Lead Process Engineer - Manufacturing

Lead Process Engineer - Manufacturing

Job Description

You were made to do this work: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

Summary of Position:

The Process Engineer for this role will provide guidance in design, development, optimization and problem solving of Tissue Manufacturing, Converting/Packaging, and Mill Utility equipment. Candidates must have expertise across multiple technologies and will have a demonstrated ability to effectively interface with a broad range of team members. The incumbent reports to an Asset Leader and receives direction in the form of broad and specific project objectives and daily accountability meetings.

In this role, you will:

• Carry out all job responsibilities in a safe and effective 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.
• Lead various engineering projects with a financial scope of up to $5 million from conception through commercialization.
• Provide functional guidance in the design, development, and optimization of tissue converting equipment and processes to meet unit objective.
• Develop knowledge and skills in application of engineering principles, scientific analysis, and project management.
• Seek, recognize, define, and solve problems to achieve unit objectives while collaborating and maintaining relationships with technicians, reliability team members, staff, and outside vendors/contractors.
• Identify complex technical issues and provide necessary solutions to eliminate root cause.
• Provide on-call and on-site support coverage occasionally/as needed.
• Actively demonstrate Environmental, Health and Safety as a value through active leadership, positive influence of mindsets and by identifying and addressing risks to prevent loss to our people, processes, and materials, while ensuring compliance with regulations, corporate policies, and plant guidelines.

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.

In one of our Engineering, roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Believe in a zero-injury workplace
• Able to apply Change Management techniques
• Candidates must possess a bachelor’s or advanced degree in Process Engineering or Process Engineering Technology from an accredited college and university and 5+ years of experience in a variety of technical or operational assignments is preferred. (Recently graduated candidates possessing applicable experience may also be considered.)
• Trained in Lean Manufacturing technologies and/or capable of training others.
• Working Knowledge:  Ancillary Manufacturing Processes and Systems, Machine Safety Design, Process Engineering Design, Process Equipment Communication, Architecture Control Systems, Software Design, Project Management and Execution Practices, Technical Documentation, Communication, and Report Writing; Total Asset Life Cycle Management, Lean Manufacturing technologies.
• A demonstrated ability to work independently or to lead a team to comp