Operation Team Leader

Title: Packaging Team Leader

Level: 5

Hiring Manager: Operations Area Manager

Our performance ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. We are proud of the brands we make and the enjoyment they give to millions. We are passionate about alcohol playing a positive role in society as part of a balanced lifestyle. It is central to our purpose to celebrate life, every day, everywhere.
 
We are a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer! We produce an assortment of over 200 amazing brands – old and new, large and small, global and local – that are enjoyed in more than 180 countries around the world!
 
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share standard methodology.

Context/Scope:

This role is constantly leading multiple priorities across a number of lines and a large physical structure.  There is a high degree of in the moment decision-making that takes place in pressure situations, that will impact safety, quality and production.  Directly responsible for the overall performance of a shift or that of multiple lines.  This role directly managers 15 to 25 operators/mechanics across multiple lines.  May also lead direct reports who work opposite days/nights/weekends.

Purpose of Role:

• Responsible for leading the day to day production requirements across multiple lines including safety, quality, coordinating staffing assignments, safety activities and departmental budget activities.
• Provide business leadership to ensure that team meets or exceeds Supply Excellence critical metrics.
• Drive continuous improvement and total employee engagement in critical success areas by empowering employees to apply Supply Excellence tools and techniques.
• Optimize efficiencies and reduce labor costs as well as improving through puts while minimizing labor use

Key Outputs:

• Supervisory responsibilities are in accordance with company policy and applicable laws. Responsibilities include: training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding, disciplining, and motivating employees; addressing complaints, resolving conflict, solving problems, scheduling vacations, and verifying payroll sheets.
• Ensure efficient production is achieved and standards are met. Optimize safety, quality, production, and cost objectives through employee involvement and team building approach to root cause problem solving and continuous improvement
• Direct the planning and implementation of key initiatives to improve bottling/warehousing operations.
• Ensure production databases are properly maintained and information utilized for continuous
• Support all safety and food safety audits and responsible for all corrective action items are completed and all bottling workers understand the goals.
• Generate ideas and implement changes in processes and use of equipment to increase efficiency, improve safety and quality, reduce costs, and improve employee morale.
• Seeks to meet critical objectives while considering the impact of those decisions and activities on the ability to achieve long-term goals.
• Relentlessly seeks, shares and adopts ideas and best in practices in and outside the Company and embraces change introduced by others.
• Builds and maintains relationships that motivate, guide, and/or reinforce the br