well as budgeting processes. Your leadership will be key in developing team morale and performance. Youll have a proactive approach to problem-solving, able to identify and address underperformance in real-time. If you are a dynamic, results-oriented individual with the aim to lead a team to success in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you. Rewards & Benefits Statement: We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including: Share schemes. Pension – Diageo pays up to 14% Product Allowance 10% Annual Bonus 25 Days Annual Leave And many more! 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 youll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. Youll 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, mindsets, 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. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.? If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application. Skills: Manufacturing Leadership FMCG