Chemical Lab Assistant - Analytics lab (all genders) - temp 2 years

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.

Research & Development

In R&D, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.     
   
We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.    

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation. 

The experience we are looking for

• Completed vocational training as a chemical laboratory technician or chemical technician
• Ideally several years of professional experience in the field of analysis / development of detergents and cleaning agents
• Good PC and software skills (especially Excel, Word, chromatography, spectroscopy)
• Very good knowledge of German (minimum B2 level) and good knowledge of English

Your responsibilities

• Independent implementation and documentation of analysis according to test methods of cleaning agents, raw materials and intermediate products with the help of analysis methods such as HPLC, IC, ICP, UV/VIS, IR, wet chemical methods (alternatively: using physical/chemical measurement methods)
• independent recording and evaluation of analysis results
• Control of the work equipment necessary for laboratory operation
• Compliance with quality assurance measures
• careful documentation in English
• disposal of experimental waste, raw material waste and consumables
• maintenance and repair work
• Implementation of the applicable EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) and QMS (Quality Management System) requirements
• Introduction of suggestions for improving products and methods

If you have any questions, please contact us at careers_DACH_Nordics@reckitt.com. Apply only online via the application portal. We are looking forward to getting to know you!

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.