Process Engineer

Kimberly-Clark • Neenah, WI

1d • $79,880 - $94,440 • Hybrid

About The Position

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 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 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 process engineering support to a team 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 handoff to our development and commercialization teams. 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 providing 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. Develop knowledge and skills to be recognized as an effective in Web Handling or Material Component Applications. 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. Display leadership qualities such as building trust, making decisions, and building talent. You will be maintaining equipment associated with the production, packaging and distribution of Kimberly-Clark products through preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance work. This role is part of Kimberly-Clark’s investment in creating new jobs and expanding its capabilities to produce premium products that are essential to millions of lives around the world, and right here in Neenah! It starts with YOU.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or engineering related field. Note: Candidates with an Associate’s degree with years of relevant engineering/scientific experience may also be considered.
• Analytical skills to collect and assess data to support technical recommendations.
• A demonstrated ability to lead self or small teams to achieve intended results.
• Evidence of continuing self-development.
• Ability to work within a team-based environment.

Nice To Haves

• Technical knowledge and experiences with high-speed manufacturing equipment.
• Knowledge of web handling and processes for the production of Diapers, Training pants, feminine care, and/or incontinent products.
• Prior exposure to plant/manufacturing experiences.
• Knowledge of materials and their interactions with high-speed process equipment.
• Ability to develop new to the world or new to KC processes or improvements in a FEI environment.
• Process engineers that have Mechanical engineering experience are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering support to a team 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 handoff to our development and commercialization teams.
• 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 providing 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.
• Develop knowledge and skills to be recognized as an effective in Web Handling or Material Component Applications.
• 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.
• Display leadership qualities such as building trust, making decisions, and building talent.
• Maintaining equipment associated with the production, packaging and distribution of Kimberly-Clark products through preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance work.

Benefits

• Eligibility for a target bonus
• Comprehensive benefits suite
• 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan
• Flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees