Packaging Team Leader

Diageo; Ireland; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Diageo, a leading premium drinks company, is recruiting a Packaging Team Leader for its Nangor Road site in Dublin. You will lead a high-performing team on a new Guinness filling line, ensuring safe, efficient and reliable packaging operations while driving performance against production targets.

You will work closely with engineering, quality and support functions to address challenges, drive continuous improvement and embed a culture of accountability and excellence on the shop floor.

Qualifications

• Experience leading packaging operations in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience coaching and developing teams in fast-paced operations.
• Strong problem-solving skills with Lean Six Sigma, TPM or similar methodologies.
• Good commercial awareness and understanding of key business drivers.
• Working knowledge of SAP and quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team responsible for packaging operations.
• Deliver safety, quality, cost, reliability and environmental performance.
• Interpret production plans and ensure output targets are met.
• Respond quickly to operational issues and implement effective solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality and support functions to maximise performance.
• Lead daily Tier 1 meetings and contribute to performance reviews.

Skills

Production leadership

People management

Lean Six Sigma

Problem solving

Tools

SAP

Quality systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description :

Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Full time

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Job Title: Packaging Team Leader

Location: Nangor Road, Dublin

Contract: Fixed Term Contract - 2 years

Work Pattern: Please see production schedule details below

Closing Date: 8th September 2026

About Us - An exciting time to join Baileys Irish Cream

This is a truly unique opportunity to join Diageo at a pivotal moment. Baileys Irish Cream has secured production for a major Guinness innovation and as a result a brand-new filling line is being installed at our Nangor Road site.

You’ll be joining a newly formed team responsible for the first production runs- offering a rare chance to get involved from day one, help shape ways of working and build experience on a Guinness beer filling line... all while working within the Baileys site.

About the Role

As a Packaging Team Leader, you’ll play a key role in leading a high-performing team within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You’ll be responsible for ensuring safe, efficient and reliable packaging operations while driving performance against production targets. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll take ownership of operational challenges, lead problem-solving activities, and create a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing a team responsible for packaging operations.
• Delivering performance across safety, quality, cost, reliability, and environmental standards.
• Interpreting production plans and ensuring output targets are achieved.
• Responding quickly to operational issues and implementing effective solutions.
• Collaborating with engineering, quality, and support functions to maximise performance.
• Leading daily Tier 1 meetings and contributing to wider operational performance reviews.

About You

We’re looking for a confident and motivated people leader who thrives in a busy production environment and is passionate about delivering results through their team. You’ll be visible on the shop floor, building strong relationships, recognising great performance and having the courage to address challenges when they arise. A natural problem solver, you’ll take ownership of issues and work collaboratively to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

You’ll bring:

• Experience in a production leadership role, ideally within an FMCG or manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing, coaching and developing teams in a fast-paced operational setting.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with knowledge of Lean Six Sigma, TPM, Manufacturing Excellence, or similar methodologies.
• Good commercial awareness and understanding of key business drivers.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, SAP, and quality management systems.
• Physical capability to operate effectively in a manufacturing environment, including handling packaged goods up to 15kg when required.

Flexible Working Statement:

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Rewards & Benefits Statement:

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace 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 and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to new heights and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

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

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Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Nangor Road

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 29,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers - the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.

Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of.

With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people’s unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.

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