What are the responsibilities and job description for the QC EM/Allergens Lab Analyst position at 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.
Research & Development
In R&D, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.
We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.
The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.
About the role
This position resides within our Environmental Microbiology and Allergen Laboratory Night Shift Team. The schedule is weekdays during the night shift (6pm to 4am Monday to Thursday), with roughly one weekend coverage per month.
The successful applicant will join a strong team that will provide supportive orientation and training. This role offers a wide range of laboratory and Food Safety experience and development, and direct involvement in using this work to ensure Quality in the plant environment and finished product.
Your responsibilities
- Perform site environmental Microbiology sampling and testing, and environmental and finished product Allergens testing, using a wide range of test methodology.
- Coordinate test schedules, provides result communication, and participates in process improvements.
- Participate in all aspects of lab systems management and regulatory compliance.
The experience we're looking for
- Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, or related field
- Laboratory skills and hygienic technique
- Lab experience with general Microbiology, such as cultural methods, ELISA, PCR, and biochemical assays.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Good documentation practices and data comprehension
- Computer skills (such as GLIMS, Optiva, SAP, MS Office, Excel)
- Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to manage special projects and process improvements
- Ability to take samples in a dynamic processing plant setting, while following established Good Manufacturing Practices
- Flexibility in schedule as need to support a team environment
The skills for success
Business Strategy, Task Execution Under Pressure, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business Acumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, R&D, Change Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes, Digital transformation for R&D, Quality and Manufacturing.
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.
