Global Technology Engineer - Self Care & Intimate Wellness - Processing

City: Kingston upon Hull

About the role

Locations: Hull (UK) or Bangplee (THA)

Our Global Technology Engineer will focus on the development and deployment of our Self Care and Intimate Wellness (IW) processing technology for common production equipment within the Reckitt group, across all categories and geographies. They will provide technical leadership, expertise, and support for equipment and systems related to processing technology for liquids and creams manufacturing and own standardisation of equipment and vendor pool to leverage cost, lead time, efficiency and best practices. They will support compliant, reliable, and efficient operation of processing equipment in line with regulatory requirements (e.g., GMP, FDA, MHRA) and other business objectives. The role requires the ability to work in a cross-functional matrix organisation, fostering a continuous improvement culture, with close collaboration with factories for effective implementation of equipment standards.

Your responsibilities

• Engage cross-functional technical SMEs to set common standards for the related production equipment across categories and geographies.
• Embed equipment standardisation within the CAPEX process to ensure equipment purchases follow process.
• Engage procurement to develop a vendor pool for Self Care and IW processing equipment, assisting in tender processes if required.
• Collaborate with vendors, system integrators, and IT/OT teams for new installations and upgrades.
• Develop URSs and standards for equipment ensuring performance improvement and deploy across the business.
• Ensure these are aligned to Reckitt and regulatory technical requirements.
• Provide technical advice through maintained up-to-date industry knowledge on packing inspection systems.
• Becoming the SME on projects and equipment.
• Delivery and assisting in delivery of key business Capex projects.
• Provide key technical expertise to support and lead writing and reviewing URS, vendor selection, OEM progress monitoring, factory and site acceptance testing support (FAT & SAT) in support of Site Capital Engineering teams, the location of which will be varied.
• Review performance and KPI's for key OEMs.
• Ensure Self Care and IW processing installations meet hygienic design, GMP, and regulatory requirements.
• In collaboration with RPS and Reliability Engineering monitor equipment performance, reliability, and compliance and link to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Capture inputs from Reckitt production system (RPS) and Operations teams.
• Work with vendors to ensure our standards are following the latest technological trends and, where possible, implement right innovative solutions which fit our business needs.

The experience we're looking for

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in engineering with 2 years of which in a senior project or engineering leadership role within the consumer-packaged goods or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in driving equipment standardisation single site or preferably across multisite or the group.
• Background in Capex management, including project prioritisation, budgeting, and performance monitoring.
• Strong technical background with expertise in processing technologies, especially in the hygienic pharmaceutical or personal care industries.
• Knowledge of mixers of different viscosity products and different types, storage, cleaning (CIP/SIP/Pigging), batching systems, valving and pump types, powder additions - bulk and others, and ATEX equipment standards.
• Knowledge of process utility requirements including purified water, HVAC, process heating (steam / hot water), drainage, compressed air, power and data networking.
• Experience with global or matrixed organisations; ability to navigate cross-functional and cross-regional complexity.
• Willingness to travel as required.

The skills for success

• Supply Chain Management
• Business Partnership
• Collaboration
• Partnership building
• Relationship management
• Business acumen
• Productivity management
• Improve business processes
• Advanced analytics
• Data analytics
• Manufacturing excellence

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.