Continuous Improvement Leader

Kimberly-Clark

83d • $105,740 - $130,620

About The Position

This role is a fundamental position within the NA KCP Supply Chain. The purpose is to execute lean transformation and drive business value through CI tools and methodologies across the assigned facility. The role will provide leadership, vision, coordination, and functional direction to drive and sustain focused improvements in performance utilizing lean techniques and thinking.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (ideally identified as high potential).
• 5+ years of experience to lean principles and methodologies.
• Facilitation skills.
• Influencing skills to encourage cross functional working.
• Ability to constructively challenge.
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically.
• Networking skills - Internally and externally.
• Excellent Communication skills (written and verbal).
• Personal and systems organizational skills.
• System thinker (ability to understand process flows, etc).
• Credibility and respect at all levels of the Mill.
• Comfortable going to the problem (floor).
• Ability to engage people and bring them with them.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates, promotes, and supports lean cultural development.
• Executes focused transformations and operational excellence deployment utilizing an extensive playbook of lean tools and methodology.
• Coaches and develops teams to use lean techniques and thinking.
• Uses lean MB&C, MS, and OS diagnostic tools to identify full potential opportunities and gap closure plans.
• Facilitates the strategy deployment process within the Mill to support KCP True North.
• Works with mill leadership to support strategy deployment process, including CI 3 year roadmap.
• Champions problem solving processes (e.g., Kaizen) within the Mill to engage associates.
• Supports linkage of CI priorities and methodologies directly to facility results.
• Develops, facilitates, and manages transformational improvement and operational excellence plans for focused assets/areas.
• Executes the transformation standard across mills, supply chain, and business groups.
• Manages the introduction of tools and processes to support the transformation.
• Facilitates kaizen events within the organization and provides coaching to others learning kaizen process.
• Develops and manages systems and processes to ensure compliance with Plan, Do, Check, and Adjust processes within the Mill.
• Provides mechanism to track and report scorecard of Operational Excellence transformation measures.
• Ensures all barriers to the acceleration change plan are identified and problem solved.

Benefits

• Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions.
• Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
• Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
• Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
• Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees