Haleon
OperationalExcellenceSpecialist
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“Operational Excellence Specialist at Haleon. Skills: Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Lean Tools, Value Stream Mapping. Deploy operational excellence standards. Improve business performance”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver business strategy; Improve business performance; Improve quality; Improve safety; Improve service; Improve cost; Improve cash; Improve sustainability; Improve innovation; Improve people; Improve quality standards; Improve EHS standards
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving; Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor of Engineering, 2–3 years relevant industry experience, Experience in manufacturing environment, Experience across Production, Maintenance, Engineering, or Operational Excellence, Proven hands-on experience with Continuous Improvement frameworks, Analytical and problem-solving mindset
Nice to Have
Awareness of FMCG/FMCH operations, Focus on customer centricity
What You'll Do.
Deploy operational excellence standards
Improve business performance
Support day-to-day deployment of HAPS
Support performance improvement activities
Deliver according to HAPS implementation approach
Work with line managers to identify priorities
Support capability development of self and others
Lead cycles of improvement
Role model HAPS skills and behaviors
Track progress of team deployment roadmap
Ensure consistency of progress and deployment
Train Site team leaders and operators
Coach Site team leaders and operators
Guide Site team leaders and operators
Facilitate Site team leaders and operators
Develop continuous improvement mindsets
Sustain continuous improvement behaviors
Provide expert advice on HAPS basics
Lead HAPS activities beyond Site Teams capability
Ensure compliance in Quality
Ensure compliance in EHS
Ensure compliance in Legal
Support routine waste mapping
Support alignment to Value Stream Mapping
Support alignment to Lean Tools
Drive performance to improve quality
Drive performance to improve EHS standards
Drive a culture of transparency
Drive total disclosure for problem-solving
Identify CI & VE projects
Monitor CI & VE projects
Track CI & VE projects
Execute CI & VE projects
Ensure compliance with GMP
Comply with Quality policies
Ensure compliance with Quality policies
Comply with EHS policies
Ensure compliance with EHS policies
Comply with other related policies
Ensure compliance with other related policies
Comply with Haleon Corporate Guidelines
Ensure compliance with Haleon Corporate Guidelines
Perform other assigned responsibilities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Site Director; Regional HAPS lead; Site Operational Excellence lead; Line managers; Site Teams; Site team leaders; Site operators
Process & Methodology
CI projects, VE projects
Full Job Description
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. **About the role:** The operational excellence specialist role exists to deploy and embed the operational excellence standards into Site to deliver the business strategy and improve business performance (quality, safety, service, cost, cash, sustainability, innovation and people) through continuous improvement. **Role 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 behaviors. * Provide expert advice
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