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 Production Start-up Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating the end-to-end start-up execution of new production lines, equipment, or digital manufacturing initiatives across Reckitt's manufacturing network. This role ensures that projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and meet performance targets by leveraging virtual tools, remote collaboration, and standardized start-up excellence practices.

Your responsibilities

Lead and assume full accountability for the end-to-end execution of the Vertical Start-Up process at site level, from installation readiness through to operational stabilization.
Establish and manage robust risk assessments, mitigation plans, and risk registers to ensure effective start-up governance.
Ensure all VSU deliverables are completed in accordance with defined standards, including formal validation and sign-off prior to ramp-up progression.
Act as the single point of accountability for start-up readiness and performance delivery at site.
Drive a structured and disciplined transition from Project Engineering to Operations, aligned with defined stage gates and VSU milestones.
Validate that all equipment and systems are fully operational, compliant, and fit for intended use.
Confirm that safety, quality, maintenance, and operating standards are established, documented, and effectively transferred to Operations teams.
Provide leadership and coordination of cross-functional site teams, including Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Safety, and Digital functions.
Promote early engagement of operational teams through Early Equipment Management (EEM) principles to ensure readiness and ownership.
Drive disciplined execution through structured daily management routines across all start-up phases.
Develop and execute structured ramp-up plans to achieve defined performance targets, including OEE, throughput, quality yield, and equipment reliability.
Systematically identify, analyze, and eliminate start-up losses and deviations from standard conditions.
Apply structured problem-solving methodologies to enable sustainable performance stabilization prior to increasing production speed or volume.
Establish repeatable, standardized approaches to start-up execution, ensuring consistency and reliability across future deployments.

The experience we're looking for

Proven experience in leading or playing a critical role in equipment, line, or plant start-ups, including commissioning, ramp-up, and stabilization phases.
Solid background in manufacturing, engineering, processing, or operational excellence within FMCG, pharmaceutical, or related industries.
Demonstrated success in delivering capital projects or major equipment installations, with a strong focus on performance ramp-up and value realization.
Hands-on experience in driving operational readiness, including development of operating standards, maintenance strategies, and team capability prior to start-up.
Strong track record in eliminating start-up losses and accelerating time-to-stable production using structured methodologies.
Practical application of Lean, TPM, or Production Systems, particularly in start-up, reliability, or continuous improvement environments.

The skills for success

Strong hands-on capability in leading equipment or line start-ups, ensuring smooth transition from installation to stable production.
Ability to quickly identify issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable solutions during high-pressure start-up phases.
Effective in leading and influencing diverse teams (Operations, Engineering, Quality, Safety) without direct authority.
Strong drive to deliver targets such as OEE, throughput, and time-to-stability, with a focus on eliminating losses and achieving sustainable performance.
Ability to anticipate risks, make fact-based decisions, and take timely action to ensure safe and successful start-ups.

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.

Production Start Up Manager