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Technician, Packaging

Reckitt
St Peters, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 6/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/2/2026
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

This is a day shift 12 hr shifts, 6 AM – 6 PM on rotating schedule that includes working every other weekend.

Work closely with other Packaging Operators, Shift Leader, Production Planner and Area Manager to organize and lead all production on a production line to maximize throughput and continuously improve KPI’s. The Packaging Technician / Machine Operator will be solely responsible for the line operation and daily target delivery during the shift.  

Your responsibilities

  • Delivery of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) that are measured across multiple shifts (ex. overall equipment efficiency, waste, documentation accuracy, safety observations, near misses, etc.)  
  • Work with leadership to ensure changeover activities are planned and then best resourced and continuously improved
  • Ensure quality with control plan adherence as a minimum
  • Assist line team in troubleshooting and autonomous maintenance activities, involving management and the maintenance team where necessary
  • Ensure that shift quality and line performance data is entered in a timely and accurate manner
  • Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs; occasional walking, constant standing, occasional bending and/or stooping, frequent reaching overhead

The experience we're looking for

  • One year or more machine operator experience on high-speed packaging equipment in food, chemical, or pharmaceutical environment
  • Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and walk/stand for long periods of time

The skills for success

  • Strong communication skills for department collaboration
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment and meet targets and KPI’s

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.

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