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      <title>Manufacturing Excellence Specialist</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Diageo is seeking a Manufacturing Excellence Specialist to join their team at the Plainfield location. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving an integrated approach to continuous improvement across the site, establishing a robust Manufacturing Management System (MMS) Program to improve the plant&#39;s overall performance, and building internal capabilities for teams to unlock new levels of possibilities.</p>
<p>The Manufacturing Excellence Specialist will:</p>
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<li>Lead and facilitate continuous improvement activities that deliver breakthrough performance improvements across the Plainfield site</li>
<li>Drive all aspects of MMS to ensure that good practices are embedded</li>
<li>Deploy an integrated manufacturing excellence operating system (TRACC) that encompasses people, plant, and process enhancement, building internal capabilities and empowering work teams to drive improvements autonomously</li>
<li>Ensure everyone at Plainfield understands what manufacturing excellence means, is engaged in the operating system, and is playing their part in delivering a world-class production operation</li>
<li>Establish understanding at all levels within Plainfield of how the site benchmarks with other leading Diageo sites and the external business environment</li>
</ul>
<p>The ideal candidate will have:</p>
<ul>
<li>Knowledge of manufacturing excellence tools and techniques such as A3 Problem Solving, 5S, Set-Up Time Reduction, Lean Six Sigma, and Reliability-Centered Maintenance</li>
<li>Knowledge of planning processes and optimizing demand cycles</li>
<li>Working knowledge of SAP</li>
<li>Experience in coaching and influencing a wide range of stakeholders for success</li>
<li>Knowledge and understanding of CI Methodologies (e.g., DMAIC, RCPS, SPC)</li>
<li>Intermediate project management skills</li>
<li>Ability to interpret and analyze extensive data sources to identify waste and cost-saving opportunities (e.g., Redzone, Power BI, SAP systems)</li>
</ul>
<p>In return for your hard work, Diageo offers a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package, including a salary range of $75,600 to $126,000 per annum, depending on experience.</p>
<p style="margin-top:24px;font-size:13px;color:#666;">Job Data by <a href="https://yubhub.co">YubHub</a>.</p>]]></description>
      <jobtype>full-time</jobtype>
      <experiencelevel>senior</experiencelevel>
      <workarrangement>onsite</workarrangement>
      <salaryrange>$75,600 to $126,000 (annual)</salaryrange>
      <skills>A3 Problem Solving, 5S, Set-Up Time Reduction, Lean Six Sigma, Reliability-Centered Maintenance, SAP, CI Methodologies, Project Management, Data Analysis, Coaching, Influencing</skills>
      <benefits>pension, health_insurance, paid_leave, equity</benefits>
      <licences></licences>
      <category>Manufacturing</category>
      <industry>Manufacturing</industry>
      <employername>Diageo</employername>
      <employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/diageo.com.png</employerlogo>
      <employerdescription>Diageo is a global drinks company with over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries.</employerdescription>
      <employerwebsite>https://diageo.com</employerwebsite>
      <compensationcurrency>USD</compensationcurrency>
      <compensationmin>75600</compensationmin>
      <compensationmax>126000</compensationmax>
      <compensationinterval>yearly</compensationinterval>
      <applyto>https://diageo.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Diageo_Careers/job/Lincolnway/Manufacturing-Excellence-Specialist_JR1129207</applyto>
      <location>Lincolnway</location>
      <city>Lincolnway</city>
      <state></state>
      <postalcode></postalcode>
      <country></country>
      <postedate>2026-10-28</postedate>
      <visasponsorship>unknown</visasponsorship>
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      <workauthorisation>unknown</workauthorisation>
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