Packaging Team Leader

Diageo•Plainfield, IL

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Packaging Team Leader is responsible for the day-to-day production requirements across multiple lines, including safety, quality, staffing assignments, safety activities, and departmental budget activities. The role provides business leadership to help the team meet or exceed Manufacturing Excellence critical metrics, drives continuous improvement and employee engagement, and optimizes efficiency, throughput, and labor costs. The position balances competing priorities across multiple production lines in a large physical operation and requires in-the-moment decision-making under pressure that affects safety, quality, and production. It is directly responsible for the overall performance of a shift or multiple lines and manages 15 to 25 operators and mechanics. The role may also lead direct reports working opposite days, nights, or weekends. The Team Leader oversees employee training, work planning and assignment, performance appraisal, recognition and discipline, motivation, complaints, conflict resolution, problem solving, vacation scheduling, and payroll verification. The role supports safety and food safety audits and ensures corrective actions are completed. It also maintains production databases and applies information to continuous improvement; follows Good Manufacturing Procedures, the Master Sanitation Schedule, housekeeping and food safety rules; and keeps the area updated with 5S. The role is based at Diageo’s Plainfield Plant in Plainfield, Illinois. The posted annual salary range for this primary location is $81,113 to $135,188. Certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payments and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare and retirement benefits, short- and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, and parental leave; benefits may vary by employment and location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, or Engineering.
Experience in a high-speed bottling plant or warehousing operation in a best-in-class manufacturing environment with GMPs, or in a highly regulated best-in-class industry.
Thorough working knowledge and demonstrated expertise in high-speed bottling activities, including machine operations, changeovers, start-up, shut-down, and package quality.
Demonstrated ability to effect change in a manufacturing environment by diagnosing, designing, and implementing solutions.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of TTB and state regulations pertaining to the production of alcoholic beverages.
Manufacturing Excellence experience, such as 5S, Center-lining, and SMED.

Responsibilities

Run day-to-day production requirements across multiple lines, including safety, quality, staffing assignments, safety activities, and departmental budget activities.
Provide business leadership to meet or exceed Manufacturing Excellence critical metrics.
Drive continuous improvement and employee engagement by empowering employees to use Manufacturing Excellence tools and techniques.
Optimize efficiencies and throughput, reduce labor costs, and minimize labor use.
Train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward, discipline, and motivate employees; address complaints; resolve conflict and problems; schedule vacations; and verify payroll sheets.
Ensure efficient production and standards are met, optimizing safety, quality, production, and cost through employee involvement, team building, root-cause problem solving, and continuous improvement.
Direct the planning and implementation of initiatives to improve bottling and warehousing operations.
Maintain production databases and apply the information to continuous improvement.
Support safety and food safety audits and ensure corrective actions are completed and bottling workers understand the goals.
Generate and implement process and equipment changes to increase efficiency and improve safety, quality, costs, and employee morale.
Consider the impact of decisions and activities on long-term goals while meeting critical objectives.
Seek, share, and adopt ideas and best practices inside and outside the company, and embrace change introduced by others.
Build and maintain relationships that motivate, guide, and reinforce others’ performance toward goals.
Develop self and others, provide and seek feedback and coaching, and support improved performance and preparation for future roles.
Follow Good Manufacturing Procedures, perform tasks according to the Master Sanitation Schedule, follow housekeeping and food safety rules, and keep the area updated with 5S.