Packaging Team Leader

Diageo Americas; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Diageo in Shieldhall, Glasgow is seeking a Packaging Team Leader to manage the day and back rotation shift. You will drive safety, quality, service and cost targets while ensuring production plans are met and standards upheld.

You will champion 5S and continuous improvement on the shop floor, develop a high‑performing team and deliver premium, consistent packaging output.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH qualification required or willing to complete within 12 months.
• General Certificate in Spirits/Beer Packaging or equivalent.
• Advanced formal training or further education relevant to packaging or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the shift team to deliver Safety, Quality, Service and Cost targets.
• Ensure health, safety and environment standards are met and audited.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean tools and 5S on the shop floor.
• Manage day-to-day line complexity to deliver high quality products on time.
• Allocate resources and sign off the production plan.
• Develop team morale and address underperformance promptly.

Skills

Leadership

Lean/Six Sigma

Problem solving

Safety culture

Shift management

Education

NEBOSH qualification

General Certificate in Spirits/Beer Packaging

Job description

Packaging Team Leader.

Shieldhall, Glasgow

Full Time, Permanent.

Shift Pattern - Day/Back Rotation 38

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world's most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life's moments - from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.

Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and raising the bar for our brands, our business and each other.

Join us and play your part in making life's moments mean a little more

About the Function

Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world. With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships.

It's fast-paced and hands‑on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers' hands, you'll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.

About the role

Work at the tier 1 level to lead and motivate the shift team to take accountability to deliver Special performance in all aspects of the balanced scorecard (Safety, Quality, Service, and Cost) and morale.

Ensure that all health, safety and environment, quality, cost and reliability standards are met and driving conformance to regulatory and accreditation standards (e.g. ISO/HACCP etc.) in packaging.

Implement significant change within a continuous improvement culture. High level of engagement and leadership and ME methods and tools

Manage the high level of day to day complexities in a complex and lively operational environment to deliver high quality products in a safe manner to plan. This will need a well‑developed understanding of the future demand on their lines or area.

Lead line team in the deployment of MMS practices

Drive 5S quality standards and steadfast compliance to 5S standards.

Actively spend 80% of time on shop floor

Experience/skills required

• Upholding standards through practices
• Own critical metric targets across shifts as well as for the line/process.
• Set and deliver the team goals for quality, safety and waste
• Follow leader standard work and ensure all team members follow standard operating procedures
• Continuously drive for the next level of performance. Be ambitious on action planning and delivery
• Sign off production plan
• Interpret requirements e.g. Asset Care, 5S and deploy resources to make it happen.
• Completely accountable for planning and driving the Asset Care agenda for the shift
• Develop team morale, recognise great performance and take timely action to address under performance where vital

Problem solving for performance

Ensure accurate application of RCPS through role modelling and leadership. Raise 5 why's as defined by agreed trigger points and lead situational problem solving on shift.

React immediately to issues as they are exposed. Own Accident reports and non‑conforming product

Engage with the Daily Operational Review meetings to discuss persistent performance issues.

Leading Change for continuous improvement

• Manage and build capability of the team
• Influence support functions to support their improvement initiatives
• Build a "high performing team". Lead the team through defined phases of development. Identify capability needs of the team members and the team.

Qualifications

• Advanced formal training or further education or qualified through experience
• NEBOSH qualification or willing to complete it within 12 months
• Relevant IBD qualification (General Certificate in Spirits/Beer Packaging) or willing to complete within 12 months

Experience

• Proven demonstrated ability in production management. Ideally in a shift based FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage people performance, coaching and development of a multi-disciplined team of between 10 to 20 people.
• Proactive structured problem evaluation & solving skills learnt through exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, TPM or Manufacturing excellence.
• Experience of working in an exciting quality & customer focused FMCG environment.
• Basic financial awareness, understanding of business drivers, budgeting processes.
• Standard business (MS Office) and Diageo packages.

Excellence in Supply Chain

• Is familiar with working within the Performance Management approach and Tier Review Meeting setup
• Has a consistent record in adherence to Core Process and Standards
• Demonstrates role model behaviour and coaches others to follow a consistent approach and go beyond mandatory minimum requirements
• Proactively demonstrates the learning curriculums and materials on Diageo Academy and other sources to continuously grow and develop in role.