R&D Senior Associate Packaging (Mira - VE)

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

Placed in the dynamic environment of the Global R&D centre for Fabric care, you’ll take care of the key innovations of Vanish brand, with specific focus on the packaging development for liquid/gel area and being the reference for the sustainability credentials (LCA, Sustainability Calculator, Recyclability Assessments etc) of the whole brand.

Your responsibilities

• Work with marketing, formulation, factory, and other external teams (suppliers, tool makers, design agencies, test houses, universities and creative agencies) to develop products and packaging to meet market needs, technical requirements, manufacturing capabilities, company financial goals, and within targeted timelines
• Provide technical inputs into key project documents: Feasibility Brief, Success Criteria, RACI, CPS, Design Brief, FMEA / risk assessment test protocols, P&L; ensuring selected designs meet the product success criteria
• Lead NPD / EPD projects involving new packaging components or technologies
• Identifying and evaluating new developments or trends which could be considered in the Hygiene sector.  This could include innovation, technologies, materials and processes. Work closely with Consumer testing groups to ensure all NPD’s deliver on the Consumer needs 
• Foster personal development growth with continuous coaching and feedback on career development as per the R&D Guiding Principles and Corporate Core Values 

The experience we're looking for

• BS/BA degree in Packaging Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or related scientific field
• 6+ years’ experience in FMCG environment
• Project Management skills including timeline management and coordination of key stake holders
• Strong understanding of the product development process from concept ideation to launch
• Knowledge of injection and blow moulding mandatory, including filling and packing technologies. Knowledge about paper / post consumer recycled resin technology is an advantage 
• Knowledge of relevant packaging legislation, regulations and standards in particular on the sustainability 

The skills for success

Task Execution Under Pressure, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business Acumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, R&D, Change Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes, Digital transformation for R&D, Quality and Manufacturing.

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.