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Packing Manager

City: Chachoengsao

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Supply

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen. If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

The Packing Manager is responsible for leading and controlling packing operations to ensure customer requirements are met on time while maximizing efficiency and effective use of machines and workforce. The role involves collaborating with the Operations Manager on medium- to long-term projects to assess factory capabilities and identify improvements in resources and equipment. The Packing Manager also drives a best‑practice and continuous improvement culture to enhance operational performance, quality, and productivity.

Your responsibilities

Monitor, control, and report all packing operations performance on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
Lead and supervise all packing activities in compliance with Safety standards (Zero LTA), GMP, 5S, and departmental safety initiatives.
Prepare, manage, and control the packing department budget, ensuring cost efficiency and alignment with business objectives.
Ensure packing production orders are executed right first time, meeting quality, quantity, and delivery requirements.
Drive packing productivity improvements through enhanced line efficiency, manpower utilization, yield improvement, and scrap reduction.
Develop, maintain, and update all packing-related documentation, including SOPs, safety plans, environmental control plans, operator plans, organization charts, and training plans on a monthly and annual basis.
Coordinate with the management team on CAPEX planning and improvement projects such as Squeeze and X‑Trim initiatives.
Work closely with the Engineering team to support new investments, including machine installation, replacement, and relocation projects.
Collaborate with the Maintenance Manager to establish and maintain preventive maintenance schedules, spare parts management, and equipment calibration plans (monthly and annually).
Review and report daily packing performance, including output, OEE, headcount, and safety issues, to the Operations Director during Daily Manufacturing Meetings.
Conduct and participate in weekly operational meetings with Primary and Secondary production departments.
Coordinate with Customer Service, Production Planning, Materials, and Shipping teams to align monthly demand, service levels, and issue resolution.
Manage the ordering and control of all packing equipment, tools, and spare parts.
Coordinate with the Quality Assurance team to establish quality control processes and manage packing department responsibilities related to finished goods customer complaints.
Develop and support team capability, including SAP competency and operational strategy skills.
Control and manage all SAP-related activities within the packing area, including inventory management, production execution, and stock transfers.
Support SAP system changes, including master data, routing, production versions, and related updates.
Provide training, coaching, and development to ensure all packing department employees achieve required competency, performance, and compliance standards.

The experience we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
5–10 years of experience in production or manufacturing operations, with at least middle management level responsibility.
Proven experience working in a multi‑national or large-scale manufacturing environment, preferably within FMCG operations.
Fully PC literate, with strong proficiency in SAP, particularly Production and Manufacturing-related modules.
Sound knowledge and hands-on experience with ISO Management Systems, GMP, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and shop-floor management.
Strong professional background in production and packing operations management within an FMCG environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead, communicate, and interact effectively with a diverse workforce across multiple levels of the organization.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.

The skills for success

Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Category Management Expertise, Supply Management, Procurement.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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