VP, Head of Technical and Production

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA•Bridgewater Township, NJ

1d•$260,000 - $370,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases. At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. Holistic Health is a purpose-driven, science-led health and wellness organization with approximately $1.5B in annual revenue, ~2,700 employees, and a diversified manufacturing and supply network across the United States. We operate owned and co-manufacturing facilities supporting a broad portfolio of Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS), including tablets, capsules, softgels, and gummies, in a highly regulated and quality-driven environment. The VP, Head of Technical & Production has full accountability for the end-to-end technical, manufacturing, and operational performance of Holistic Health. Reporting directly to the CEO and part of the Holistic Health Leadership team organization, the VP T&P defines and executes enterprise technical and operational strategies that ensure safety, quality, service, cost competitiveness, and sustainable performance. This role blends enterprise strategy with hands-on operational leadership, ensuring strong execution across all manufacturing and packaging sites while continuously strengthening systems, standards, and organizational capability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or related technical discipline required
20+ years of progressive leadership experience across manufacturing, technical, supply chain, or operations roles in regulated environments.
Strong background in VMS, consumer health, CPG, pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated industries.
Demonstrated success leading multi-site, complex manufacturing operations, including financial and capital accountability.
Proven track record of building and executing enterprise-wide operational strategies.
Deep, hands-on experience with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, TPM, OpEx, Six Sigma).
Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to translate strategy into operational and financial results.
End-to-end operational mindset with comfort operating at both strategic and detailed execution levels.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree (Engineering, Business, or Operations) preferred.
Demonstrated successful experience in leading supply chain (due to the complexity of our end-to-end operations) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Develop, deploy, and continuously update the enterprise technical and manufacturing strategy, aligned with Holistic Health’s business strategy, supply priorities, and growth plans.
Translate strategy into clear site-level operating plans, action plans, and performance targets.
Ensure strategic and operational alignment across owned and co-manufactured operations.
Establish and continuously improve standard operating and performance management systems across all manufacturing and packaging operations.
Drive consistent use of daily management tools to set priorities, review performance, track key metrics, and solve problems.
Lead root cause analysis and corrective action planning to proactively address performance gaps, improve process stability, and reduce waste.
Foster a culture of care, operational discipline and continuous improvement using Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, and OpEx methodologies.
Define and execute the Safety, Health & Environmental strategy, ensuring world-class safety performance across all sites.
Ensure full compliance with quality, food/consumer safety, and regulatory requirements across the end-to-end value chain.
Serve as an executive leader in quality, operational, environmental, or social crisis management, ensuring rapid containment and sustainable resolution.
Own governance for major capital programs, ensuring investments deliver targeted operational, financial, and service outcomes.
Provide enterprise leadership on network optimization, automation, and technology deployment decisions.
Ensure strong financial management across operations, including budget ownership, cost productivity, and delivery of savings commitments.
Lead the adoption of digital manufacturing and data-driven performance tools to strengthen reliability, agility, and cost competitiveness.
Own the sustainability agenda across operations, including water, energy, CO₂ reduction, and responsible packaging initiatives.
Build, develop, and engage a high-performing technical and operations leadership team, ensuring strong succession pipelines and leadership depth.
Coach leaders to drive performance through people, systems, and disciplined execution.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, integrity trust, inclusion, and continuous learning & improvement.