R&D Assistant Water Softener and Washing Machine Cleaner

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 R&D, 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 R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

This is a fast paced and dynamic role to assist implementing assigned delivery projects and initiatives from proof of principle feasibility to successful launch into market.

Your responsibilities

• Working knowledge of the technology, manufacturing, performance and analytical techniques required in their product area
• Understanding of the Product Development Process as it pertains to R&D functions supported by the direct manager, support the technical content of technical product dossier ensuring that all sections are complete and consistent
• Responsible for the maintenance of his/her laboratory equipment and working space by following the Safety and Good Housekeeping requirements
• Ensuring that all development activities on assigned projects conforms to legislative, Health and Safety and Environmental requirements, including the adoption and tracking of laboratory best practices
• Participate in projects carrying out e.g.: Production of lab samples and samples for consumer testing Performance tests Analytical tests Stability tests Support to industrial trials Specification setting Product scale up with supply chain (R&D specific)

The experience we're looking for

• Must be qualified as laboratory assistant
• Good knowledge of English is necessary, fluency in English is advantageous, good Italian language skills.
• Technical expertise and curiosity with the ability to develop and assess new technologies
• Technical and scientific experience in technology/method development and/or analysis in a Research & Development environment
• Experience/expertise in applying technical know-how to development of consumer products is advantageous
• Ability to understand basic requirements during practical implementation of innovation including in a manufacturing set/up is essential
• Understanding of physical and chemical principles
• Ability to turn functioning prototypes into finished products
• Basic understanding of Supply environment

The skills for success

• Good organizational and coordinating skills that can be applied in laboratory environment
• Good awareness of Good Laboratory practice including aspects of safety and quality
• Natural ability for action. Focussed to ensure that experimental programmes meet objectives
• Good risk awareness and open communication to ensure that threats to experimental programmes are addressed
• Good analytical and interpersonal skills
• Accurate work style
• A desire to better understand the consumer to deliver new benefits through technologies 
• Good planning and organisational skills

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.