Operations Specialist

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.

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.

Oversee all the activities within the operations department with a focus on off-shift support. They will monitor the efficacy of the department, improve operating processes, and report to upper management. The Operation Specialist will support the blending and packaging departments. This will include helping to train and mentor the current supervisors/future site leaders.

Hours -

2100-0500, (9pm - 5am) Sunday-Thursday - to flex hours as needed.

• Effectively manages production areas to meet all safety, quality and productivity operational goals
• Coordinates production activities and resources to ensure daily objectives are met.
  
  
  
  • Relays changes in the schedule as it pertains to production, cleaning and improvement projects.
  
  
  
  
• Provides clear communication both vertically and horizontally through all shifts and departments
• Works with team to identify and resolve issues which enhance employee safety and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance.
  
  
  
  • Will include completion of the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS).
  
  
  
  
• Develops team to team cohesiveness in order to build an effective operating culture
• Drives an effective performance management process that sets expectations and how to achieve these, ensures on-going coaching, and assesses an employee performance.
• Understands and drives achievement of the production standards for each area

• Implements and utilizes solutions and technologies in support of improved safety, quality, continuous improvement and optimization of manufacturing processes.
  
  
  
  • Uses the proper escalation chain to resolve various issues due to safety, quality and supply.
  
  
  
  
• Provides technical leadership within operations to resolve and/or trouble shoot production issues.
• Ability to communicate issues, goals, and objectives effectively and manage competing requests in a complex, changing environment.
• Ensures accurate and timely completion and review of production records.
  
  
  
  • Including review of corrections from the batch record coordinator.
  • Auditing and closing production PO's.
  
  
  
  
• Helps promote and enforce all HR policies throughout teams and departments

• Previous experience as an operations supervisor or similar role.
• Hands-on experience implementing operational processes.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Knowledge of operational principles and policies.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Team leadership.
• Experience working within an FDA regulated environment preferred.
• Basic computer skills required (i.e., Windows, SAP, WINS, ADP).
• Previous experience with computerized inventory systems a plus.

• Experience leading a production team in a complex, changing environment to deliver results to the organization.
• Experience working on a cross functional team within a broader organization preferred.

Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Category Management Expertise, Supply Management, Procurement.

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.

USD $71,000.00 -$89,000.00

• Dental
• Vision insurance
• Health insurance
• 401(k) up to 6% company match
• 4 weeks' vacation
• 12 fixed holidays + 3 floating holidays
• 2 Paid Volunteer Days
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program

After 1 year of service -

• Tuition reimbursement
• Maternity / Paternity leave

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year. Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick, and Company recognized holidays; a 401(K) plan; generous paid parental leave; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; product discounts; and much more!If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

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.