Packaging Technologist

Reckitt Benckiser LLC; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Packaging Technologist, where you'll manage exciting projects that enhance product packaging and drive innovation. You'll play a crucial role in ensuring quality and efficiency while collaborating with various departments to tackle packaging challenges. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop your skills in a dynamic environment, contributing to the company's mission of providing high-quality hygiene and health products. If you're passionate about packaging technology and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Mental health support

Life insurance

Performance-based incentives

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in packaging technology or related fields.
• Experience with validation and project management in FMCG.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute packaging activities for NPD/EPD and productivity projects.
• Support resolution of packaging issues ensuring quality and efficiency.
• Coach and develop packaging technicians to meet KPIs.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Project Management

Advanced Data Analytics

Collaboration

Business Acumen

Education

Degree in Packaging Technology or related field

Job description

Packaging Technologist

Location: Kingston upon Hull

About Reckitt

Reckitt is home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose is to protect, heal, and nurture in the pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose, committed to making access to high-quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right, not a privilege.

Manufacturing

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business, ensuring trusted products reach people worldwide safely and efficiently. We offer diverse opportunities across all supply chain areas, including planning, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics. Our teams work on developing global supply strategies, managing supplier relationships, and improving manufacturing efficiency, quality, and safety.

About the Role

The Packaging Technologist will manage and execute packaging activities supporting projects such as NPD/EPD, GM, productivity, Capex, and the implementation of new technology to ensure compliance. They will provide technical expertise in packaging manufacturing and supply chain issues, support operations, quality, and engineering in resolving packaging-related issues, and ensure all equipment and processes are validated. The role includes managing projects, technical execution, cost and time management, and coaching technicians to achieve KPIs and develop capabilities.

Your Responsibilities

• Support resolution of packaging issues affecting current operations, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency.
• Assist in troubleshooting packaging-related design, specifications, and supplier changes.
• Ensure validation of all packaging equipment and processes, supporting the validation department.
• Manage production trials, including scheduling, documentation, approvals, sampling/testing, and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate packaging projects across functions to deliver on time, in full, and within budget.
• Coach and develop packaging technicians to meet KPIs, fostering team capability and performance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for packaging processes and procedures.

Required Experience

• Experience liaising with multiple departments to align project plans and acceptance criteria.
• Validation experience with new packaging processes, components, and procedures, using risk assessment tools like FMEA.
• Operational knowledge of packaging challenges and practices, understanding internal customer needs.
• At least 2 years of experience in packaging technology, graphics, print, repro, or manufacturing (operations, engineering, quality, technical).
• Experience within FMCG, preferably pharmaceuticals.
• Project management experience in planning, executing, and documenting trials or projects.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Skills for Success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Relationship Management, Business Acumen, Productivity Improvement, Business Process Improvement, Advanced Data Analytics, Manufacturing Excellence.

What We Offer

We prioritize inclusion and support our employees' career growth through various programs, benefits, and share plans. We promote wellbeing with parental benefits, mental health support, life insurance, and performance-based incentives, rewarding outstanding contributions.

Equality

We hire for potential and value diverse experiences. If this role and Reckitt feel like a good fit, we encourage you to apply. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, ethnicity, religion, gender, or other protected characteristics.