Production Supervisor

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health 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 in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

About the role

The Production Supervisor is responsible for:

• Managing production associates and processes to achieve safety, quality, plant, and business objectives.

• Establishing and executing a plan to meet value stream objectives.

• Partnering with appropriate stakeholders and support departments to ensure value stream success.

• Assessing skill levels and guiding continuous development for direct report associates.

• Coaching associates through a high-change environment.

Role Responsibilities

• Supervise, lead, coach and develop a group of production operators while spending time on the production floor. Proactively manage direct reports as to drive performance, behaviors and engagement, including motivating and retaining associates through the execution of on-boarding, cross-training, timely coaching and feedback/corrective action, performance reviews, and personal development strategies/goal setting for direct reports. Confer with management and associates to address worker problems and complaints. Recommend personnel actions such as promotions and corrective action up to and including terminations.

• Meet safety and quality objectives by ensuring compliance to safety and quality systems and partner with relevant support groups as needed.

• Drive innovation and change through communication and active management n support of key business initiatives by driving employee engagement and acting as a continuous improvement leader.

• Develop and communicate departmental and organizational goals to achieve effective metric performance; work with management, direct reports and other departments as necessary to resolve issues and obstacles in accordance with Haleon values and behaviors.

• Investigate and resolve root cause(s) of non-conformance using consistent methodologies for toot cause analyses; identify and execute corrective actions by expected completion dates.

• Work closely with cross-functional groups to implement continuous improvement plans (e.g., engineering, factory maintenance, planning, material management, quality) to achieve plant and departmental objectives.

• Provide leadership by setting an example and through active interventions to ensure consistent adherence to company policies, procedures, and expectations.

• Ensure achievement of department, plant, and corporate goals as defined by safety, quality scheduled delivery, and efficiency metrics.

• Lead implementation of improvement projects as measured in terms of scope, schedule and cost attainment and effective coordination and communications with stakeholders.

• Consistently provide compliant technical solutions and demonstrate subject matter expertise on the unique characteristics of the assigned processes.

EHS Responsibilities – All Associates

• Know, understand, and comply with all Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) guidelines

• Report unsafe conditions

• Report all injuries, illnesses, and hazardous materials releases

• Wear personal protective equipment

• Attend EHS training programs

• Follow all safe work procedures

Quality Responsibilities – All Associates

• Adhere to all Quality Compliance standards (Data Integrity, QA, and QC, etc.)

• Adhere to QMS policy and regulatory requirements

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing or packaging roles within a cGMP regulated industry.

• Project management skills and experience on major technical projects.

• Resource management.

• Time management skills and ability to manage conflicting priorities.  

• Detailed knowledge of operational excellence tools, e.g. FMEA, MSA, etc.

• Strong communication, negotiating and influencing skills.

• Strong numeracy, literacy, analytical skills, including technical report writing.

• Good knowledge of internal and external quality and EHS requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or related field.

• Previous experience working within consumer healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotech industry.

• Demonstrated career progression into roles of increasing skill and responsibility.

• SAP knowledge to allow execution of NPI/technical trials.

• Experience of process validation, scale-up, and technical transfers.

• Knowledge of value stream ways of working.

• Ability to use and interpret data to drive decision making both tactical and strategic level.

• Demonstrated attention to detail and data accuracy.

• Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills.

Location:  Lincoln, NE

This job posting closes on: June 5th, 2025.

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Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program.  This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave.  On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family.  We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.