Production Technician 1

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.

**Manufacturing**:
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**:
Embark on a rewarding leadership journey with Reckitt as a Shift Team Lead, where your expertise will directly contribute to our sterling production performance. With your guidance, we'll achieve excellence in People management, EHS, Quality, Service, and Performance, ensuring our business objectives are met with precision. This role is your opportunity to nurture a safe and dynamic working environment, lead a team of dedicated professionals, and leverage proactive approaches to continuous improvement. Your impact will resonate throughout our factory's success, as you champion efficiency and innovation on every shift.

**Your responsibilities**:

- Take ownership of shift production execution, leading a team of 30-50 employees, including Cell Shift Managers & Production Operatives, to excel in factory KPIs.
- Uphold and enforce site EHS & Quality Compliance standards, while fostering a culture of safe and best practises on shift.
- Empower your team by developing their capabilities, ensuring high performance throughout scheduled run hours with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Manage adherence to Factory budgets within the £1m
- £3m range, identifying risks and opportunities to enhance business delivery cost-effectively.- Forge robust connexions between shifts and cross-functional teams to establish effective production execution and maintain performance standards.

**The experience we're looking for**:

- Proven leadership skills with the ability not only to inspire a team but also to deliver tangible results.
- Knowledge of local regulations and standards.
- Excellent decision-making skills, with an organised approach to managing complex inputs.
- Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and ERP systems like SAP, coupled with strong innovative and problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience in business process improvement, with proficiency in data analytics and supply chain management.

**The skills for success**:
Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Acumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics Management.

**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 oth