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.
Research & Development
In R&D, 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 R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.
About The Role
As an R & D Category Senior Associate you'll lead innovation within Reckitt's diverse portfolio. Apply your expertise to guide critical research and development initiatives, shaping the future of well-known Reckitt products. In this role, you will blend scientific knowledge with strategic insight to uplift product development, propelling them to meet rigorous healthcare standards. With a focus on cross-functional collaboration and team leadership, your work will directly impact the integrity and success of our products on a global scale.
Your responsibilities
- Mainly responsible for process development and product qualifications for infant, children and adult nutrition products for Asean and South Asia manufactured at third party subcontractors and MJN plants.
- Responsible for process development, commissioning and qualification for equipment in R&D technology centers.
- Make use of internal and external technical resources, perform technical assessments, experiments and testing, implement process development from product concept, formulation design, prototyping, pilot and plant trial, stability studies to product launch to the market.
- Prepare technical documents necessary for each phase of the development from initiation stage, process validation to post launch and handover for product maintenance after launch.
- Interactions with cross-functions include market, regional and global R&D functions of Regulatory Affairs, Product Development, Process Engineering, R&D Operations, Analytical Science, Sensory Teams, Packaging Managers, R&D Technical Centers Teams, Project Management, Quality Managers, Quality Laboratory Staff, Compliance Managers, Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, Suppliers, Technology Providers, Research Institutions, third-party service providers, R&D technicians/consultants/temp staff (leased)
The experience we're looking for
- B.S. in Engineering, such as and not limited to, Chemical Engineering, Food Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or any other Engineering related course. Master's Degree is an advantage.
- At least 7 years of experience in food/pharmaceutical/beverage manufacturing industry in R&D, QA or production functions with at least 5 years of those spent working in aspects of manufacturing process, process engineering, or process development.
- At least 3 years of experience as Process Engineer operating key process technologies related to food and beverage manufacturing such as dry powder blending, powder conveying, liquid processing and spray drying; experience in any one of aseptic process and packaging, membrane filtration and separation technologies, enzymatic and hydrolysis processes is an advantage.
- Demonstrate working knowledge on key unit operations and process technologies used in food and beverage industry and its relationship to overall product functionality and quality.
- Demonstrate application of mass balance, heat transfer, process flow, process specification of one or more technology platforms.
- Applies statistical design concepts towards the execution of process studies.
- Demonstrate skill creating process flow diagrams and related engineering diagrams.
- Demonstrates understanding of technical and industry practices, manufacturing industries, relevant unit operations necessary for successful qualification of new and improved processes.
The skills for success
Business Strategy, Task Execution Under Pressure, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business Accumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Adaptability, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, Consumer Needs, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Change Leadership, Intellectual Property, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Collaborator, Relationship Management, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Product vision and strategy development, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes, Predictive Analytics, Digital transformation for R&D, Quality and Manufacturing.
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.
