Global Technology Engineer - Household Care & Germ Protection - Processing
Reckitt
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- Global Technology Engineer - Household Care & Germ Protection - Processing
- City: St. Peters
- 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.
- Supply
- 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
The purpose of this role is to develop and deploy Global Asset Standards for Household Care & Germ Protection Processing Technology for common production equipment within the Reckitt group, across the Household Care & Germ Protection categories and all geographies. The Global Technology Engineer will provide technical leadership, expertise, and support for equipment and systems related to processing technology for liquids and gels manufacturing, and own standardisation of equipment and vendor pool to leverage cost, lead time, efficiency and best practices.
This is to support compliant, reliable, and efficient operation of processing equipment in line with regulatory requirements (e.g. GMP, ATEX) and business objectives. The role requires the ability to work in a cross-functional matrix organisation, fostering a continuous improvement culture, with close collaboration with factories for effective implementation of equipment standards.
This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time!
- Your responsibilities
- Equipment Standardisation Processes - Lead global standardization of Household Care & Germ Protection processing equipment by aligning equipment specifications, CAPEX purchasing standards, and preferred vendor networks across all regions.
- Engineering Equipment Standards - Develop, maintain, and continuously improve global equipment standards and URSs in partnership with OEMs, Procurement, and Technical teams to enhance safety, quality, performance, compliance, and reliability.
- Technical Expertise - Serve as the subject matter expert for Household Care & Germ Protection processing technologies, providing technical guidance while staying current on industry innovations and regulatory requirements.
- Project Delivery - Provide technical leadership on major CAPEX projects, including URS development, vendor selection, equipment acceptance testing (FAT/SAT), and project execution support across global sites.
- Compliance & Validation - Ensure processing systems meet hygienic design, GMP, and regulatory standards while supporting commissioning, validation, qualification, and equipment acceptance activities.
- Vendor Management - Manage strategic OEM relationships by monitoring supplier performance, equipment reliability, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Project Support - Act as the global "go-to" engineering expert, supporting sites with capital projects, supplier selection, technology upgrades, system integrations, and vendor collaboration.
- The experience we're looking for
- Proven experience driving equipment standardization across manufacturing sites, preferably in multi-site or global environments.
- Strong CAPEX project management expertise, including project prioritization, budgeting, performance monitoring, and execution.
- Deep technical knowledge of Household Care/Germ Protection processing technologies, including mixers, batching, CIP/Pigging, pumps, valves, powder handling, ATEX standards, and corrosive-material processing.
- Understanding of process utilities such as water, HVAC, steam/hot water, drainage, compressed air, power, and data networking systems.
- Minimum 7 years of engineering experience, including 2+ years in a senior engineering or project leadership role within the consumer goods or chemical industry.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience), proficiency with engineering software (e.g., AutoCAD), and willingness to travel globally as required.
- The skills for success
- Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Relationship management, Business accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced analytics, Data analytics, Manufacturing excellence.
- 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 outst