Automation Project Execution Engineer & Layout Specialist

Automation Project Execution Engineer & Layout Specialist Job Description Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. You were made to create Better Care for a Better World. As a person, you’re a problem-solver – a connector – someone who thrives on creating order from complexity and driving continuous improvement.

You see the big picture while mastering the details, ensuring that every product, process, and partnership flows with precision and purpose. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity, efficiency, and collaboration, always working to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s success stories. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU. In one of our Supply Chain roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

• Leading the development and execution of North America automation capital projects, including layout, installation, capacity, PLC programming, and electrical engineering activities.
• Driving TSP engagement and collaborating with Procurement and project teams to achieve key project objectives and metrics.
• Coaching and managing TSPs and project team members to strengthen technical capabilities and execution.
• Prioritizing value engineering and cost-saving opportunities throughout project execution.
• Ensuring compliance with corporate safety, regulatory, quality, and engineering requirements.
• Collaborating across Logistics, Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, Engineering, EHS, IT, equipment suppliers, and external service providers.
• Completing required project documentation, including EFS, EDR, appropriation activities, and Corporate Financial Instructions.
• Leading design and scope discussions with Plant and Central teams to gain alignment and incorporate stakeholder feedback.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field with 5+ years of related experience, or equivalent relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Expertise in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering or Mechatronics with a demonstrated ability to translate that knowledge into execution of process and capacity improvements in capital or expense projects.
• Demonstrated success in leading and delivering on capital projects - management/execution Incumbent should have the ability and flexibility to work in a distribution or manufacturing environment with a 24/7 operation.
• Must be able to travel up to 50+% of the time.

• Experience in the design requirement and safe operation of high-speed tissue manufacturing / Tissue Converting, high-speed personal care product manufacturing equipment and Logistics/Distribution facilities processes with an ability to translate that knowledge in support of automation implementation projects.
• Experience in a combination of engineering, operations, and/or leadership Experience with logistics and/or manufacturing automation technologies such as AGVs, AMRs, 6 axis robotics, etc. with desire to grow and employ that knowledge as a subject matter expert.
• Related technical experience includes various roles at both mill/staff locations and/or cross sector experiences including AutoCAD and warehouse design.
• Demonstrated success in managing TSPs supporting project execution.
• Familiarity with capital project management, equipment installations and start-ups Led by…