Overview
R&D Associate – PLM Safety (Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, GB, HU1 1AA)
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 Research and Development, 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 Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.
About the role
You will be part of a core PLM team that will define the overall Blueprint for Product Lifecycle Management and its subsequent implementation in the PLM solution. You will represent safety in the PLM programme, ensuring that the requirements for safety are fully integrated into product designs. To do so, you will work collaboratively with colleagues across Reckitt R&D and manufacturing sites and a range of functions including R&D Category Development and R&D Product Delivery and Maintenance (PDM), Regulatory, Safety, Specification Management, Procurement, Quality, Supply Technical and Sustainability.
Hiring Manager – Jacqui Ker
Your responsibilities
- You will work closely with the PLM Business Process Leader (BPL) for Safety to represent Safety in the core PLM team.
- You will support the BPL through engagement with the wider Safety community to keep them informed of progress and to seek information and expertise relevant to the implementation of the programme.
- You will work with the PLM team and the wider community to help identify and support removal of roadblocks.
- Using your knowledge of Safety you will support testing and validation activities of the new PLM solution.
- You will input into initiatives within PLM that have a primary focus on safety e.g. any future integration of systems.
- Work with the PLM BPL’s and the community of practice to ensure that any changes are managed and implemented smoothly in the PLM solution.
- Working as part of the PLM Deployment team, communicate and implement the ‘to-be’ process as part of the PLM solution. Troubleshoot and resolve issues as they arise.
The experience we're looking for
- Good degree in a relevant technical discipline.
- Working knowledge within safety across categories within Reckitt scope.
- It is preferred that the above working knowledge has been gained within Reckitt and in the context of Self Care, Intimate Wellness and / or Germ Protection and Household care products, such that the individual already has established, relevant Communities of Practice in which they work that can be built upon.
- If not from within Reckitt, it is preferred that the above working knowledge has been gained within either an FMCG and/or pharma environment.
- It is preferred but not essential that the individual has experience in data management within the context of PLM systems or similar.
- Demonstrated experience of representing Safety to deliver cross functional projects.
- Good understanding of the product lifecycle and of safety considerations impacting the FMCG sector.
- Good IT literacy with proficiency in the use of the MS Office product suite and Office 365.
- Self-motivated with strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to operate successfully in various team capacities and a multi-cultural environment.
- Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks under pressure.
- The business language in Reckitt is English, therefore fluency in English is essential and fluency in local languages advantageous.
The skills for success
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.
