Global Engineering Manager - Germ Protection

The purpose of this role is to provide global technical leadership for the Germ Protection category (our fastest growing category globally), ensuring manufacturing technologies, product delivery systems, and process capabilities support growth, innovation, quality, compliance, sustainability, and operational excellence across the Reckitt network.

The Global Engineering Manager will own the technology roadmap for Germ Protection manufacturing and serve as the global subject matter expert for category-specific processes and equipment used in the production of antiseptics, disinfectants, wipes, toilet bowl cleaners, and related hygiene products.

Working across Engineering, R&D, Supply, Quality, Procurement, and Operations, the role will identify, develop, standardize, and deploy manufacturing technologies and best practices that improve safety, quality, efficiency, cost, and speed to market across the global manufacturing network.

The role requires strong technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence across a complex matrix organization while driving continuous improvement and innovation.

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

Your

• ◆Serve as the global technical authority for Germ Protection manufacturing technologies, defining category technical strategy and long-term technology roadmaps aligned to business growth objectives.
• ◆Provide subject matter expertise across a broad portfolio of manufacturing processes, including antiseptics, disinfectants, surface cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners, wipes, chemical hygiene products, aerosols, and bar soaps.
• ◆Develop and deploy global best practices for mixing, blending, dosing, chemical handling, cleaning and sanitization, wipes converting, and material transfer systems to drive operational consistency and performance.
• ◆Establish and implement global manufacturing standards, preferred technology platforms, equipment specifications, and supplier strategies across the Germ Protection network.
• ◆Partner with R&D and cross-functional teams to industrialize new products, supporting feasibility assessments, technology selection, scale-up activities, and successful commercialization.
• ◆Provide technical leadership for major capital projects, including URS development, equipment selection, design reviews, commissioning, and technical governance of strategic investments.
• ◆Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement, productivity and capacity enhancement initiatives, root cause investigations, digital manufacturing technologies, and compliance with quality, safety, regulatory, and environmental standards.

• ✓Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline.
• ✓Minimum 10 years of manufacturing or engineering experience within FMCG, household care, hygiene, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or related industries.
• ✓Significant experience with Germ Protection or adjacent product categories including disinfectants, antiseptics, wipes, household cleaners, or chemical-based consumer products.
• ✓Strong understanding of liquid manufacturing, batching, mixing, transfer systems, and packaging operations.
• ✓Experience supporting global or multi-site manufacturing operations.
• ✓Demonstrated success leading technology deployment, process improvement, and capital projects.
• ✓Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.