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Packaging Technologist

City: Wilson

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

The Packaging Technologist plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and readiness of technical packaging data across the VMS, Health & Pain supply areas. This position supports end‑to‑end packaging operations by delivering high‑quality specifications, artwork coordination, testing support, and system data management. By safeguarding compliance and enabling smooth execution of packaging projects, the role directly contributes to supply continuity, revenue growth, and gross margin protection.

Working closely with cross‑functional partners, the Packaging Technologist maintains rigorous documentation standards, manages change control, and ensures packaging components are launch‑ready and fit for purpose. Success in this role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and confidence navigating complex systems such as TDS, MDG/SAP, Quality One, and Brandworks (or the ability to learn equivalent platforms quickly). The ideal candidate brings strong IT skills—particularly in Excel—clear and effective communication, and a genuine curiosity for developing deeper technical expertise in packaging materials, components, and processes.

Your responsibilities

Create, maintain, and audit item codes and technical packaging data across systems (including TDS and MDG/SAP) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
Develop, update, and manage factory documentation such as packaging specifications, artwork, and test requests to support packaging operations and change control.
Coordinate and support packaging component testing in collaboration with Packaging Engineers, ensuring timely execution and accurate data capture.
Execute and manage distribution artwork activities, ensuring artwork readiness and alignment with brand, regulatory, and market requirements.
Partner with cross‑functional teams and suppliers (Supply, Regulatory, Marketing, Category R&D) to gather, verify, and maintain precise technical documentation that enables supply continuity, gross margin protection, and revenue growth.

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.

The experience we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical or scientific discipline is preferred.
Mininum of 1 year of experience working in a regulated or technical environment such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, or manufacturing.
Demonstrated working knowledge of Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Proven ability to manage detailed documentation accurately in a fast‑paced environment, with experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to work effectively across cross‑functional teams, adapt to ambiguity, and consistently follow procedures to support a strong culture of safety and quality.

The skills for success

Business Strategy, Task Execution Under Pressure, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business accumen, 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.

US salary ranges

USD $71,000.00 - $107,000.00

Hiring Range: 71 - 88K

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, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve. 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.

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