Global Technology Engineer, Automation

We are Reckitt

Home to the worlds 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 us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene wellness and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

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Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. Its how we get our trusted products to people all over the world safely and efficiently. And its our talented and passionate teams that make this youre looking for a career in supply chain theres 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 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

As a Global Technology Engineer - Automation you will lead the development and deployment of cutting-edge automation standards across diverse categories and geographies driving consistency innovation and operational excellence. Working at the intersection of factory automation and digital transformation youll define architectures influence global vendor ecosystems and enable seamless integration between shopfloor systems and advanced digital platforms using modern IIoT technologies. Collaborating with cross-functional teams youll play a pivotal role in delivering scalable secure and data-driven solutions that enhance efficiency reduce cost and accelerate innovation across our manufacturing network.

In this dynamic global role you will drive the development and deployment of industrial automation standards that shape the future of manufacturing across Reckitts network. Combining deep technical expertise with hands-on project delivery youll work at the forefront of digital manufacturing - defining equipment standards supporting major CAPEX projects and ensuring systems are secure compliant and ready for advanced data and IIoT applications. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners youll play a key role in improving factory performance enabling innovation and building scalable future-ready automation solutions worldwide.

Location: Nottingham NG90

Duration: Permanent Full Time

Recruiter:

Hiring Manager: Callum Smeaton

Your responsibilities

• Lead the development and deployment of global automation standards across Reckitts manufacturing network
• Act as a key member and facilitator of the Automation Community of Practice (CoP) driving alignment across regions and functions
• Define and standardise automation architectures including PLC SCADA and HMI platforms
• Ensure alignment with ISA-95 principles to enable seamless integration between shopfloor systems and digital platforms
• Embed automation standards into CAPEX processes ensuring all equipment investments meet global requirements
• Partner with Procurement to establish and manage a strategic global vendor ecosystem for automation systems
• Drive adoption of standardised automation solutions across >30 manufacturing sites globally
• Collaborate with Digital IT&D Engineering and site teams to enable IIoT-enabled data-driven manufacturing solutions
• Provide technical leadership and governance to ensure consistent secure and scalable automation implementations
• Monitor and track KPIs related to standardisation deployment performance and adoption of automation systems
• Support factories in implementing standards ensuring alignment with operational quality and safety requirements
• Ensure compliance with OT cybersecurity standards (e.g. IEC 62443) GMP and internal policiesIdentify opportunities to improve efficiency reliability and data availability across manufacturing operations
• Enable the rollout of digital applications by ensuring automation systems are data-ready and interoperable
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement innovation and collaboration across global engineering teams

The experience were looking for

• Proven experience driving equipment standardisation across manufacturing environments (multi-site or global preferred)
• Strong background in industrial automation including PLC SCADA and HMI systems
• Demonstrated experience managing CAPEX projects including budgeting prioritisation and performance tracking
• Ability to operate effectively within complex global and matrixed organisations
• Solid engineering experience (typically 7 years) with time spent in senior or leadership roles
• Degree in Engineering (Electrical Automation Controls or related discipline) or equivalent experience
• Experience working within FMCG consumer health food or pharmaceutical manufacturing environments (preferred)
• Strong understanding of automation project delivery and lifecycle management
• Knowledge of OT cybersecurity and relevant regulatory standards (e.g. GMP IEC frameworks)
• Proven problem-solving capability including root cause analysis and continuous improvement delivery

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 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 Reckitts 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 Reckitts pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life great people dont always tick all the boxes. Thats why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you dont 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 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.

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1