Reckitt·20 days ago
20 days ago
Nottingham Packaging Technologist Nott NG1 1DQ
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About this role
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.
About the role
The Packaging Technologist is responsible for the scoping, management and delivery of packaging projects within the factory and supply area. The role plays a critical part in supporting innovation, productivity, compliance and operational excellence through the execution of packaging-related activities, validation programmes and technical problem-solving.
The Packaging Technologist works cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Validation, Supply Chain, R&D, Marketing and Regulatory teams to ensure packaging solutions are delivered safely, efficiently, on time and within budget.
Location: Nottingham, NG90
Recruiter: Kasey.Barker@Reckitt.com
Contract Length: FTC 9 Months
Your responsibilities
- Manage and deliver packaging projects, including New Product Development (NPD), Existing Product Development (EPD), productivity initiatives, CAPEX projects, and technical transfers.
- Lead packaging validation activities, ensuring packaging equipment, processes, and changes are fully qualified and compliant through IQ, OQ, and PQ processes.
- Provide technical expertise to support manufacturing operations, resolve packaging-related issues, and improve product quality, safety, and efficiency.
- Coordinate packaging trials, ensuring appropriate planning, documentation, approvals, testing, and stakeholder engagement.
- Support factory change control processes and ensure all packaging changes are effectively assessed, validated, and implemented.
- Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Validation, Supply Chain, R&D, Regulatory, and Marketing teams to deliver projects on time, in full, and within budget.
- Manage packaging component changes and cost-saving initiatives while maintaining compliance and product quality.
- Support internal and external audits and ensure adherence to quality and regulatory requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance packaging processes, reduce complexity, and standardise ways of working.
- Coach and develop Packaging Technicians and team members, building technical capability and supporting achievement of departmental KPIs.
The experience we're looking for
- At least 2 years experience within a Packaging Technician/ Techologist Role - Essential
- Experience within packaging, manufacturing, engineering or technical operations.
- Strong understanding of packaging materials, components and manufacturing processes.
- Experience managing projects within a manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of validation principles and quality management systems.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and stakeholders.
- Excellent communication 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.
Company
Reckitt
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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