Senior Process Engineer

Senior Process Engineer Job Description

You are not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we are 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 will bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground‑breaking brands.

In this role, you will help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

As a Senior Process Engineer, you’ll provide technical expertise, depth, and leadership in the areas of process development for new materials. You’ll work with business unit teams to understand material properties, creating new processes to deliver those new materials and apply fundamental understanding to provide the business with process and material solutions. If you’re a self‑starter with the ability to work at the front end of science and technology development and you have the demonstrated ability to drive and implement technical process development projects towards commercial realization – this is the job for you.

• Assess business problems and develop a technical approach to address the issue that considers time constraints, resource limitations and any operational issues
• Carry out process and material R&D work employing advanced knowledge of pulping process technologies, natural fiber, tissue making processes, and pulp and paper unit operations
• Keep abreast of latest developments in process technology and engineering design including converting understanding, statistical techniques, and mathematical models
• Research new process or materials processing technologies in a pilot or larger scale for improved product quality and new product development
• Leveraging technical depth, coach junior team members to build the department’s scientific talent in the areas of process and material development
• Provide protection to technologies, processes, materials, and products through appropriate use of internal technical reports, patents, and trade secrets
• 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 stakeholders, 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, and products that meet safety codes, policies and guidelines. Actively participate in achieving organization and personal safety objectives

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.

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…