Electrical Engineer

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
We're seeking a proactive Electrical Engineer to join our high-performing team at Reckitt in Derby. In this hands-on role, you'll be instrumental in maintaining and optimising our high-speed packaging and production lines ensuring our products are manufactured and delivered to the highest standards of quality and efficiency. You'll tackle technical challenges head-on, lead troubleshooting and CI activities, and take ownership of both planned and reactive maintenance. With a strong focus on safety, compliance, and performance.

This is a 12 month fixed term position with the opportunity of extension.

Your responsibilities

– Support and ensure lines are operating at maximum efficiency to meet production plans and quality standards

– Lead and coordinate breakdown engineering activities and deliver right-first-time repairs

– Define, plan, and execute maintenance tasks with timely and effective handovers

– Complete root cause analysis and implement preventative solutions to reduce downtime

– Log all maintenance and repair activities accurately into the CMMS system

– Drive continuous improvement of equipment performance and support new projects

– Ensure adherence to safety, hygiene, and quality standards across the work area

– Contribute to departmental R&M budget control and ensure targets are met

– Take ownership of your training plan and support team development

– Participate in internal and external audits and ensure full regulatory compliance

The experience we're looking for

– Production line experience on high-speed packaging equipment in FMCG, food, or pharmaceutical sectors

– Trained to an Electrical minimum craft level; ONC/HND preferred

– Skilled in fault finding and developing PLC programs (Siemens S5 and S7)

– Strong knowledge of AC/DC inverter drives and electrical systems in hazardous areas (COMPEX preferred)

– 17th edition qualification advantageous but not essential

– Mechanical and pneumatic awareness with strong IT skills

– Proven ability to work independently and react quickly under pressure

– Background in delivering high performance while leading from the front

– Analytical mindset with a drive for continuous improvement

– Familiarity with GMP and KPI-focused environments

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.