Job Location

Reading

Job Description

Ready to fuel the success of globally renowned brands like Gillette, Pampers, Head & Shoulders and Oral-B that millions of consumers can’t live without? Ever dreamt of a career where you are fully supported by world-class training and development to progress to leadership?

Our Chemistry and Microbiology laboratories play a deeply important function within our manufacturing facility in Reading where we produce the whole range of Gillette Shaving Gels and Foams. Technicians have a meaningful role analysing raw materials, intermediates as well as finished product to demonstrate quality compliance and allow release of finished product. On a day-to-day level, this involves sampling, testing, calibration, and data analysis. But you'll also have wider responsibilities.

This role is for a 12-hour shift-based technician rotating nights and days, averaging 37.5 hours a week. This role flows between both microbiology and chemistry labs, with working patterns subject to change. We really want to hear from you if you are looking to be a key player in our team, helping us to achieve and maintain high laboratory standards, learning as you go, and taking positive steps towards building a proven career!

What we offer you:

• Responsibilities from Day 1 – Right from the start you will be doing a full-time leadership job in Finance, working with some of our biggest brands.

• Build from Within Career - You'll collaborate with passionate individuals and receive both formal training and day-to-day mentoring from your manager. As a 'build from within' company, our people start at entry level and progress through the organization. When we make a job offer, it’s with the expectation that you will grow into one of our future leaders, and to help you get there, you will work closely with skilled P&G veterans for mentoring and coaching at every step.

• Competitive Compensation: We consistently benchmark our salaries against top competitors and every P&G employee’s salary is reviewed at least annually so there is ample room for growth.

• Great Benefits on top of your great salary you can enjoy lots of benefits including a competitive double-matched pension scheme, private health insurance, participation in a stock ownership scheme and discounted products and perks. We also offer hybrid/flexible work arrangements to accommodate your needs. To find more information about our benefits package take a look here: https://www.pgcareers.com/benefits

Job Qualifications

What we look for:

• Scientific Background: You have relevant Science qualifications at GCSE and A-Level/NVQ (or equivalents).

• Laboratory Skills: Analytical Chemistry skills (e.g. titration, gas chromatography) and/or Microbiological techniques (e.g. aseptic preparation, organism isolation and identification) with practical laboratory experience, ideally in a manufacturing setting, is desirable.

• Be Transparent, Inclusive and Collaborative: You actively build productive working relationships.

• Be Decisive: You can draw information from microbiological or analytical data to identify risks and trends. You use this information to make timely decisions to minimise impact on product release.

• Operate with Discipline: You follow Good Laboratory Practices and all standards rigorously. You can identify deviations from quality standards and work to take appropriate action.

• Learn and Reapply: You utilise your ideas, technical knowledge and insights to guide improvements to our processes.

• Be Flexible and Agile: You are adaptive to new priorities in our ever-changing and dynamic environment, remaining responsive to our production schedules.

• Develop Mastery: You make good use of all learning opportunities to develop your skills and achieve our internal accreditation scheme as well as meet your own personal learning goals.

• Languages: Proficiency in English. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Application Deadline:

Apply soon to secure your chance, as positions could be filled before the deadline. We may close early if all roles are filled.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. At P&G we strive to build a culture where everyone feels welcome, included, and able to bring their full selves to work.

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Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000105229

Job Segmentation

Plant Technicians (Job Segmentation)

P&G was founded over 180 years ago as a simple soap and candle company. Today, we’re the world’s largest consumer goods company and home to iconic, trusted brands that make life a little bit easier in small but meaningful ways. We’ve spanned three centuries thanks to three simple ideas: leadership, innovation and citizenship.

The insight, innovation and passion of talented teams has helped us grow into a global company that is governed responsibly and ethically, that is open and transparent, and that supports good causes and protects the environment. This is a place where you can be proud to work and do something that matters.