Process Engineering Lead - Packaging

Process Engineering Lead - Packaging

City: Wilson

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

Join Reckitt as a Process Engineering Lead - Packaging and play a key role in driving operational excellence across our packaging operations. This position supports daily packaging activities while leading continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance. Working closely with Operations, Quality, R&D, Supply, and Engineering teams, you will use data-driven decision making, Lean principles, and problem-solving methodologies to optimize packaging processes, improve equipment reliability, and ensure efficient, compliant packaging operations.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced packaging environment. You will lead improvement projects, support packaging validation and new product introductions, drive waste and downtime reduction efforts, and help strengthen operator capability through training and documentation excellence. This role offers the opportunity to make a measurable impact on packaging performance while contributing to Reckitt's culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Your responsibilities

• Monitor packaging performance and analyze Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People metrics to identify and implement improvement opportunities within the Reckitt Production System (RPS).

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and CAPA methodologies to optimize packaging processes, improve equipment reliability, and resolve operational challenges.

• Support packaging process changes, line validations, documentation updates, and equipment troubleshooting to ensure efficient and compliant packaging operations.

• Partner with cross-functional teams on new product introductions, packaging technology transfers, line commissioning, and packaging optimization projects.

• Ensure compliance with GMP, ISO, safety, and sustainability requirements while driving waste reduction, minimizing line downtime, and strengthening operator capability through training and best-practice implementation.

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Packaging Engineering, or a related technical field, with at least 3 years of process engineering experience in packaging, FMCG, pharmaceutical, food, chemical, or similar production environments.

• Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and other operational excellence methodologies to enhance packaging line performance.

• Experience troubleshooting packaging equipment and processes, analyzing production data, implementing process controls, and driving corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

• Experience working within regulated environments and supporting compliance with GMP, ISO, food safety, or similar quality and regulatory standards.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams on capital projects, packaging line commissioning, technology transfers, process validations, training initiatives, and operational improvement efforts in a fast-paced manufacturing or packaging setting.

The skills for success

Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, CAPA Management, Packaging Optimization, Process Improvement, Equipment Reliability, Data Analysis, Line Commissioning, Operational 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 outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

US salary ranges

USD $88,000.00 - $132,000.00

Hiring range up to $110K

US pay transparency

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, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact [email protected]. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

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.

Nearest Major Market: Raleigh

Nearest Secondary Market: Rocky Mount