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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

Role Location - Hull, HU8 7DS

Our Senior Packaging Technologist is responsible for the leadership and the delivery of packaging projects for the factory with specific emphasis on productivity and continual improvement.

They will focus on packaging related technology, performance qualification, and validation aligned to compliance and regulatory standards, with emphasis on environmental and suatainable benefits. Stakeholder management with cross functions is essential, aligning them with technical advancements. You will need to have a problem solving mindsey and the communication skills to collaborate with and build relationships with other departments.

The Senior Packaging Technologist will ensure that Reckitt core values are clear and understood and embraced through the packaging process.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the escalations process regarding the resolution of issues affecting current business involving packaging components or their equipment compatibility
• Responsible for delivery of assigned projects, including technical execution, CI, and stakeholder management of project costs and timings
• Build cross functional relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Identify and deliver packaging productivity gains
• Support packaging related troubleshooting such as design, specification, and supplier changes
• Coach and develop packaging technologists / technicians to deliver KPIs, improving individual & team capability. Delivering training sessions and supporting with supplier visits
• Collaborate with other functions to validate any production changes in equipment, packaging or procedures
• Create and manage change controls relevant to packaging productivity
• Support compliance and QA functions with relation to internal or external audits
• Investigate supplier CAPAs / trends / ongoing metrics around supplier quality
• Coach and develop Packaging Team to deliver KPIs sharing knowledge and expertise

The experience we're looking for

• Proven track record in a packaging related role.
• Strong communication skills and ability to manage cross functional relationships.
• Experienced of delivering projects from start to finish.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Detailed and improvement focussed.
• Process driven and compliance aware.

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.