Production Area Manager
2 days ago• Belfast, United Kingdom
Production Area Manager
Marshalls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Permanent, Full-time
Closing Date: 25 November 2025
About the Site
We operate Guinness packaging facilities at Marshalls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Runcorn, in North West England, producing canned, bottled and kegged product for Ireland, UK and export markets.
The Belfast site, commissioned in 1983, spans approximately 12 acres and operates a production schedule that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, excluding public holidays. It includes two canning lines for packaging, a tank farm for bulk receipt and dilution to sales gravity, as well as a warehousing and distribution system. The facility manages 130 SKUs, with 60% designated for domestic consumption and 40% for export, offering products ranging in size from 250ml to 568ml.
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About the role
As Production Manager for the canning area, you will be responsible for leading day-to-day operations, driving performance, and ensuring excellence across safety, quality, and efficiency. Your focus will be on developing people, embedding best practices, and delivering sustainable improvements that support the site's strategic goals.
Key responsibilities are;
- Lead Tier 1 operations within your area, delivering against the balanced scorecard and driving standards
- Champion governance, compliance and continuous improvement, ensuring conformance with health, safety, environment, quality and regulatory standards (ISO, HACCP, CARM).
- Drive the Manufacturing Excellence Programme (TRACC) in partnership with site leadership, embedding best practice in performance, standards, capability and asset care.
- Provide outstanding leadership and coaching to your team, building capability, accountability and a culture of high performance.
- Actively spend time on the shop floor, role modelling problem-solving, systemic root cause analysis and breakthrough thinking.
- Manage budgets, resources and capital planning to align with site and company strategy.
- Build strong cross-functional relationships with Engineering, Manufacturing Excellence, and other key partners to deliver site ambitions.
About you
We are looking for a dynamic leader with proven experience in leading teams in a manufacturing environment. Your leadership skills, combined with hands-on knowledge of plant operations and a proactive approach to problem-solving, will be key to enhancing performance and supporting a positive, high-performing workplace culture.
Working with Us
We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:
- Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Contributory pension scheme
- Product allowance
- Share options
- Annual bonus (depending upon performance)
- 6 months of fully paid parental leave
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.
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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.
Client-provided location(s): Belfast, United Kingdom
Job ID: Diageo-JR1118177
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-11-13T23:54:24
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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