Kegging Area Manager
Kegging Area Manager
St James Gate, Dublin
Permanent Contract
Closing date: 26th April 2026
Join our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team.
Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo's 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It's an intricate and sophisticated operation that's the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations. We are proud to be a global leader in beverage alcohol with an exceptional portfolio of brands, including Guinness, Johnnie Walker, Baileys, Smirnoff, Tanqueray, and many more.
St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin is Diageo's largest manufacturing facility in Ireland, and the largest stout brewery in the world, producing over three million pints of Guinness every day, supplying a growing Irish, UK and US market, and exporting to 90 global markets. Our main beer brands are Guinness, Guinness 0.0, Rockshore, Hop House 13, Smithwick's and Harp.
About the Role
As the Kegging Area Manager, you will play a critical leadership role within the St James's Gate Keg Plant, with full accountability for delivering safe, high-quality and cost-effective kegging operations in a 24/7 manufacturing environment. Reporting to the Site Operations Manager, you will lead a multi-shift team to embed a culture of operational excellence, continuous improvement and high performance.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead and performance-manage the kegging operation to deliver customer service, quality, safety, environmental and cost targets.
- Inspire, empower and develop a multi-shift packaging team, building capability and engagement across all levels.
- Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement through structured performance management, KPI tracking and manufacturing excellence programmes.
- Ensure full compliance with safety, hygiene, quality and LTO standards, acting as a visible role model for best practice.
- Own resource planning and budget management, delivering production goals while identifying productivity and cost-saving opportunities.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders including brewing, logistics, planning, technical teams and trade unions.
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About you
You will be an experienced manufacturing leader with a strong operational and people-management background, comfortable taking ownership of performance in a fast-paced, 24/7 production environment. You'll lead with clarity and confidence, using data, structure and collaboration to get results whilst developing engaged, high-performing teams.
We're seeking someone with experience managing teams, with a consistent track record of developing people and improving performance. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across operations, support functions and unions.
In addition:
- A qualification in applied science, engineering or equivalent, with experience gained in an FMCG manufacturing environment.
- Solid operational and engineering understanding, enabling you to balance safety, quality, customer service and cost requirements.
- A commitment to operational excellence, with hands-on experience leading or implementing continuous improvement programmes.
- A structured, analytical approach to problem-solving, using data to identify issues and deliver sustainable improvements.
Working with us
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 the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.
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Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- FSA With Employer Contribution
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Fitness Subsidies
- Pet Insurance
- Mental Health Benefits
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
- Adoption Leave
Work Flexibility
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
- Volunteer Time Off
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- Pension
- Stock Purchase Program
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Woman founded/led
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