Area Production Manager

Area Production Manager

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.

​Supply​

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen. If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

The Area Production Manager leads manufacturing operations within a designated Oral Solid Dose (OSD) production area, ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant execution of blending, granulation, compression, coating, and dispensing activities. The role is accountable for achieving safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and people development objectives while maintaining compliance with regulatory, quality, and cGMP requirements.

This position drives operational excellence through effective leadership, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will be a results-oriented leader who fosters cross-functional collaboration, develops high-performing teams, influences stakeholders, leads change, and delivers sustainable business and operational results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Your responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to safely deliver production targets while ensuring compliance with HSE, cGMP, FDA, and quality standards.

• Drive Right First Time (RFT) performance through effective batch execution, documentation accuracy, deviation management, root cause investigations, CAPA implementation, and audit readiness.

• Monitor and improve operational KPIs (OEE, yield, throughput, labor productivity, and waste reduction) through data-driven performance management, resource optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Partner cross-functionally with Planning, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to resolve operational issues, support projects and validations, and achieve business objectives.

• Lead, develop, and engage supervisors, technicians, and operators through coaching, workforce planning, training, succession planning, and a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

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

The experience we're looking for

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, or equivalent experience, with 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, preferably in a regulated environment.

• Strong knowledge of cGMP, FDA regulations, batch manufacturing processes, production operations, and quality systems.

• Proven leadership experience developing high-performing teams, with strong communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills.

• Proficiency with SAP, batch record and deviation management systems, production planning, inventory control, and related manufacturing technologies; experience with EBR, MES, and audits preferred.

• Experience driving continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing principles (Lean Six Sigma preferred) and OSD manufacturing processes including granulation, compression, encapsulation, coating, and packaging preferred.

The skills for success

Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Category Management Expertise, Supply Management, Procurement.

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 $115,000.00 - $173,000.00

Hiring range up to 140K

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 View email address on click.appcast.io. 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.

Nearest Major Market: Raleigh

Nearest Secondary Market: Rocky Mount

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