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 currently recruiting for Production Team Leader role. This position reports to First Line Leader (FLL) manufacturing and is based in manufacturing site Ampang, Ulu Kelang Famously known as the “Panadol Plant”.
The main purpose of this role is to coordinate, develop and lead a team of production operators to manufacture or package Haleon products a manner that exceeds GMP safety, quality and service standards that deliver right first-time products against preset production schedules.
The team leader will be responsible for ensuring a robust plan to:
• To develop and enable a first touch team of operators (including technical operators) to consistently deliver outstanding safety, quality, service and value to the person at the end of our supply chain - customer obsessed. The role has a direct hour by hour impact on the ambition of the Site Strategy to achieve the three zeros on Accidents, Defects and Waste.
• Accountability for ensuring that the area achieves its targets whilst meeting compliance standards production schedule and supply targets.
• Ensuring that the Operations business strategy aligns with Site Strategy is delivered through an engaged, motivated and capable team of staff. Work closely with the Business Unit Leads to drive improvements and deliver departmental targets.
• Ensure that the first touch team of operators consistently follow the judgmental ladder – EHS, Quality, Service and Cost.
A day in the life
1. To assist management in overall production activities for delivery of day to day Value Stream targets and deploys TOP-3 Priorities/Problems approach to meet the value stream targets.
2. Problem solving and performance by driving production delivery to achieve set targets, lead performance management process within the shift team using accurate and timely information/ data, problem solve real time issues. Ensure that area returns to standard after a safety, quality or performance/ output deviation / incident in a controlled manner. Assist in safety investigations and deviation root cause analysis, problem solving and continuous improvements with cross functional team to avoid recurrence of issues.
3. Execution of planning schedule to ensure targets of CTP, CTR, recoveries are
achieved.
4. Ensure attendance to various tiered accountability meetings, ensure visual tracking of kpis, identification of problems, leading problem solving, identifying risks with mitigation plans and escalating to next level following the escalation process.
5. Ensuring compliance by leading safety and quality gembas at site, ensuring adherence to requirements like LOTO, PTW, ensuring compliance to Collective agreement, ABAC, GSK policies and sustainability by complying to GMP, GSK Global Engineering Standards.
6. Improve team capability by giving feedback, performing bi annual performance review in line with Collective Agreement, ensuring training needs and training matrix are addressed. Drive, manage and monitor team’s discipline, attendance, time keeping, overtime control to effectively manage resource within the operational budget. Be the first point of contact to manage grievance on shop floor as appropriate, escalate for support in a timely manner.
7. Assist in management and revision of documents in Production Department SOPs, WI, Batch Records and other controlled documents.
8. To be proficient in performing SAP transactions for processes needed in Production Department
Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role
Possess at least Diploma Qualification. Tertiary Qualification in engineering, science or similar in operations related
Role requires knowledge in processes and understanding of
systems. Manufacturing, GMP and compliance awareness.
Able to join ASAP
Don’t let the imposter syndrome hold you back! The first and foremost we care about you as a person, not how many boxes you tick. Apply and let us know you better.
What we offer?
We offer competitive salary and benefits including allowances and overtime pay.
None of us should ever feel like we are standing still. Instead, we want Haleon to be a place where we feel like we are always progressing. Improving everyday health takes dedication, energy, effort. So we look to reward your contribution with a benefits package that includes but not limited to:
Annual bonuses that reflect Haleon’s performance
Hybrid@Haleon – our philosophy to hybrid work and supporting individuals work/life balance
Childcare support – we offer enhanced maternity and paternity paid leave options for those important times as well as child care options
Life Insurance and Private Medical Package – with additional preventive healthcare services for employees to provide protection and piece of mind
Health and Wellbeing - programmes that take care of you physically and mentally
Development Opportunities - future-ready training, so your skills are always up to date within your role and company’s structure
Care to Join Us?
We will review all applications continuously and invite selected candidates further to the recruitment process. We will close the offer down once we find the best match to the role.
Apply now to hear more about this role and our journey changing the future of everyday health.
Job Posting End Date
2026-05-20
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.
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