Automation Technician Apprentice

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special. 

We’re looking for Apprentices in Automation

Develop your career in Consumer Healthcare 

We’re looking for an Automation Technician Apprentice. 

Are you a technical minded, recent high school graduate with ambition to develop the know-how to design and maintain systems we need to make treatments that save lives?  If so, the Haleon’s  Apprentice Program could be for you.  

This entry-level, development opportunity offers you the chance to study towards nationally recognized qualifications while gaining hands-on, paid work experience.  Our apprentices attend college part-time studying theory elements of the apprenticeship while working at a Haleon  Consumer Healthcare Manufacturing facility.

What will you do? 

As an Automation Technician Apprentice, you may get involved in the following activities: 

• The automation technician apprenticeship offers the chance to study fully funded towards nationally recognized qualification while gaining valuable, paid work experience.
• Over the course of the 4-year program you will spend part of your week gaining hands on training from our in-house industry experts at our manufacturing sites, combined with early responsibility to help you develop and progress.  As an automation technician apprentice, you will have the opportunity to develop mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control & automation skills.
• Spend time in the manufacturing facility learning new skills while rotating through various engineering teams across the site. Rotations may include time in manufacturing, packaging, maintenance utilities and/or automation. 
• Developing mechanical, electrical, control and instrumentation skills.
• Learning how to maintain production, packaging and service equipment.
• Carrying out routine maintenance.
• Diagnosing and resolving breakdowns.
• Helping to design, install and test new equipment.

You’ll be excited by the thought of:  

• Being part of a new Consumer Healthcare organisation 
• Building technical skills through a tailored entry-level development program, working with industry professionals  
• Earning an Associate’s degree at Haleon Consumer Healthcare’s partnering community college with the potential to go on to further study.  Haleon Consumer Healthcare will pay for the apprentice's tuition costs for company approved courses related to the Associate's degree 
• Receiving an industry-recognized “Certificate of Completion” training credential from the U.S. Department of Labor upon completion of Haleon Apprentice Program - a portable certificate of competency 
• Connecting with apprentices across the US and the world 
• Being part of an inclusive organization that fosters individual empowerment and builds trust​ 
• Taking part in projects and prioritizing tasks 
• Building an understanding of state-of-the-art technologies  
• Developing skills in an industry that’s making innovative changes to the way it develops and manufactures products 

Benefits include:

• Competitive compensation
• Fully-funded college tuition and paid expenses for Associate’s Degree 
• An annual bonus based on company performance 
• Access to healthcare and well-being programs, pension plan membership, savings programs, time off and childcare support 
• Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements 
• A performance and development program 

Exciting minds with our Automation Technician Apprenticeship 

Education required:

Must have earned a high school diploma or equivalency diploma by June 2025.  High school GPA 2.5 (“B”) or above (4.0 scale)

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Have studied mechanics, technology, robotics, or shop  

Other requirements: 

• Candidate must be eligible to work in the US permanently and will not need future visa sponsorship 
• Must be 18 years of age by the 1st of August 2025 
• Less than 2 years of related work experience since graduating from high school 
• If offered a position the candidate must be willing to enroll, and meet entry requirements, with one of Haleon’s partnering community colleges or technical institutions, in the preferred related instruction course. 
• Must be able to commute on a daily basis to Haleon’s Healthcare worksite and related instruction facility in Lincoln, Nebraska
• Less than 2-years’ experience in pharmaceutical or FDA interfacing industry (intern or shadowing opportunity) 
• Less than 2-years’ experience in engineering or technical role (including intern or shadowing opportunity) 
• Less than 2-years’ experience in manufacturing or production (including intern or shadowing opportunity 

Start date:  August 2025

Hourly rate for this role: $12.00/hour

Application deadline: We recommend you apply as soon as possible, because we accept ongoing applications and will close this vacancy once we have enough applications.   

Get to grips with our recruitment process 

We recommend you apply as soon as possible, because we accept ongoing applications and offer positions on a first come, first served basis.