**Job Description :** **Process Improvement Lead** **Shieldhall, Glasgow** **12-Month Fixed-Term Contract** **Closing Date: 27th November 2024** ​ **About this Role** The Process Improvement Lead at Shieldhall will work in partnership with our Operations Team to deliver key initiatives to improve business performance. As part of the Spirit Supply Team you will ensure that improvements implemented are standardised and sustained through great relations with Team Leaders across both site and the wider Scotch environment. You will continually push and be accountable for performance and be a leader in driving significant cost efficiency to drive action and delivery in alignment with the business plans. You will engage with the daily operational teams and provide analysis of performance improvement opportunities. This will require excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills in order to encourage the teams to deliver extraordinary performance. You will provide mentorship, advice and support to multidisciplinary teams on trouble shooting tools and Lean manufacturing thinking. **Key facts about the site & the team -** + The largest packaging site in our Scotch category + Supply of circa 30 million cases of our iconic brands globally from Shieldhall with household names and global leaders like Johnnie Walker, Buchanan’s, Bell’s, J&B Scotch Whisky. + Comprises 7 production lines, a spirit supply operation, multiple other dry and wet component areas, and circa 400 people. + The team is a mix of energetic, dynamic, diverse talent with plenty of learning and growth opportunities internally. **Other key responsibilities will be:** + Leading strategic improvement projects using various methodology. (e.g. 5Why, FT-DMAIC, Yellow Belt, Green Belt etc) + Leading loss & waste analysis to provide data & evidence-based insights and a clear strategy to prioritise improvements and deliver performance uplift + Leading, supporting and mentoring Equipment Owners, Engineering team and Team Leaders in Manufacturing Excellence tools, particularly Stop the Stops methodology. **To be successful in this role, you will need:** + Strong interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to communicate to all levels across the plant + Skills to work in a process environment with evidence to demonstrate ability to develop effective working relationships with stakeholders and cross functional teams to deliver organisational efficiency and improved business performance. + Have the skills to utilise manufacturing excellence tools and techniques such as 5S, set up time reduction, Lean six sigma, Autonomous and Reliability centred Maintenance. **Working with Us** Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including annual bonus, product allowance, 6 months paid family leave, private medical insurance, share options, contributory 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 career-defining 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. We're looking for people with creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. **Worker Type :** Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term) **Primary Location:** Shieldhall **Additional Locations :** **Job Posting Start Date :** 2024-11-13 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. 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