Lead Process Engineer

Lead Process Engineer Job Description 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 process engineer roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. Job responsibilities include: Providing  process  engineering  support  to the Enterprise Capital Engineering   team  across the tissue value stream . The Process Engineer for this role will provide capital project leadership and support in the development, layout, design, installation, and start-up of equipment and ancillary systems to address capacity, capability, innovation, safety, and obsolescence needs for the NA Tissue Value Stream. Collaborate across the Supply Chain, R&E, Procurement, tissue mill sites, key OEM equipment suppliers, technical service providers, and construction contractor networks.   Interacts  frequently  within various segments of the Tissue Value Stream organization as well as Mill Operating Teams, Staff Manufacturing, Research &  Development  (R& D ), Planning, Distribution, and Procurement.  Receives project assignments from the Capital and Senior Capital Managers. May flow to work as needed across the NA Tissue Value Stream.  Lead single or multiple product or process improvement projects with a financial scope of up to $10 0  million from conception through commercialization, with  primary  focus on Beech Island OLU project execution.  Provide functional leadership and creativity in the initiation of design, development, and optimization of manufacturing and converting equipment and processes to meet unit  objectives .   Develop knowledge and skills in leadership of the application of engineering principles, scientific analysis, and project management.   Carry out all job responsibilities in a safe 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.  Identify  complex technical issues and provide necessary solutions to  determine  root cause.   Identify  complex technical issues and provide necessary solutions to  eliminate  root  cause .  Conceive, develop,  validate , and share ideas leading to new or improved products, processes, materials,  systems  or scientific knowledge aligned with business unit  objectives . Coach and mentor team members to increase technical understanding and ability to execute programs to improve  NA tissue value stream  business results. Drive a culture of protected and documented innovation to protect and defend Kimberly-Clark proprietary technology, products, and business processes through  appropriate use  of patents and trade secrets. This includes completing required project documentation through EFS, EDR, and Appropriation activities and following PMP documentation including Corporate Financial Instructions (CFIs). To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in  engineering or relevant scientific degree . 3+ years of related technical experience in mill,  production  or staff R& D  environments.  Manufacturing facilities, Vendor, OEM visits as projects dictate ( i.e.  equipment review, acceptance testing, etc.) . Travel is  required  for this role.