Senior Improvement 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.

​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

We're on the lookout for a dedicated Senior Improvement Leader who can inspire positive change and drive efficiency in our manufacturing operations. You will be at the forefront of managing and leading a vibrant team, transforming our large-scale production processes. Your role isn't just to manage – it's to innovate, mentor, and excel. At Reckitt, you'll collaborate with a talented team committed to producing top-quality products that make a difference in people's lives. If you're passionate about leading progressive operations and taking charge of a dynamic team, we want to hear from you.

Your responsibilities

-Manage the implementation and adherence to site EHS & Quality Compliance standards, ensuring behaviours and practices across the Factory are in line with site procedures.

-Develop the Cell capabilities to ensure the shift by shift production performance levels can be achieved. Monitoring and pro-actively dealing with performance losses through a continuous improvement approach using the Reckitt Production System, identification of top losses and trends to be addressed.

-Drive continuous improvement across the Factory leading to improved KPI’s and having a positive impact on the Factory budget and Site P&L.

-Establish strong working relationships between the Improvement Cell Leaders and Shift Management Teams, site cross functional teams to ensure ways of working are established to enable effective production execution and performance levels.

-Use the Reckitt Production System to drive the CI approach & capabilities of the Cells through all levels. Establishing ‘Best Practice’ and sharing with the wider site and Reckitt Supply.

The experience we're looking for

-Educated to Degree level or equivalent with 3-5 years experience in manufacturing roles or HNC / HND with 3-5 years manufacturing production management experience.

-3-5 years experience in a FMCG operation.

-NEBOSH or IOSH certification and knowledge and application of UK statutory requirements.

-Leadership qualities, ability to motivate others and demonstrate strong team working and excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels.

-Must be a confident decision maker with the ability to organise and analyse many inputs into a clear plan.

-Good IT skills including familiarity with word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, working knowledge of ERP system e.g. SAP.

-Achievement focussed and able to work in a direct and pressurised environment.

-Tenacious and tough-minded.

-Ability to manage multiple activities and with the commitment to complete challenges that are started.

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.