Lead Mechanical Engineer

Kimberly-Clark•Corinth, MS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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. About You In one of our manufacturing roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

Requirements

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology from an accredited institution required.
3+ years of technical and/or operational experience; recent graduates with relevant internship, co-op, or industry experience will also be considered.
Working knowledge of manufacturing systems, machine safety, mechanical design, automation controls, project execution, asset management, technical documentation, and Lean manufacturing principles.
A demonstrated ability to work independently or to lead a team to complete projects within required timeframes.
Collaborative work style with the ability to improve teamwork and drive results.

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge and background in Manufacturing/production including a demonstrated ability to translate that knowledge into execution of process, 5+ years of experience in a variety of plant and staff assignments.
Experience working with external technical service suppliers.
Process Technologies: Merging Tissue-making Applications contributing to Converting Processes.
Winding and Web Handling experience.
OEM Equipment Design.

Responsibilities

Champion a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with EHS standards, regulations, and plant guidelines.
Lead capital and engineering projects up to $5M from concept through commercialization.
Design, develop, and optimize tissue converting equipment and manufacturing processes.
Apply engineering and project management principles to improve operational performance and reliability.
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues using root-cause analysis.
Partner with operations, maintenance, reliability teams, and external vendors to achieve business objectives.
Develop innovative solutions that enhance safety, quality, productivity, and process efficiency.
Provide occasional on-call technical support as needed.