Level 3 - Lab Leader

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

At Reckitt, each role is a chance to make an impact. We are in search of a Quality Associate for our bustling eCommerce sector within the Supply Chain. You will be the custodian of excellence, ensuring every product that passes through our digital doors is a testament to our commitment to quality. This is an opportunity for a meticulous individual to join a team where your expertise will contribute to the impeccable standard our consumers have come to expect.

Role Summary: 

•    The individual is accountable and responsible for the day to day execution of analytical and quality system / support related tasks relating to the QC area workload, as defined by the Quality Control Leader or QC Operations Manager.
•    The individual is responsible for ensuring that they deliver their output effectively and efficiently in compliance with Good Laboratory practice thereby providing continuous support to consumer quality and customer service performance within the Reckitt business.
•    The individual is able to perform routine tasks effectively and efficiently without supervision and is wholly accountable for the quality of the work delivered.
•    The individual is able to effectively delegate for their line manager as required and represent their section in communications with the wider business.
•    The individual is able to effectively lead a small team of analysts accountable and responsible for the day to day execution of analytical and quality system / support related tasks relating to the QC area workload.
•    The individual meets or exceeds the criteria for the role as defined and documented by laboratory management.

Your responsibilities

Responsibilities:

•    The day to day prioritisation and organisation of individual and team workload to ensure that customer service and stakeholder needs are met. 
•    To ensure that relevant data is checked, approved, recorded and available for inspection in accordance with Good Manufacturing and Good Laboratory Practices.
•    Work in compliance with relevant regulations and company policies.
•    Apply and maintain the cGMP processes / documentation / systems that are relevant to their section.
•    To ensure cGMP compliant delivery of activities for self and others within their section.
•    Provide support to Regulatory Authority inspections as required.
•    Maintain the laboratory in an audit ready, compliant state. 
•    Lead audit preparations within their section. 
•    Ensure area and team constantly deliver factory service. 
•    Setting the standards and expectations for the team, leading by example.
•    To act as a point of contact for enquires relating to their section.
•    To ensure section activities are aligned with those of the wider QC laboratory.
•    To generate and report team Key Performance Indicators against agreed and appropriate metrics for the monitoring of section performance and delivery.

Experience and Qualifications...

Skills and Experience required:

•    Degree level qualification and/or relevant and appropriate demonstrable skills and experience.
•    Excellent delivery of core skills.
•    Demonstrable or transferable skills relevant to the delivery of QC analysis and associated activities.
•    Demonstrable skills in working within a multi-level team environment.
•    Ability to prioritise and complete tasks.
•    Excellent problem solving skills.
•    Ability to work on own initiative and within a team of people.
•    Excellent communication skills, both written and oral with sound presentation skills.
•    Proven ability to work under pressure without compromising on deliverables.
•    Excellent IT skills required, such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Minitab. 
•    Chromeleon and SAP experience required.
•    Collaborative team working across the wider business.
 

The skills for success

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