Governance Director

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Director of Governance (Quality & EHS)

Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness!

Our performance ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. We are proud of the brands we make and the enjoyment they give to millions. We are passionate about alcohol playing a positive role in society as part of a balanced lifestyle. It is central to our purpose to celebrate life, every day, everywhere!

Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at  Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, , for information, initiatives, and ways to share standard methodology.

As part of its efforts to build an increasingly resilient and efficient supply network, premium drinks company Diageo North America announced plans to open a new manufacturing and warehousing facility in Montgomery, Alabama. The 360,000 square foot facility will have a multi-million case annual production capacity for Diageo's leading beverage alcohol brands. This site will enhance the company's North America supply chain operations and support future growth for the company's export business.

The new facility, which will be referred to as 'Diageo Montgomery,' will provide a new point of operations closer to the company's beverage distributors in the southern region. The site's strategic location is expected to reduce required road travel, significantly helping to further mitigate carbon emissions associated with logistics operations. The new facility will also employ state-of-the-art technology for more efficient water and energy usage across the site.

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.

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our 'Society 2030:
Spirit of Progress' goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we'll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

Provide direction, resourcing, and decisions regarding the implementation of management systems such ISO
2200, Global Finished Packaging Standards (GFPS), ZERO Harm strategy, environmental sustainability.

Focus of the role is to identify, mitigate and manage the operating risks inherent in the manufacturing site operations in order to protect the brands, people & company reputation.

Key focus on developing skills and capabilities necessary for ensuring compliance w/ governmental legislation and Diageo policies & standards.

Internal auditing site facilities and operations to identify and quantify risks, and implement robust action plans to eliminate or mitigate the risks

Active participant in the site leadership team, helping to provide strategic direction for the site, grow the capabilities of the workforce, and delivering key governance and performance metrics

Lead efforts of the site to deliver key Innovation, Brand Change, and Supply Optimization projects

Gatekeeper of site Governance plans & systems for Safety, Quality, Food Safety, Environment and Security

Lead and develop a team of Governance Professionals, reports L5 and L6 roles

Ensure strategic improvement plans for safety, quality & environmental critical metric non-conformances.

Track & report Governance critical metrics (Quality, Safety, Environment, Risk)

Lead identification and timely resolution of safety & quality-related problems within site. Act as organisational lead for FACTS process for applicable site related issues

Successfully embed site management systems which satisfy ISO 9000 / FSSC 22000 requirements and drive a continuous improvement / food safety culture at the site

Work closely w/ members of site LT to share information and cooperate in joint improvement projects

Roll out and embed Manufacturing Excellence Strategy throughout Governance driving sustainable critical metric improvements.

Troubleshoot Supplier, production, and distribution issues

Ensure compliance to site Governance programs throu