Description
About the Role
As a Site Operations Manager at Diageo's Port Ellen site, you will play a crucial role in managing site operations to deliver exceptional performance across all aspects of the balanced scorecard, including Safety, Quality, Service, and Cost. You will lead the Manufacturing Excellence Program to enhance performance, standards, capabilities, and asset care, ensuring the site meets its strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage site operations to achieve outstanding performance in safety, quality, service, and cost, driving improvements in safety metrics, productivity, waste reduction, and quality benchmarks.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety, environmental, quality, cost, and reliability standards, and drive conformance to regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Lead the License to Operate program to maintain process safety standards.
- Develop and implement the site strategy, long-range plan, and annual operating plan.
- Provide leadership and coaching to the site leadership team and spend 25% of your time on the shop floor.
- Offer on-call support to maltings and distilling operations as duty manager.
Key Accountabilities
Upholding Standards through Practice
- Sponsor and drive the implementation of the Manufacturing Management System (MMS) practices.
- Role-model and advocate for Standard Work practices, holding others accountable for adhering to them.
- Adapt standard methodologies from other areas and apply them.
- Manage external suppliers and contractors for the malted barley supply chain.
- Oversee CAPEX projects and develop a 5-year strategic CAPEX plan.
Problem Solving for Performance
- Influence senior stakeholders to invest in improvement plans using data-driven insights.
- Respond to issues promptly and invoke consequences for poor performance.
- Coach direct reports to identify underperformance areas.
- Encourage a breakthrough mindset and empower employees to take ownership of problems.
Leading Change for Continuous Improvement
- Role-model leading and managing change, and develop direct reports and employees through effective coaching and engagement.
- Deliver P4G conversations and personal development plans for direct reports.
- Manage relationships to achieve world-class performance outcomes.
Requirements
- Demonstrate a passion for manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement.
- Lead and attend site governance meetings, and articulate the site vision to employees.
- Role-model behavior and coach others to follow best practices.
- Proactively engage with learning resources to grow and develop in the role.
Working with Us
At Diageo, flexibility is key to success. We offer a competitive Rewards and Benefits package and value diversity in its broadest sense, encouraging everyone to belong, contribute, and strive for their personal best.