Packaging Development Manager, Sr Associate

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

Your responsibilities

• Develop, design, and coordinate projects through interaction with others to assure desired outcomes are achieved in an effective, timely and cost-efficient manner.
• Provide direction to designers/consultants to assure that complete Packaging engineering plans will be in conformance with current engineering practices, standards, and codes.
• Contract Management - Manage contracts by identifying selected vendors, establish and development long-term working relation with them.
• Lead, IQ, OQ and commissioning site works together with vendor.
• Involve in FAT, IQ, OQ and commissioning site works together with vendor.
• Required overtime or night shift work during FAT, IQ, OQ and commissioning etc. site works.
• Identify and develop opportunities for cost reduction through de-bottlenecking, process/packaging improvement, efficiency enhancement, waste reduction and introduction of new/improved processes/equipment.
• High degree of familiarity with PLC based systems. 
• Led the vertical start up and smooth transition to maintenance/operation at end of the project.
• Be part of overall engineering team to lead or support the maintenance strategy and asset management system.
• Assist in the creation of SOP’s, checklist, and work instructions
• Responsible for ensuring that EHS is a core value and integrated into the business and operations.
• Follow all GMP requirements to ensure proper manufacturing environment
• Be able to use independent judgment and work well within a team environment.
• Administration of third party service providers.
• Adhere to the Tuas Code of Conduct.
• Accomplish other tasks as assigned.

The experience we're looking for

• Degree in related field of study such as E&I or Mechanical.
• At least 5 years industrial in Electrical & Automation or Mechanical.  Previous experience in a food or pharma manufacturing environment.  Previous experience and knowledge of asset management is plus.
• Must have good written and oral communication skills in English.
• Must be energetic and a fast learner.
• Proven ability to follow written and oral directions with precision.
• Close attention to detail and experience with detailed documentation of task performed.
• Proven ability to follow up and complete task in a timely manner.
• Ability to work with minimal direction, in a team based environment.
• Able to handle multiple task and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Experience with Allen Bradley PLC & Wonderware System application.
• Experience with SAP and CMMS preferred.

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.