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Lead Electrical Engineer

Kimberly-Clark
USA-SC-Beech Island, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 May 2026
💰 $107,780/yr($87,260/yr$107,780/yr)

About the role

Lead Electrical Engineer

Job Description

As a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long-term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

About You

In one of our manufacturing roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. Job responsibilities include:

As the Lead Electrical Engineer, you will support daily case handling performance, improves reliability, and executes capital projects to improve the Safety, Quality, OEE, & Cost of the Logistics System. 

  • Carry out all job responsibilities in a safe manner. Develop equipment and processes that meet safety codes, policies, and guidelines.  Provide for the safety and well-being of operators, maintenance, and other personnel.

  • Support daily manufacturing asset performance to achieve Safety, Quality, OEE, & Cost objectives.

  • Provide functional leadership and creativity in the initiation of design, development, and optimization of manufacturing equipment to meet unit objectives.

  • Lead single or multiple product or process improvement projects with a financial scope of up to $10 million from conception through commercialization.

  • Identify and problem solve complex technical issues and provide necessary solutions to eliminate root cause, including leading group Problem Solving sessions.

  • Develop knowledge and skills in leadership of the application of engineering principles, scientific analysis, problem solving, and project management.

  • Assist in the development of others within the area of expertise

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

  • Position requires a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree from an accredited college or university. 

  • 2 years or more of working experience

  • Demonstrated history of proven performance in both objectives and Ways of Working.  This position requires directing the maintenance and operations team through influence and problem solving.

  • Ability and flexibility to work in a manufacturing environment with a 24/7 operation.

  • Ability to travel up to 15% as dictated by business need for meetings, machine install or start-up support, benchmarking, or best practice sharing across KCNA.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3 years or more experience in a manufacturing environment.

  • Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Software (Factory Talk, AssetCentre, drives, and components)

  • Operations Management - Data Collection, Analysis, Reporting, Problem Solving

  • Case Handling and Sortation systems

  • Palletizers, Robotics, and Conveyors

  • Experience working with external technical service providers.

  • Evidence of continuing self-development.

  • Familiarity with machine installations and startups.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

Total Benefits

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.​

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com

To Be Considered
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And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and a

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