Beer Packaging Team Leader
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Job Description
Packaging Team Leader
Runcorn Guinness Packaging site, England
Permanent – Full Time
Continental shift pattern - 12 hours shifts
Closing date : 12 March 2026
Join our Supply Chain Team in Runcorn
Join our team at the Runcorn Guinness Packaging site and play a key leadership role in delivering world-class products enjoyed by millions globally. As a Packaging Team Leader, you’ll lead a diverse team in a fast-paced environment where safety, collaboration and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.
We operate Guinness packaging facilities in Belfast and Runcorn, producing canned, bottled and kegged products for the UK, Ireland and export markets. Significant investment is underway at both sites, creating an exciting period of growth and development.
Based at our Runcorn site, you’ll work within a large-scale, 24/7 operation supported by four rotational crews. The site includes multiple bottling, canning and kegging lines producing a wide range of products across our beer portfolio. With high production volumes and ongoing investment, this is a dynamic and ambitious environment where strong leadership makes a real difference.
About This Role
Packaging Team Leader
Runcorn Guinness Packaging site, England
Permanent – Full Time
Continental shift pattern - 12 hours shifts
Closing date : 12 March 2026
Join our Supply Chain Team in Runcorn
Join our team at the Runcorn Guinness Packaging site and play a key leadership role in delivering world-class products enjoyed by millions globally. As a Packaging Team Leader, you’ll lead a diverse team in a fast-paced environment where safety, collaboration and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.
We operate Guinness packaging facilities in Belfast and Runcorn, producing canned, bottled and kegged products for the UK, Ireland and export markets. Significant investment is underway at both sites, creating an exciting period of growth and development.
Based at our Runcorn site, you’ll work within a large-scale, 24/7 operation supported by four rotational crews. The site includes multiple bottling, canning and kegging lines producing a wide range of products across our beer portfolio. With high production volumes and ongoing investment, this is a dynamic and ambitious environment where strong leadership makes a real difference.
About This Role
As a Packaging Team Leader, you’ll take responsibility for line performance, safety and team engagement on shift. Spending most of your time on the shop floor, you’ll lead day-to-day operations in a 24/7 operational environment, ensuring high-quality products are delivered safely and in line with plan. You’ll use your understanding of demand and operational priorities to make informed decisions that keep the line running effectively.
You’ll be a supportive and inclusive leader who builds trust, encourages ideas and helps people perform at their best. By creating clarity, energy and accountability within your team, you’ll drive strong performance while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
With anticipated growth across categories, you’ll play an important role in delivering our liquid packaging strategy, helping the team adapt to change and implement improvements that strengthen performance over time.
Key responsibilities include interpreting production schedules and effectively deploying people, plant and materials to achieve targets. You’ll lead site briefings, start-of-shift meetings and regular performance reviews, encouraging open participation and constructive feedback from team members and support functions.
You’ll also have opportunities to further develop your leadership capability within a global supply organisation committed to continuous learning and growth.
To Be Successful, You Will
You’ll be a supportive and inclusive leader who builds trust, encourages ideas and helps people perform at their best. By creating clarity, energy and accountability within your team, you’ll drive strong performance while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
With anticipated growth across categories, you’ll play an important role in delivering our liquid packaging strategy, helping the team adapt to change and implement improvements that strengthen performance over time.
Key responsibilities include interpreting production schedules and effectively deploying people, plant and materials to achieve targets. You’ll lead site briefings, start-of-shift meetings and regular performance reviews, encouraging open participation and constructive feedback from team members and support functions.
You’ll also have opportunities to further develop your leadership capability within a global supply organisation committed to continuous learning and growth.
To Be Successful, You Will
- Bring operational leadership experience within a manufacturing or production setting
- Demonstrate a genuine passion for developing and supporting others
- Have knowledge of continuous improvement and lean principles
- Be comfortable leading change and bringing people with you
Working with Us
Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including annual bonus, shift allowance, product allowance, 6 months paid family leave, private medical insurance, share options, contributary pension scheme.
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.
We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.
Worker Type
Regular
Primary Location:
Runcorn
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date
2026-02-25
Primary Location:
Runcorn
Additional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date
2026-02-25