Senior Site Director, Advanced Manufacturing & Automation

Diageo; Texas; On-site; USD 128,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement benefits

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Parental leave

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Diageo is seeking a Senior Site Director for a flagship manufacturing facility in Montgomery, AL. You will lead a large, highly automated site, driving safety, quality and productivity while leveraging advanced technology and engineering capability to sustain competitive advantage.

The role requires 15+ years of manufacturing leadership, strong collaboration with engineering, and a proven track record in capital investments and lean transformation. Excellent executive presence is essential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership in complex consumer products or similar industries.
• Proven experience leading a large-scale, highly automated manufacturing operation.
• Demonstrated success partnering with engineering to maximize automation and capital investments.
• Strong record delivering operational, financial and people performance.
• Experience managing significant capital investments or greenfield/start-up environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for the manufacturing site.
• Deliver benchmark performance across Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, Productivity, Compliance and Employee Engagement.
• Lead, coach and develop a multi-disciplinary leadership team spanning Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing Excellence, Quality, EHS, Human Resources and Finance.
• Establish a high-performance culture built upon accountability, transparency, trust and continuous improvement.
• Own annual operating plans, capital investment strategy, technology roadmap and long-term site strategy.
• Provide strategic leadership to Engineering to improve safety, quality, service, reliability and productivity.
• Champion automation, digital manufacturing and advanced technologies to improve operational performance.
• Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence to secure long-term asset reliability and modernization strategies.
• Lead execution of innovation, capacity expansion, productivity, automation and transformation initiatives.
• Ensure capital investments deliver measurable operational and financial benefits.
• Develop leadership capability, succession planning and organizational effectiveness across the site.
• Partner with regional and global functions to support enterprise objectives.
• Serve as the visible leader of the site through growth and change.

Skills

Leadership

Industrial leadership

Automation

Engineering knowledge

Executive presence

Capital investments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

PMP or PE certification advantageous

Job description

Diageo is seeking a Senior Site Director for a flagship manufacturing facility in Montgomery, AL. You will lead a large, highly automated site, driving safety, quality and productivity while leveraging advanced technology and engineering capability to sustain competitive advantage.

The role requires 15+ years of manufacturing leadership, strong collaboration with engineering, and a proven track record in capital investments and lean transformation. Excellent executive presence is essential.