Manufacturing Integration Lead

About the role

This role is based in Reckitt's Supply - Manufacturing vertical and plays a key role in scaling manufacturing execution systems across Reckitt's regulated factory operations through collaboration with engineering, quality, regulatory, R&D, manufacturing and IT stakeholders.

The Manufacturing Integration Lead is a senior technical role responsible for integrating manufacturing assets into a scalable, secure digital manufacturing ecosystem. It defines reference architectures, standards, and integration patterns across edge, IoT, and enterprise platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and cybersecurity requirements.

Working closely with engineering and manufacturing teams, it embeds digital requirements into equipment design, standardises onboarding and commissioning, and ensures integration approaches are practical and scalable across sites.

Overall, the role is accountable for delivering reliable connectivity, high-quality data, and efficient, standardised integration that enables digital manufacturing at scale.

• Define and maintain architecture, standards, and integration patterns for connected assets across edge, IoT, and enterprise layers
• Lead end-to-end integration of manufacturing assets into MES, IoT, and data platforms
• Design scalable solutions for both legacy and new manufacturing environments
• Develop reusable, standardised integration templates to improve efficiency and consistency
• Ensure reliable, real-time data acquisition and alignment with manufacturing data models
• Embed digital and connectivity requirements into engineering specifications and equipment procurement
• Support manufacturing teams in onboarding assets and standardising commissioning processes
• Provide technical leadership during global rollouts and site implementations
• Troubleshoot complex OT/IT integration issues and ensure system reliability
• Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, IT, and digital teams to align execution with strategy
• Monitor integration performance, risks, and data quality, driving continuous improvement

• Expertise in industrial integration, automation, and manufacturing engineering
• Experience with digital manufacturing technologies such as MES, SCADA, PLCs, and IoT platforms
• Experience working in multi-site or global manufacturing environments (preferred)
• Proven hands-on experience delivering industrial integration, automation, or manufacturing engineering solutions in complex environments
• Experience in high-speed batch processing and packaging operations, ideally in CPG / FMCG industries
• Experience delivering solutions within factory environments

• Diploma in Engineering or supply chain operations
• Understanding of edge computing and cloud-based integration architectures
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in complex, cross-domain environments
• Technical leadership, collaboration, and the ability to translate strategy into practical solutions
• Knowledge of regulatory environment (CFR
  21, ISO and other)
• Knowledge of OT/IT integration, including industrial protocols (e.g., OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus)
• Familiarity with advanced use cases such as predictive maintenance, digital twins, and data-driven optimisation
• A hands-on leadership approach with a focus on standardisation, continuous improvement, and delivery outcomes
• Problem solving and CI tools
• Ability to travel as relevant to perform the job

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.

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.

Location:

Slough, United Kingdom