Natural Extract Technical Project Leader

Natural Extract Technical Project Leader

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

 
Kimberly-Clark (K-C) is seeking a seasoned professional to lead the end-to-end engineering, technical design, optimization and product development for a first-of-a-kind facility for producing a natural plant extract.  This individual will provide technical leadership and support for a wide range of extract production processes including extraction, clarification, purification, and concentration.

Candidates should have extensive scientific/engineering experience and notable accomplishments across varied technologies with the ability to create and drive major, complex technical and engineering initiatives. Preferably, candidates will have experience in application, purification and fundamentals of surfactants.  The successful candidate will be a self-starter with the ability to work at the front end of technical process development, but just as importantly will have a demonstrated ability to drive and implement technical projects from bench to commercial scale through strong collaborative interaction with diverse business functions and external partners.

A strong track record working with external technology partners including suppliers, universities, and industry consortiums is crucial. The successful candidate will demonstrate skills in mentoring and coaching junior scientists by providing project and trial work direction. Effectively communicating and influencing upper management are also key skills for this role. In addition, the individual should have experience working with external customers in delivering a product that consistently meets customer performance expectations.

In this role you will: 

• Lead the identification, selection, development, optimization, and scale-up of manufacturing processes for extract production including extraction, purification, evaporation and drying.
• Lead assessment and selection of processes to remove impurities and enhance concentration of primary active ingredient.
• Examine equipment and procedures proposed for the extract processing and confirm that capacity, process controls and operation are adequate to deliver performance consistent with requirements.
• Lead development of standard operating procedures and process specifications.
• Ensure equipment design and operational protocols can deliver on bioburden specifications.
• Work with lead EPC contractor throughout the final design, construction, installation, and commissioning process.
• Ensure necessary supporting work is completed to enable the EPC contractor to complete the project to the required specifications and quality.
• Identify risks and mitigation plans.
• Conduct all communications and transactions with the utmost integrity and honesty to build an unimpeachable business reputation.  Ensure communication of project plans and results to partners, customers, and other team members.
• Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.
• Visibly demonstrate that safety is a value by following safety procedures, maintaining a safe workplace, and complying with safety rules. Develop equipment, processes, materials that meet safety codes, policies, and guidelines. Actively participate in achieving organization and personal safety objectives.
   

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

 

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

 

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