Manufacturing Excellence Lead

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

Seeking an engineering leader eager to make an impact! As the Manufacturing Excellence Lead within one of our agile-factory teams, you'll be the spark that drives project efficiency and innovation. Be at the forefront of managing an exceptional team, turning strategic plans into reality and leading the charge in our manufacturing success. Standard engineering is not what we do – we're about pioneering. If you're passionate about leading change and enhancing how we operate, you could be the perfect fit for us.

Your responsibilities

- Lead the Manufacturing Excellence journey through implementation of Reckitt Production System (R-P-S) blueprints across the site
- Lead the Manufacturing Productivity model with focus to drive cost efficiency and optimization, responsible for delivering productivity pipeline and productivity targets

-Bring productivity with the execuition of RPS at macro and micro level to mitigate the unfavourable impact on cost
- Offer leadership to guarantee the engineering function is effectively resourced and that project plans are actively managed and adhered to.
- Seamlessly transfer project results to the relevant departments, ensuring a comprehensive post-capex evaluation is completed.
- Embrace continuous improvement in all systems and practises, advancing individual and team capabilities.
- Uphold exacting health and safety standards, delivering engineering solutions that provide a competitive edge.

The experience we're looking for

- 4 to 7 years of experience in leading Continuous Improvement / Manufacturing Excellence / Lean initiatives in a manufacturing environment.

- A university degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or Electrical 
- Deeply knowledgeable about engineering and manufacturing processes complemented by strong project management practises.
- Ability to demonstrate financial savviness when assessing business issues and opportunities.
- Knowledge of local regulations and standards
- Adept at leading and developing engineering and maintenance personnel.
- Well-honed interpersonal skills, enabling effective communication and influence across all company levels.

The skills for success

Manufacturing Excellence, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Acumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Continuous Improvement, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Leadership, Stakeholder Management

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.