Operational Excellence Specialist

About Haleon:

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer company. Shaped by all of us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for millions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re building together. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

Job Purpose:

The Operational Excellence Specialist plays a critical role in deploying and embedding the Operational Excellence standards into Site to deliver the Business Strategy and improve Business Performance (Quality, Safety, Service, Cost, and Innovation) through continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support day-to-day deployment of the HAPS and performance improvement activities at site. Deliver according to the HAPS implementation approach / road map agreed with the Site Director, Regional HAPS lead and Site Operational Excellence lead.
• Work with line managers to identify and agree the priorities for HAPS deployment.
• Support continuous capability development of self and others, developed by the HAPS Core team to lead cycles of improvement.
• Actively role modeling HAPS skills and behaviors.
• Track progress of the team deployment roadmap.
• Support/ensure consistency of progress and deployment.
• Train, coach, guide and facilitate Site team leaders and operators to develop, sustain continuous improvement mindsets and behaviours.
• Provide expert advice on the HAPS basics to the Site based on an in depth understanding of HAPS.
• Lead HAPS activities beyond the capability of the Site Teams.
• Ensure strong compliance in Quality, EHS, Legal and other critical parts of the business related to the area responsibility.
• Support routine waste mapping and alignment to Value Stream Mapping process and Lean Tools.
• Support to build HAPS maturity along by maturing business KPI.
• Drive performance to improve quality and EHS standards in the area responsibility, in accordance with Haleon’s strategic objectives and with applicable law.
• Drive a culture of transparency and total disclosure for effective problem-solving.
• Supporting in identifying, monitoring, tracking & execution CI & VE projects.
• Comply and ensure compliance to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), Quality and other related policies, guidelines, and requirements as applicable by law and Haleon Corporate Guidelines.
• Comply and ensure compliance to Environment, Health and Safety policies, guidelines and requirements as applicable by law and Haleon Corporate Guidelines.
• Any other responsibility assigned from time to time as per business requirements.

Skills and Competencies:​

• Bachelor of Engineering/ PharmD 
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in the related environment
• Background in a manufacturing environment, covering a broad range of activities and operations (e.g., Production, Engineering, Quality, EHS, Supply chain).
• Demonstrated delivery of improvement initiatives and/or culture change year on year resulting in both financial and non-financial benefit.
• MS Office expert
• Master Black Belt / Black Belt / Green belt level of understanding of Lean Six Sigma
• Aware of Cost and Benefit Analysis
• Project planning and execution management

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Why Join Us?

The future of everyday health is changing. And we’re the people changing it. In front of us is an incredible opportunity to go beyond what any of us have done before. And make everyday health more achievable, more inclusive and more sustainable. For more and more people. ​

So join us, as we build one of the world’s leading consumer companies. Join us to innovate our category-leading brands. To better understand people’s everyday health needs. To tackle the biggest barriers that stand in their way. To change individual and societal behavior. 

In our efforts to further tackle barriers that may be standing in our way, we have implemented what we call a Hybrid Working model, known as Home office. Home office in the country of employment is permitted for all employees whose position allows it. The employee and the manager agree on the circumstances in which working from the office is required and in which the employee can work remotely or specific local arrangements. This helps us with ensuring that we maintain a healthy work-life balance, and give our best to our people.

Join us to work with colleagues who share your restless energy. To explore your interests. To stretch yourself to do the best work of your career. And join us, as together we build a working experience that encourages us all to lead happier, healthier, more productive lives. ​

The way we see it, every day is an opportunity for better. And we’re going all in to realize it. 

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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