Manufacturing Technician

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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.

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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 Manufacturing Technician is responsible for equipment operation, troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance of manufacturing equipment. In this role, the Manufacturing Technician must have operational knowledge of how their actions and decisions impact financial, quality and safety metrics. Understand and adheres to plant operating procedures, guidelines and complies with regulatory requirements in their area of responsibility. This role keeps the line running efficiently. 

Your responsibilities

• Routinely communicates with team members on own team, team members on adjoining shifts, TRM, Area Manager, Planners, Maintenance etc. on short- medium range production output vs plan across the department to ensure customer service levels are met by providing the required output on a timely basis. Assist mechanics on larger projects and breakdowns.

• Support root-cause analysis in line with down-time procedure to identify and implement preventative solutions. 

• Complete preventative maintenance work orders and follow the escalation process, as needed. 

The experience we're looking for

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required. 

• Minimum 1+ years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment. 

• Demonstrated competency in attention to detail, accuracy, work standards, initiative and managing work. 

• Demonstrated ability to operate a Packaging Line and related equipment (i.e. startup, clearing jams, manual operations, and shutdown). 

The skills for success

• Demonstrated ability to use electronic devices for data entry and reporting purposes. 

• Must have strong communication skills and proficient of the English language, both verbal and written.

• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)   

• Knowledge of industrial safety procedures and regulations is preferred

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.