Processing Operator

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.

​Manufacturing​

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

Are you looking to play a practical, hands-on role in a company that's at the forefront of consumer health and hygiene? Join us at Reckitt as a Production Employee, and be part of a team dedicated to creating world-changing products. This is an opportunity to develop your skills, make a tangible impact, and work in an environment that values growth and teamwork. If you're passionate about quality and thrive in a collaborative setting, we want to hear from you. Help us meet the everyday needs of people everywhere and be a force for good in the world of manufacturing.

Your responsibilities

•    Train on the process control system and become familiar with all aspects of the system and its applications.  This includes the process control system as well as all other related instrumentation.
•    Receive training and learn the procedure for metering and weighing raw materials into a mixing tank on a batch or continuous method at an exact rate.
•    During production runs, operator shall monitor all processes and inventory of various products and raw materials.
•    Become familiar with alarms and their control points including temperature, taking required action when necessary. 
•    Be familiar with and understand control system applications and trouble-shooting techniques and procedures.
•    Understand the product flow and function and operation of equipment
•    Perform raw material check weighing, check scanning and consuming prior to use in processing using the WINS System.
•    Maintain accurate records of all materials weighed, staged, and used in a batch of product utilizing the GWINS and SAP systems.
•    Monitor certain processes and inventory of various products and raw materials following written procedures and the Manufacturing Batch Record.
•    Perform complete standardizing function which includes performing vitamin and/or spiking calculations, generating appropriate weigh sheets, weighing of raw material additions, and addition of vitamins and/or spikes to bulk product.
•    Recognize any equipment failures or differences in product appearance.
•    Follow written procedures and directions to control flow of product through various stages to meet manufacturing instructions and equipment requirements as specified by the process control system or through manual instruction or operation.
•    Become familiar with the Reverse Osmosis water equipment and its alarms; be able to start or switch the primary and back-up booster pumps and their supply piping.
•    Prepare and/or approves necessary paperwork.  This includes, but is not limited to, MBR calculations and sign-offs, master sanitation sheets, and preventative maintenance/ work orders.
•    Perform the necessary line circuit and tank hook-ups, and operate the programmable Clean-In-Place units to clean and record appropriate processing equipment. Troubleshoot line circuits to evaluate the cleaning process and offer recommendation on repair or correction of problems.
•    Understand the purpose of each chemical detergent used in cleaning procedures and must be aware and take precautions against safety hazards when handling chemicals. 
•    Operate Clean-Out-Of-Place tanks to clean gaskets, pipes, etc. Use porta-washer or foamer to clean processing equipment.
•    Be able to hook-up appropriate strong waste lines to pump product from various process centers or tanks to the strong waste tank utilizing the control system.
•    Check information both quickly and accurately, the ability to follow work instructions in practical work related settings, the ability to apply basic rules of arithmetic as well as demonstrate the ability to trouble shoot and problem solve mechanical issues.
•    Perform other duties as assigned and notify appropriate personnel of any unusual situations.

The experience we're looking for

•    High School diploma or equivalent
•    Equipment and facility cleaning and documentation
•    Physical requirements, (bending, lifting up to 100 lbs., etc.)
•    Computer knowledge (e-mail, training programs, RB learning center, etc.)

The skills for success

Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Planning, 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.