Production Start Up Manager

Reckitt

Production Start-Up Manager at Reckitt overseeing end-to-end execution of new production lines. Leading cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, safe, and budget-compliant project delivery.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSamut Prakan • 🇹🇭 ThailandMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and assume full accountability for the end-to-end execution of the Vertical Start-Up process at site level, from installation readiness through to operational stabilization.
Establish and manage robust risk assessments, mitigation plans, and risk registers to ensure effective start-up governance.
Ensure all VSU deliverables are completed in accordance with defined standards, including formal validation and sign-off prior to ramp-up progression.
Act as the single point of accountability for start-up readiness and performance delivery at site.
Drive a structured and disciplined transition from Project Engineering to Operations, aligned with defined stage gates and VSU milestones.
Validate that all equipment and systems are fully operational, compliant, and fit for intended use.
Confirm that safety, quality, maintenance, and operating standards are established, documented, and effectively transferred to Operations teams.
Provide leadership and coordination of cross-functional site teams, including Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Safety, and Digital functions.
Promote early engagement of operational teams through Early Equipment Management (EEM) principles to ensure readiness and ownership.
Drive disciplined execution through structured daily management routines across all start-up phases.
Develop and execute structured ramp-up plans to achieve defined performance targets, including OEE, throughput, quality yield, and equipment reliability.
Systematically identify, analyze, and eliminate start-up losses and deviations from standard conditions.
Apply structured problem-solving methodologies to enable sustainable performance stabilization prior to increasing production speed or volume.
Establish repeatable, standardized approaches to start-up execution, ensuring consistency and reliability across future deployments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in leading or playing a critical role in equipment, line, or plant start-ups, including commissioning, ramp-up, and stabilization phases.
Solid background in manufacturing, engineering, processing, or operational excellence within FMCG, pharmaceutical, or related industries.
Demonstrated success in delivering capital projects or major equipment installations, with a strong focus on performance ramp-up and value realization.
Hands-on experience in driving operational readiness, including development of operating standards, maintenance strategies, and team capability prior to start-up.
Strong track record in eliminating start-up losses and accelerating time-to-stable production using structured methodologies.
Practical application of Lean, TPM, or Production Systems, particularly in start-up, reliability, or continuous improvement environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Parental benefits
Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health
Life insurance for all employees globally
Short-term incentives to recognise and reward your work for delivering outstanding results
Opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes

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Hard Skills & Tools

start-up executionrisk assessmentoperational stabilizationperformance ramp-upstructured problem-solvingLeanTPMoperating standardsmaintenance strategiesequipment reliability

Soft Skills

leadershipcross-functional coordinationcommunicationteam capability developmentstructured executiondisciplineengagementproblem-solvinganalytical skillsorganizational skills