Area Manager

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

The Area Production Manager is responsible, in a particular area within the plant, for the management of labor, scheduling, quality adherence, maintenance, budget control and tactical execution.  The role carries responsibility for assisting the Operations Manager with managing the sites multi-million-dollar variable budgets to ensure site Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) are achieved and improvement plans are in place to reach targets.

Your responsibilities

•         Responsible for ensuring production operations are carried out in a safe manner and in accordance with State and Federal regulations including our company policies and/or in compliance with GMP guidelines, Hazardous Waste, OSHA, EPA, policies, and procedures.

•         Responsible for production operations by ensuring all products are manufactured in accordance with our quality standards and to an agreed schedule, at minimum cost. 

•         Leads the analysis of available loss data and champions activities to improve plant equipment effectiveness and reduce waste within operations.

•         Empowers production teams to take ownership for their work processes and improvement plans to be fully autonomous to ensure Key Performance Indicators (KPI) targets are achieved.

•         Accountable for ensuring sufficient and flexible work processes are developed in conjunction with plant leadership team and then implemented flawlessly throughout all operations to deliver plant KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators).

•         Responsible for development and communication of clear project scopes to support the plant continuous improvement methodology and meet new product development timings.  Leads and co-ordinates all production activities with engineering and materials.

•         Reinforce the use of continuous improvement tools such as Autonomous Maintenance, Focused Improvement, 5s, etc. to deliver measurable improvements, plus build the Continuous Improvement culture and expertise within the production stream. 

The experience we're looking for

•         A Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering or Business discipline

•         Demonstrable experience in production management, team leadership, project management and continuous improvement tools

•         Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English

•         Ability to interpret financial data as needed to set production goals

•         Knowledge and understanding of manufacturing, bulk processing, and packaging operations equipment

•         Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software 

The duties and responsibilities identified in this position description are considered essential but are not limited to only those outlined.  The incumbent may perform other functions that may be assigned.  Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of this position at any time.

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.

Salary ranges

USD $91,000.00 - $137,000.00

US pay transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law.  In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year.

Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick, and Company recognized holidays; a 401(K) plan; generous paid parental leave; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; product discounts; and much more!

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

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.