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- Number and Locations of Impacted Associates: Amherstburg, Aviation, Gimli, Lebanon, Lincolnway, Plainfield, Shelbyville, Stitzel-Weller, Tullahoma, USVI, Valleyfield & Waco - all hourly associates
- Driving Continuous Improvement
- Influencing Communications
- Stakeholder Management
- Financial Responsibility - N/A
- Other - N/A
- Verbal and Written Communication as well as interpersonal skills
- Work with other departments
- Leadership and management background
- Change management projects
- Influencer with people at all levels
- Build relationships
Focused Improvement Manager - Plainfield, United States - Diageo
Description
Job Description :Focused Improvement Manager - Manufacturing Excellence Role Profile
We are a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer. We produce and sell over 200 brands - old and new, large, and small, global, and local - that are enjoyed in more than 180 countries around the world
The Focused Improvement Manager on our Central Manufacturing Excellence Team provides key leadership and expertise, driving a culture of continuous improvement across the supply chain. The role reports directly to the Director of Manufacturing Excellence within the North America Manufacturing organization.
Purpose
The position exists to collaborate with manufacturing sites across the U.S. and Canada to ensure adherence with Manufacturing Excellence standards to assure compliance with robust processes.
Purpose of the Role:
As a member of the Central Manufacturing Excellence team, each member plays a vital role in leading and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across Diageo's manufacturing sites in North America. The Central ManEx team coaches line managers and associates on Root Cause Problem Solving (RCPS), building a performance culture, focused improvement projects, and compliance to standards. Central ManEx team members are visible leaders in the Diageo North America Manufacturing business who drive employee engagement and build the capabilities of our associates. Through benchmarking against other World Class Organizations, the Central ManEx team shares best in class practices among the sites and provides leadership and direction to implement the manufacturing management system practices. Central ManEx team members lead, facilitate Manufacturing Management System (MMS) workshops, and train employees to the standards of work vital to improve the manufacturing business.
Link to NA Mission- Deliver exceptional value across North America Manufacturing by engaging workforce to optimize changeover process across packaging lines, becoming the global benchmark for Diageo.
Delivery of Tactical Plan - Deliver productivity improvements to North America Manufacturing (NAM) Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by reducing changeover impact across packaging lines. Implement and train teams on Set-Up Time Reduction (SUTR) and Visual Management (VM) global standards. Serve as regional administrator of production downtime data collection systems. Drive a performance culture including the use of comparative metrics to other sites globally within Diageo, including benchmarking against top CPGs. Deliver waste reduction through FI activities (packaging / liquid).
Projects/Enablers - N/A
Software Responsibilities - Informance / Harford Quality System / Redzone
Training of Associates - Tier 1 & Tier 2 Changeover Checklists, Centerlines, Tier Meeting Framework global standards
Applicable Regulations - N/A
Context/Scope:
Geographical Area: North America Manufacturing
ManEx On-boarding - TRACC System Administration, Tier Meeting Framework, and SUTR Standards
Site Specific Critical Metrics - Changeover Time, 1st Hour OEE, and Time to Target
Workstream/Best Practice Lead - Set-Up Time Reduction and Visual Management
Budget Accountability - N/A
Number of Direct and Indirect Reports - None
Other - N/A
Qualifications and Experience:
Certifications: Yellow Belt - Six Sigma
Bachelor's degree - Bachelors in Business, Management, or Engineering, five plus years of supervisory experience in a bottling plant; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Length of Experience - 5 plus years of continuous improvement experience
Technical Skills - DMAIC or Six Sigma training/experience a plus
Computer/Software Skills - Informance / Redzone / Harford a plus
Type of Experience - Lean Manufacturing and Change Management
Worker Type :
Regular
Primary Location:
Plainfield Tech Centre
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
Salary Range:
Minimum Salary:
$100470
Maximum Salary:
$167450
At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others. (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.) The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role's primary location.