Process Engineer

Kimberly-Clark•Neenah, WI

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. About You In one of our R&D, 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 Process Engineering support to the Huggies Technology Team within the Personal Care R&D Team with a primary focus on Process Engineering roles for development and innovation projects. Support development ranging from early process definition up to project commercialization and design optimization. Activities are focused across our North American Personal Care and Global facilities. Report to an R&E Senior Manager and receive directions in the form of specific and broadly defined project objectives. This role will provide process engineering support in the form of developing and executing plans for the optimization of, and improvement to, the manufacturing and converting processes for the existing product forms, as well as develop, direct, and execute evolutionary changes to the process as dictated by changing business conditions. Provide process engineering support to a team (or multiple teams) of internal and external engineers and developers to establish equipment designs that deliver against process and product success criteria. Involvement spans from project inception through commercialization. Provide creativity in the design, development, and optimization of Personal Care converting and manufacturing equipment and processes to meet business unit objectives. Work closely with the product, material, and engineering leads to provide functional guidance in the design, development and/or optimization of converting equipment/processes to meet unit objectives. Develop knowledge and skills to be recognized as an effective implementer of engineering principles, scientific analysis, and project management. Carry out all job responsibilities in a safe manner. Develop equipment and processes that meet safety codes, policies, and guidelines. Provide for the safety and well-being of operators, maintenance, and other personnel. Seek, recognize, define, and solve problems to achieve unit objectives. Interact daily with cross functional partners: supply chain, product, materials, manufacturing, procurement, external equipment manufacturers/suppliers, etc. This role will develop and represent the process engineering learning plans and process impacts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or relevant scientific discipline.
Strong technical expertise, communication, and problem-solving ability.
Analytical skills to collect and assess data to support technical recommendations.
Evidence of continuing self-development.
Ability to work within a team-based environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in high-speed manufacturing of personal care products.
Effectively demonstrate leadership and behaviors to align with Kimberly-Clark’s “Ways of Working”.
Ability to work in a matrix organization and collaborate across functions/departments.
Experience with external technical service, sourcing, and supply vendor partners.
Technical knowledge and experiences with high-speed manufacturing equipment.
Prior exposure to plant/manufacturing experiences.

Responsibilities

Provide Process Engineering support to the Huggies Technology Team within the Personal Care R&D Team with a primary focus on Process Engineering roles for development and innovation projects.
Support development ranging from early process definition up to project commercialization and design optimization.
Develop and execute plans for the optimization of, and improvement to, the manufacturing and converting processes for existing product forms.
Develop, direct, and execute evolutionary changes to the process as dictated by changing business conditions.
Provide process engineering support to a team (or multiple teams) of internal and external engineers and developers to establish equipment designs that deliver against process and product success criteria.
Provide creativity in the design, development, and optimization of Personal Care converting and manufacturing equipment and processes to meet business unit objectives.
Work closely with the product, material, and engineering leads to provide functional guidance in the design, development and/or optimization of converting equipment/processes to meet unit objectives.
Develop knowledge and skills to be recognized as an effective implementer of engineering principles, scientific analysis, and project management.
Carry out all job responsibilities in a safe manner.
Develop equipment and processes that meet safety codes, policies, and guidelines.
Provide for the safety and well-being of operators, maintenance, and other personnel.
Seek, recognize, define, and solve problems to achieve unit objectives.
Interact daily with cross functional partners: supply chain, product, materials, manufacturing, procurement, external equipment manufacturers/suppliers, etc.
Develop and represent the process engineering learning plans and process impacts.