VP, Head of Technical and Production

VP, Head Of Technical & Production

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.

Role Purpose

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.

Scope & Impact

~$1.5B business with significant capital investment and transformation ambition ~2,000 associates across multiple U.S. manufacturing and packaging locations in Long Island, Florida, Texas and Arizona Accountability for production, engineering, maintenance & digital, quality, safety, health & environmental and manufacturing excellence Ownership of operational and financial performance (Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, Engagement) Leadership of senior functional heads across Manufacturing, Engineering, Safety, Health & Environment, Manufacturing Excellence & Quality

Key Accountabilities

Enterprise Technical & Operational Strategy

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.

Manufacturing Excellence & Performance Management

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.

Safety, Health & Environment, and Quality

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.

Capital, Network & Financial Accountability

Own governance for major…