Operations Team Lead

ob Title: Packaging Team Leader, Nights

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 team:

About the role:

This role is constantly balancing 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 under pressure that affects 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 running the day to day production requirements across multiple lines with a focus on safety and quality. This role entails the following although not limited to just these listed;

Coordinating staffing assignments, safety activities and departmental budget activities.

Providing business leadership to ensure that team meets or exceeds Key Performance Indicators and metrics.

Driving continuous improvement and total employee engagement in critical success areas.

Optimizing efficiencies and reducing labor costs as well as improving throughput.

Role Responsibilities:

• Supervisory responsibilities are in accordance with company policy and applicable laws. Responsibilities include but not limited to training employees, labor planning, appraising performance, rewarding, focusing, 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 business initiatives to support the department.  This includes GMP/ ISO / FSSC / CARM Compliance/ MMS. Is an ambassador for safety, compliance and quality.
• Ensure production databases are properly maintained and information used for continuous improvement and planning purposes.
• Support all safety and food safety audits.  Will be responsible for investigating and instituting all  corrective and preventative action items.  Processing team should have a clear understanding of 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, shares and adopts ideas and standard methodologies inside and outside the company as well as embracing change that is introduced cross functionally.
• Builds and maintains relationships that motivate, guide, and/or reinforce the breakthrough performance of others toward goal accomplishments. Develops self and others to improve performance in current role and to prepare for future roles; seeks and provides feedback and coaching to enhance performance

Experience / skills required:

• 4 yea