Purpose of Role
Responsible for leading the development, execution, and delivery of plant capital projects as well as compliance with project execution guidelines in support of the Diageo Plainfield Leadership Team strategy. This role will provide guidance and technical leadership primary in project management and lead problem-solving teams to address packaging and process issues within operations. The incumbent will also respond to strategic planning, innovation support needs and cost analysis requests. This is a key role to support delivery of plant operational reliability critical metrics.
Key Outputs
Establish and effectively handle project budgets and objectives. Includes developing, supporting, and carrying out standardized project management requirements such as change control, training, construction management, scope development and alignment with customers on user requirements, justification, constraints, and assumptions. Ability to communicate project status, needs, and critical metrics to wide range of partners across the business.
Lead reliability projects across packaging lines
Lead processing area projects
Provide guidance and Support Production Team Leads and maintenance coordinators as necessary, providing technical guidance and direction.
Partner with select maintenance personnel to develop training plans to satisfy the needs of both the business and the individual with the collective plant goal of having maintenance personnel that can address controls issues. Track progress and mentor as required.
Support processing and maintenance teams on issues affecting the production lines whilst on shift in the event that additional technical help is required and identify and communicate training gaps to maintenance for continuous improvement.
Verify all projects meet requirements for Safety, Quality, Environment and Food Safety.
Qualifications and Experience Required
10 years minimum project engineering/management or similar experience required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and problem solving skills
Ability to manage multiple work streams while delivering to target dates.
Microsoft Office suite literate (MS Project a plus).
Knowledge of Microsoft operating systems
Strong leadership and management background
Strong background in Allen Bradley ladder logic programming
Preferred and Beneficial experience
Knowledge of quality system methodologies, APQP launch processes and statistical process quality control
Six sigma green belt certification
Knowledge of Rockwell Automation RS Batch software
Experience working with SAP CMMS
Strong background in lean manufacturing methods
Experience with design for manufacturing or design for assembly methodologies
Experience with measurement system analysis
Experience performing financial NPV analysis and business project justification
Flexible Working Statement
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.
Rewards & Benefits Statement
We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:
[Recruiter to list relevant market/region benefits].
Diversity statement
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, 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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Worker Type
Regular
Primary Location
Plainfield Plant
Additional Locations
Job Posting Start Date
2026-07-09
PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS: SALARY RANGE IS FROM $100,800 TO $168,000 (ANNUAL)
At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others. (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.) The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.
