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QC Lab Supervisor

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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 Research and Development, 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 Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

Reckitt is looking for a dedicated QC Lab Supervisor to help us uphold our commitment to deliver excellence in our diverse portfolio. You'll be part of a dynamic team, ensuring Supervise the required sampling and analysis of Finished Goods (FG), Raw Materials (RM) and Bulk Intermediate (BI) according to the respective sampling plans and TDS specifications and ensure adherence to cGMP and GLP

Oversee the Finished Goods and Raw Material Release processes by managing the analysis, allocation of samples, prioritizing analysis where applicable and releasing or rejecting product and material within stipulated timelines.
Maintain and adhere to the requirements of internal and external standards (RB/ ISO), Good Laboratory, Good Data Integrity and Good Documentation practices during analysis and generation of analytical results.

Your responsibilities

Maintain and adhere to the requirements of internal and external standards (RB/ ISO), Good Laboratory, Good Data Integrity and Good Documentation practices during analysis and generation of analytical results.
Ensure that non-conforming parameters/ product/ results are reported to the QC Manager and that investigations to validate/ invalidate out-of-specification results are performed.
Ensuring compliance to the relevant SOP’s GLP and cGMP as well as monitoring of key performance indicators (KPI’s) for quality, safety, wastage, variances and any non-conformance, and ensuring that these are kept up to date.
Ensure that all laboratory equipment are maintained appropriately and that calibrations and performance verifications of equipment are performed at the required frequencies to ensure that equipment used provide consistent and reliable results.
Manage, prepare and standardize reagents used during analysis to ensure that they are within validity periods and are of the correct potency and purity to ensure reliable results are obtained.
Ensure that Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are adhered to in the laboratory and that any deviations from the approved processes are reported to the QC Manager.
Ensure that results generated are effectively reviewed prior to any positive release taking place.
Adhere to release timelines for FG, RM and BI to prevent delays to the production process and mitigate any out-of-stock situations that may arise.
Facilitate rejection of any non-conforming material or product from QC
Identify areas of continuous improvement within the QC laboratory and execute such projects to improve processes, efficiency and compliance.
Maintain good housekeeping standards and adhere to all health and safety requirements within the laboratory and the Reckitt manufacturing facility. This includes the management of waste and ensuring a “place for everything and everything in its place” approach to housekeeping.
Manage the day-to-day running of the laboratory to ensure its efficient operation, including inventory management and purchasing of reagents and consumables.
Report deviations to the QC Manager and liaise with suppliers to address all deviations by implementing appropriate CAPA.
Trending of Supplier deviations and monitoring data to identify trends that may require CAPA
Ordering of consumables and items required for QC.

The experience we're looking for

- BSc Degree / National Diploma in Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field
- Experience in Quality FMCG or within a GMP-regulated environment is valuable.
- Strong project management skills and the ability to resolve problems creatively.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a focused and pressured environment.
- Demonstrated ability to influence, work within a team, and show relentless commitment.
- Results-driven with a willingness to take calculated risks and possess an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Leadership qualities with excellent relationship-building and motivational skills.

The skills for success

Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability, Collaborator, R&D, Product Lifecycle 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.

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