Lead Mechanical Engineer

Lead Mechanical Engineer

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.

Position Summary:

The incumbent will serve as a Lead Engineer Mechanical for the Family Care Technology Development Team with focus on both Tissue Manufacturing and Converting technologies and assets. The individual will support projects in technology development as well as early capital estimates toward completion of Engineering Feasibility Studies (EFS). This role would also lead or support key mill trials toward equipment development as well as support asset conversions especially for First of A Kind (FOAK) conversions and startups. Other cross-functional partners would include Mill, Supply Chain and other R&D teams, as well as working close with TSPs and OEMs. This role will report to and receive work direction from an R&D Associate Director.  It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

• Support R&D projects to deliver upon project goals. This role may support building project budgets, schedules and resourcing plans.
• Communicates effectively and succinctly in many forms to key stake holders including R&D and cross-functional Leaders.
• Drives a culture of documented and protected innovation utilizing patents and trade secrets.
• Provide work direction, coaching and mentoring for select junior engineers for Family Care R&D.
• Understand the innovation strategy and support the development and execution of projects focused on long-term competitive advantage forecasting business needs 2 to 5+ years out. 
• Ensure all work complies with Corporate Safety, Regulatory and Quality requirements as well as our Company Code of Conduct.

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.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

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

• Bachelor's degree in STEM related field from an accredited college/university.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in production or R&D environments.   
• Proven track record of effectively communicating to leaders and team members across all levels of the R&D.
• Ability to track and communicate progress against multiple areas of work on-time or ahead of deadlines.
• 10-25% travel with heavier times during in factory testing or machine conversions.

Total Benefits

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.
 

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protectio