Manufacturing Project Planning Lead

Kimberly-Clark•Neenah, WI

1d•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. Job responsibilities include: Provide a full range of technical project support to the Value Engineering organization and will be responsible for managing multiple converting machine projects ranging in size from $0.5MM to over $6MM. Duties include coordinating projects with Staff Engineering, Procurement, and Global Plants. Additionally, this individual will provide work direction and coaching to project planners and manage the health and improvement of workflow processes. Develop plans to support customer schedules and costs, while providing technical support to internal/external partners. Key customers include staff engineering, procurement, production personnel, area and team leaders, and plant management. Customers expect a smooth and timely flow of work through the production areas, and the technical and professional expertise necessary to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations in the assigned technical areas. The incumbent reports to the Kimtech - Engineering Manager. The incumbent's scheduling and technical leadership responsibilities directly influence all production areas, and nearly all management functions in the plant. Detailed process planning for Kimtech. This means interpreting highly technical customer blueprints, specifications and orders, translating those customer needs into detailed instructions/purchasing requirements, and establishing complete project schedules to make the part in the time required. Project management/leadership, including monitoring and controlling project costs, for the assigned jobs as they go through the plant. Includes cross-functional leadership of project team including Kimtech Project Planners. Also includes independent problem solving throughout project cycle. Project scopes regional and/or global involving full machine asset or multi-machine projects. Projects are highly complex and may be first-of-a-kind. Deliver project updates to cross-functional Project teams and Senior Leaders. This position must understand and be able to apply knowledge of all plant functions, systems, and technologies to best utilize the capabilities in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Also, this position must lead the plant in complying with corporate and outside regulatory agencies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical preferred), Engineering Technology degree from an accredited college or a Mechanical Associate degree with experience in a variety of technical assignments.
2+ years of manufacturing planning experience.
Work experience in lieu of degree requires a total of 12 years of Project and Manufacturing Planning experience.
High degree of initiative, able to function independently, effectively participate in cross-functional teams, and exercise sound judgment in dealing maturely with outside parties.
Working knowledge of SAP, or other ERP systems, and the ability to learn SAP within acceptable timelines to successfully understand SAP costing, add components to work order, track items in SAP to confirm delivery, where purchased, etc.
Problem solving abilities needed to respond to technical questions from shop floor/outside machine shops (mechanical) regarding AutoCAD, Solid Works, and SAP.
Demonstrated knowledge of engineering drawings and systems.
Demonstrate the Kimberly-Clark Ways of Working and have excellent interpersonal and listening skills.
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing to maintain positive working relationships with customers, colleagues, vendors, suppliers and contractors.
Proficient with Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other software as required.

Nice To Haves

Machine shop operations knowledge is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide a full range of technical project support to the Value Engineering organization and will be responsible for managing multiple converting machine projects ranging in size from $0.5MM to over $6MM.
Coordinate projects with Staff Engineering, Procurement, and Global Plants.
Provide work direction and coaching to project planners and manage the health and improvement of workflow processes.
Develop plans to support customer schedules and costs, while providing technical support to internal/external partners.
Interpret highly technical customer blueprints, specifications and orders, translating those customer needs into detailed instructions/purchasing requirements, and establishing complete project schedules to make the part in the time required.
Project management/leadership, including monitoring and controlling project costs, for the assigned jobs as they go through the plant.
Includes cross-functional leadership of project team including Kimtech Project Planners.
Includes independent problem solving throughout project cycle.
Deliver project updates to cross-functional Project teams and Senior Leaders.
Understand and be able to apply knowledge of all plant functions, systems, and technologies to best utilize the capabilities in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
Lead the plant in complying with corporate and outside regulatory agencies.