Year in Industry Placement - Lab Based

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.

THE EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• This placement will give you a fantastic foundation of knowledge of Reckitt and a unique insight into the workings of a global FMCG company.
• You will have the opportunity to work in Reckitt’s state of the art £100m Science and Innovation Centre – the largest single investment in the company’s history. The site is one of Reckitt’s largest healthcare development centres worldwide.
• There are opportunities to be involved in the YII student mentoring programme, various workshops and courses to support with your personal development and to take part in charity and fundraising events.

THE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS

R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Collaborator, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability, Analytical, Formulation, Science, Chemistry.

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

DEPENDING ON THE TEAM YOU JOIN YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES COULD INCLUDE;

• Providing technical input and supporting a range of developments in our portfolio of health products.
• Developing products, solving technical challenges or project specific analytical testing
• Developing new formulations for Strepsils or Nurofen
• Analysing products, including: testing on equipment such as spray pattern testing of aerosols for our Airwick brand or destruction testing of devices
• Supporting the Microbiology team with performing microbial quality preservative efficacy testing