R&D Operations Assistant

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 Assistant / Technician for Maintenance & Expansion at Reckitt, you are on the frontline of transforming ideas into reality. Your scientific talent will be crucial in driving our operations across various pillars, ensuring that our products not only meet but exceed our rigorous standards. Your work will contribute to the resilience and advancement of our ambitious portfolio, within an environment that values growth and learning.

Your responsibilities

– Oversee laboratory-based product work from inception to write-up, adhering to project-specific KPIs and benchmarks.
– Cultivate your expertise within certain product portfolios / technologies, applying this knowledge to daily responsibilities.
– Drive the enhancement of R & D laboratory procedures and best practises, including documentation and reporting.
– Align your tasks with business priorities under the direction of your line manager.
– Suggest and implement minor improvements to established techniques, systems, or processes to optimise performance.

The experience we’re looking for

– A solid scientific foundation, either through a degree in a related field or experience in formulation and scientific operations.
– An innate ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, coupled with the drive to succeed independently.
– Exceptional problem-solving capabilities, with a proficiency in data analysis and technical issue resolution.
– Business and commercial awareness paired with the curiosity to understand consumer insights.
– Adaptability to technological advancements and a forward-thinking mindset that challenges existing paradigms for continuous innovation.

The skills for success

Task Execution Under Pressure, Business Acumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes.

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.