Product System Leader

Kimberly-Clark

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Product System Leader Job Description 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. Ready to lead at the speed of innovation? As a Product System Manager, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. This role is more than a job - it’s a launchpad for your career. You’ll thrive in a high-speed manufacturing environment, driving operational excellence while preparing for the next step: Plant Manager and beyond. We offer accelerated development, hands-on leadership experience, and executive-level exposure to fast-track your growth. Flexibility and mobility are key—your willingness to relocate opens doors to exciting opportunities across our global network. If you’re energized by challenge, passionate about continuous improvement, and ready to own your future, this is where your leadership journey begins. In this role, you will provide strategic and hands-on leadership for plant operations across safety, quality, cost, productivity, continuous improvement, compliance, asset management, and team development. This role manages teams driving operational excellence and reliability in partnership with Continuous Improvement, Engineering, and regional teams. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will play a key role in shaping facility policies, employee engagement, and long-term operational strategies, ensuring objectives that directly impact plant performance and customer service for Kimberly-Clark.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, business or relevant discipline and 10+ years of experience.
• Significant experience in Operations, Business, Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, and/or Maintenance.
• Advanced knowledge in people management and development.
• Possesses demonstrated ability to organize, influence and lead a multi-functional team and foster a proactive team environment.
• Ability to lead organizational changes, establish and build relationships, manage conflict, solve problems, set priorities, develop strategic vision, and generate new ideas to deliver business results.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in multiple plants, product systems and corporate staff experience, along with leadership of a non-exempt workforce is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to ensure a safe work environment and foster team ownership of safety objectives.
• Champion safety as a core value by modeling safe behaviors, enforcing compliance with corporate policies and government regulations, and driving initiatives to eliminate injuries and illnesses.
• Develop and execute safety improvement plans, conduct incident investigations, and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Maintain compliance with housekeeping/5S standards and support corporate programs such as Drug and Alcohol policies.
• Embed quality into all processes by setting high expectations for product standards and ensuring compliance with the Quality Management System.
• Lead initiatives to maintain adherence to FDA cGMP requirements and 21 CFR 820 regulations, as applicable.
• Develop and implement plans to achieve quality conformance objectives and build robust prevention systems to minimize defects.
• Create an inclusive and engaging work environment that promotes fairness, development, and advancement opportunities.
• Attract, develop, and retain top talent while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration
• Build leadership capability through coaching, mentoring, and training programs; partner with cross-functional teams to enhance operational excellence.
• Manage departmental budgets and schedules, ensuring compliance with corporate financial policies.
• Drive operational efficiency through Lean/OPEX principles, process standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with reliability, logistics, and planning teams to optimize asset performance, improve supply chain outcomes, and achieve cost savings.
• Lead efforts to meet key business objectives such as OTIF (On Time in Full), OEE (Operational Equipment Effectiveness), and ECS (External Cost Savings).
• Serve as a liaison between the plant and corporate teams, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership, team members, and external stakeholders to influence decisions and drive results.
• Represent the site in strategic initiatives, installations, and start-up projects to achieve long-term operational success.

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: 101-250 employees