Lead Process Engineer

Kimberly-Clark • Neenah, WI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re 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’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. The incumbent will serve as a Lead Process Engineer focused on both strategic and tactical execution of fiber related objectives for Family Care. The individual will lead and support in the areas of fiber sourcing flexibility, base furnish optimization and future exploration of alternative fibers and technologies to enable long-term sustainability. Activities will include support in creating near and long-term strategies, leading in building and then executing learning plans utilizing both pilot and commercial plants for trials culminating in successful commercialization. Qualified candidates will collaborate broadly across the corporation, including R&D, pilot plant, mill and multi-functional team members and outside the corporation with vendors or strategic partners. In this role, you will: Provide process leadership and support focused on team objectives. This may include project leadership as business needs dictate. Communicates effectively and succinctly in many forms to key stake holders including R&D and cross-functional Leaders. Maintain as well as gain technical and scientific expertise in areas of technology ownership. Drive a culture of documented and protected innovation utilizing patents and trade secrets. Coach and mentor team members to increase technical understanding and ability to execute programs to improve business results. Ensure all work complies with Corporate Safety, Regulatory and Quality requirements as well as our Company Code of Conduct. Works closely with the Supply Chain, Mills, Finance and other R&D teams to achieve project goals. Ability to influence and impact decisions from R&D team leaders. About Us 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. Led by Purpose. Driven by You. About You 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 make flexibility work for both you and the business. In one of our professional 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 degree in STEM related field and a minimum of 2+ years of experience in production or R&D environments.
• Track record of effectively communicating to leaders and team members.
• 10-25% travel with heavier times during in facility testing or machine conversions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in key technology areas include tissue technology (forming, drying and winding) and converting (unwinding, rewinding, calendaring, coating, spraying, etc.) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide process leadership and support focused on team objectives.
• This may include project leadership as business needs dictate.
• Communicates effectively and succinctly in many forms to key stake holders including R&D and cross-functional Leaders.
• Maintain as well as gain technical and scientific expertise in areas of technology ownership.
• Drive a culture of documented and protected innovation utilizing patents and trade secrets.
• Coach and mentor team members to increase technical understanding and ability to execute programs to improve business results.
• Ensure all work complies with Corporate Safety, Regulatory and Quality requirements as well as our Company Code of Conduct.
• Works closely with the Supply Chain, Mills, Finance and other R&D teams to achieve project goals.
• Ability to influence and impact decisions from R&D team leaders.

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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees