Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Runcorn Guinness Packaging site, England

Permanent – Full Time

Closing Date : 4 February 2024

Join our Supply Chain and Manufacturing Team

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 27,000+ 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.

We operate Guinness packaging facilities at Marshalls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Runcorn, in North West England, producing canned, bottled and kegged product for Ireland, UK and export markets. Significant investment is underway at both of these locations.

This role is site based at Runcorn which is an 18 Acre site running a 24/7 Operation with 4 rotational crews. It has 2 Bottling, 2 Canning lines and 1 Kegging production line. There are 90+ SKUs with 16 different Beer/Liquid types covering producing on average 23million cases of product per annum.

About the role

The beer packaging engineering team directly lead an annual revenue spend of £3m, with a craft and leadership population of almost 50 engineers. They also manage annual site service contracts in excess of £3m through almost 20 embedded 3rd party engineers. Over the next 3 years they also plan to manage a Cap-Ex spend averaging £6m annually.

As the Engineering Manager at Runcorn, you will lead a team of engineers to deliver reliability performance and strategic objectives for manufacturing excellence. You will advocate good governance around internal and external compliance (health & safety, quality and environment).

You will define clear expectations for team and set challenging targets to achieve acceleration of asset care deployment standards.

Other key responsibilities are;

• Supporting the operational team to resolve complex equipment problems
• Actively leading and sponsoring capex and brand change activity for area of responsibility
• Continuous Improvement - accountable for leading improvement activity
• Proactively leading on performance analysis that drives improvement actions to address adverse performance trends and resolve systemic problems.
• Leading the MMS Asset Care deployment within the maintenance team.
• Coaching teams in the use of problem-solving tools to support systematic problem resolution.
• Ensuring effective management of spare parts to optimise availability and average working capital

About you

For this role you’ll need to be time served mechanical or electrical engineer with the ability to lead people performance, coaching and development of a multi-disciplined team.You will have track record of maintenance management, Asset Care strategy development and engagement. ​

You will have proactive structured problem solving skills learnt through exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, TPM or Manufacturing Excellence and good working knowledge of Environmental legislation and standards.

Working with Us

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:

• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• 6 months paid parental leave for all employees
• Product allowance
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual performance bonus
• Share options

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a better world. 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.

Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of — and help build — an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Join us, and you’ll be celebrated for your work and empowered to be you. Together with people around the world, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a tomorrow worth celebrating.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. To achieve this, we need the world’s very best people. Join us and help to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.