Operational Excellence Specialist (1 Year Contract)

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

We are looking for an Operational Excellence Specialist to join our team on a 1-year contract. In this role, you will be responsible for implementing the Haleon Performance System (HAPS) principles and tools at our site to deliver the business strategy and improve business performance in areas such as safety, quality, service, and cost. You will use a data-driven approach to drive continuous improvement and play a key role in project management and productivity initiatives that align with our site goals. This role reports to the Site Continuous Improvement & Communication Lead.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Collect data, implement sustainable measuring processes, and report trends of key performance indicators (including OEE % and Yield %) to assess opportunities and track success.

• Liaise with site stakeholders to embed effective visual performance management boards.

• Lead and facilitate cross-functional improvement projects and Lean Focused Improvement tools (Kaizen, SMED, 5S, AM, Centerlining, etc.).

• Build capabilities of the hourly workforce through LSW, SOPs, and Lean tools training; coach and mentor teams and individuals on best practices for operational excellence and continuous improvement.

• Lead site implementation efforts of Digital 4.0 tools in support of the Haleon Performance System (HAPS).

• Lead cross-functional weekly/monthly efficiency and waste gap plan meetings.

• Conduct daily GEMBA walks to identify safety, quality, efficiency, and waste opportunities.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree from any major.

• Experience in a manufacturing environment. Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical regulations and OSHA training requirements.

• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills to enable effective and influential internal communication, from hourly to Functional Director level.

• Proficiency in IT skills, including Power BI and OEE % data collection systems.

• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills.

• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

 

 

 

 Job Posting End Date

 

 

2026-09-10

 

 

 

Equal Opportunities

Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. 

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

 

 

 

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. 

 

 

 

Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.