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 Continuous Improvement Engineer plays a strategic and highly visible role in driving operational excellence across the factory. This position is responsible for leading endtoend process design, optimization, and implementation initiatives that elevate performance in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity. Acting as a change catalyst, the CI Engineer partners closely with crossfunctional teams to identify improvement opportunities, challenge the status quo, and embed a strong continuous improvement culture throughout the organization.
By applying Lean, Six Sigma, and proven operational excellence methodologies, the Continuous Improvement Engineer delivers measurable business results-reducing waste, improving process capability, strengthening sustainability practices, and maximizing profitability. This role goes beyond project execution, serving as a coach and thought leader who equips factory teams with the tools, mindset, and discipline needed to sustain longterm improvement and competitive advantage.

Your responsibilities

Analyze existing manufacturing processes to identify waste, inefficiencies, and performance variation, turning insights into actionable improvements.
Lead and deliver continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and PDCA/DMAIC methodologies to achieve measurable results.
Collect, analyze, and interpret process and performance data to support factbased decision making and sustainable improvements.
Develop, implement, and maintain standard work, SOPs, and best practices to ensure consistency, quality, and operational excellence.
Facilitate Kaizen events, workshops, and structured problemsolving sessions that engage teams and drive ownership at all levels.
Support process design, optimization, and validation activities from development through startup and full production.
Partner closely with production, quality, engineering, and supply chain teams to align improvement efforts with business priorities.
Track, report, and communicate CI project progress, savings, and key performance metrics to stakeholders and leadership.
Coach, mentor, and train employees on CI tools and foster a strong continuous improvement mindset across the factory.
Support internal and external audits, certifications, and compliance requirements.
Drive Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvements to maximize asset utilization and productivity.
Collaborate with leadership to deploy and strengthen the Reckitt Production System (RPS).
Lead and sustain 5S implementation across the entire factory to create a safe, organized, and highperformance workplace.

The experience we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
At least 3 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing, operations, or process improvement environment.
Handson experience applying Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to drive continuous improvement.
Practical exposure to datadriven problem solving and process optimization in an industrial setting.

The skills for success

Strong project management capability with a structured, disciplined approach to execution.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with advanced Excel skills for data analysis, reporting, and decision support.
Effective presentation and communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey ideas, data, and results to different audiences.
Lean and/or Six Sigma certification is a strong advantage, with practical experience applying CI tools preferred.
Familiarity with Minitab or similar statistical analysis software is an added benefit.
Strong analytical and logical thinking skills, with the ability to solve problems in a rational, datadriven manner.
Resultsoriented mindset, demonstrating efficiency, effectiveness, and strong followthrough.
Collaborative team player with strong problemsolving, communication, and negotiation skills.
High level of commitment, diligence, attention to detail, and reliability.
Comfortable working with digital tools and computer systems in a fastpaced environment.
Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
Able to perform effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

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.