Engineering Technical Leader - Process

As a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long‑term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

• Provide technical leadership and subject‑matter expertise in the DRC Tissue manufacturing and converting processes to lead overall process optimization through application of technology, implementation of best practice standards, building capability within the salary & hourly teams, and driving cost savings programs within the mill.
• Support the following customers:
  Mill Leadership Team, Tissue Manufacturing and Converting Asset Teams, Site Technical Team, Hourly Operations & Maintenance Team, Staff Engineering Team, and Vendors.
• Provide leadership in corporate safety, quality, regulatory, product safety and sustainability.
• Support the application of the Quality Management Process in all assignments and responsibilities.
• Ensure that all elements of the corporate Human Resources Development and Diversity policy are fully supported as appropriate for the position.
• Manage self in accordance with the Kimberly‑Clark Ways of Working, utilize LEAN principles in the development and management of work and drive change within the organization as a role model for process improvement.
• Protect and defend Kimberly‑Clark proprietary technology, products, and business processes through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.
• Conceive, develop, validate, share and teach ideas leading to new or improved products, processes, materials, systems or basic scientific knowledge as appropriate to the business unit and peer plants.
• Locate existing, internal or external, or novel technology solutions for process and product needs.
• Possess 3+ years of commercialization experience to enable realization of business unit strategies. Recommend strategies to protect novel technology solutions to sustain identified advantages in market.
• Apply engineering principles, standards and procedures in the execution of projects and programs that advance process innovation.
• Strong analytical/statistical skills and ability to mine process data from MES systems and provide clear direction for areas of improvement.
• Experienced working with external technical service providers and suppliers.
• Coach and mentor junior team members to increase technical knowledge which provides opportunity for professional growth.
• Implement documentation and reporting of unit work as required by Kimberly‑Clark policy. Ensure protection of proprietary information in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to discuss technical issues in a business environment (mill technical and operations resources, suppliers, management, etc.).
• Communicate appropriately with all customers, conducting all communications and transactions with the utmost integrity and honesty to build an unimpeachable business reputation.
• Support Lean Six Sigma methodology through mentoring of candidates, as well as preference to either be LSS black‑belt certified or actively working towards certification.
• Provide technical leadership and cost savings/optimization program development and proactively support business strategies.
• Drive and recommend actions to realize goals.
• Work collaboratively with R&D and peer mills to support their technical needs.
• Identify best practices, determine project management details and monitor progress.
• Implement vision of future direction, drive innovation in the development of new product, process, or material concepts.
• Coach and mentor other team members and effectively communicate accomplishments.
• Actively pursue and support standard solutions across the site and within the Tissue Business Unit.

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…