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
As a Packaging Engineer, you will play a key role in the development, optimization, and implementation of packaging solutions that ensure product quality, efficiency, and sustainability. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including R&D;, Quality, Supply Chain, and Production, to deliver packaging that meets functional, technical, and regulatory requirements while supporting business objectives.
In this position, you will manage packaging projects from concept to industrialization, conducting tests, analysing performance data, and ensuring compliance with corporate standards. You will also contribute to innovation initiatives, cost-saving projects, and continuous improvement activities, working alongside suppliers and internal stakeholders to identify new materials and technologies.
Your work will have a direct impact on product integrity, consumer experience, and environmental performance, making you an essential link between design, production, and sustainability.
Your responsibilities
- Collaborate with project stakeholders to define and execute packaging projects on time and within scope.
- Plan and conduct packaging tests to ensure compliance with corporate standards.
- Analyse test results and align them with project success criteria.
- Document packaging specifications and BOMs in corporate systems (PLM) and local databases.
- Participate in innovation sessions and cost-saving programs.
- Support supplier visits and quality complaint investigations.
- Cooperate with production and quality teams to resolve packaging-related issues.
- Participate in store checks & supplier evaluations
- Ensure compliance with legal, corporate, and ethical standards in packaging design and supplier interactions.
- Administrative support with samples management/storage/shipments and document organization.
The experience we're looking for
- Degree in Engineering (Packaging, Mechanical, Chemical or Materials preferred)
- 1–2 years of experience in a similar role
- Fluent Spanish and intermediate English (B1–B2)
- MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Ability to read technical drawings
- Preferred: AutoCAD, packaging technology training
What we offer
With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four integral 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.
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