Brewing Operations Excellence & Capability Lead

Diageo; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Littleconnell Brewery in Ireland is seeking a Capability & Operational Excellence Manager to build capability, leadership and a continuous-improvement culture across Brewing, Engineering, Quality, Utilities and Supply.

You will design and embed capability frameworks, learning programmes and initiatives that ensure safe, efficient and consistent results, while working closely with site leaders to deliver measurable performance gains.

Qualifications

• Experience in capability development, learning, or operational excellence within a manufacturing or operational setting.
• Strong capability-building, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience designing training programmes, competency frameworks or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Data-driven mentality with the ability to identify opportunities and deliver measurable improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and embed a site-wide capability strategy, including role-based competency frameworks, skills matrices and development pathways.
• Design and deliver structured training, onboarding, certification and coaching programmes that build technical, leadership and behavioural capability.
• Strengthen frontline leadership through targeted development initiatives focused on coaching, performance management and problem solving.
• Lead the implementation of continuous improvement methodologies, driving sustainable gains in safety, quality, service and productivity.
• Partner with operational teams to identify capability gaps, address critical skill shortages and improve workforce resilience.
• Establish governance, KPI frameworks and reporting processes to measure capability growth, training effectiveness and operational excellence outcomes.
• Use data, insights and stakeholder collaboration to support business priorities and deliver measurable performance improvements.

Skills

Capability development

Learning

Operational excellence

Data‑driven

Job description

Littleconnell Brewery in Ireland is seeking a Capability & Operational Excellence Manager to build capability, leadership and a continuous-improvement culture across Brewing, Engineering, Quality, Utilities and Supply.

You will design and embed capability frameworks, learning programmes and initiatives that ensure safe, efficient and consistent results, while working closely with site leaders to deliver measurable performance gains.