Operations Technician (Converting)

Kimberly-Clark • Mobile, AL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Technician (Converting) operates and maintains converting equipment at Kimberly-Clark’s Mobile manufacturing site. The role supports production, packaging, and distribution equipment through preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance, basic troubleshooting, and minor repairs. Technicians work hands-on with large industrial machines, use multiple computer systems to enter, update, and interpret data, and communicate using business software. The position calls for continuous skill development, accountability, and flexibility to support work where needed within a team-based, high-performing industrial environment. The Mobile site is a tobacco-free plant.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old and authorized to work in the United States.
• Have a state- and/or U.S. Department of Education-accredited high school diploma, GED, or Grade 12 certificate.
• Have at least 3 years of direct relevant industrial or plant operating experience in an operator, mechanic, and/or technical support role.
• Have basic computer knowledge, mechanical aptitude, and good math skills.
• Be able to work 12-hour rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
• Pass a pre-employment assessment and pre-employment drug and background screening.
• Pass a post-offer/pre-hire Physical Abilities Test.
• Be a motivated self-starter who takes accountability and ownership, has a positive attitude, and wants to help others.
• Maintain good attendance, an essential function of the job.
• Be able to operate industrial vehicles, including forklifts.
• Be able to lift 50 pounds, ascend and descend stairs, bend, twist, stoop, crouch, and use strong gripping hand functions, including pushing, pulling, and reaching.
• Wear respiratory protection and PPE, including ear, eye, and toe protection, while completing essential job functions.

Nice To Haves

• At least 4 years of continuous work experience (preferred).
• College or trade school education.
• Leadership experience.
• Formal safety training.
• Basic understanding, support, and execution of continuous improvement principles and tools.
• Lift truck or other machinery experience.
• Converting, manufacturing machine operations, welding, burning, scaffolding, or maintenance experience.
• Pulp and paper industry and/or mill experience.
• General mechanic and/or electrical and instrumentation experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain equipment, processes, and operating areas to standards in support of department and plant objectives for safety, quality, productivity, cost, and culture.
• Perform basic troubleshooting and multitask.
• Read and understand written instructions, rules, guidelines, and Standard Work Procedures.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by following procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Maintain production, packaging, and distribution equipment through preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance work.
• Enter, update, and interpret data in multiple computer software systems.
• Communicate effectively using typical business software and continue learning and developing new capabilities.
• Support work where needed in a team-based High Performing Work System culture.
• Demonstrate Kimberly-Clark’s Ways of Working: Focus on Customers, Play to Win, Move Fast, and Grow Our People.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or preexisting condition restrictions.
• Access to an on-site fitness center and occupational health nurse.
• Allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
• Flexible savings and spending accounts.
• Income protection insurance options.
• Programs and support for continuing education, adoption, relocation, and temporary childcare.
• 401(k) and profit-sharing plan.
• Overtime pay and available pay increases within the first year.
• Full benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED