Production System Manager

Kimberly-Clark•Neenah, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides overall team leadership to manage plant operations in the areas of safety, quality, cost, productivity, continuous improvement, housekeeping/5S, good manufacturing practices (GMP), internal control, asset management, customer service, human resources and team capability development. This position manages teams that drive continuous improvement on the assets in close partnership with the Continuous Improvement (CI) & Capabilities, Reliability and Engineering teams at the manufacturing site and with the regional team. Incumbent will set objectives that will have a direct and significant impact on plant and sector results and in the delivery of customer service for Kimberly-Clark. This role is responsible to effectively lead business objectives for the operations area for high-capacity and technically complex manufacturing processes. As a member of the leadership team, the Product System Manager will help develop strategic direction for the facility. This role will collaborate and influence across business functions (Examples: R&D, marketing, sales, logistics) and opportunities for involvement in broad based business projects. The PSM determines the objectives that typically are focused at the plant level for safety, quality, GMP, housekeeping/5S, customer service, continuous improvement, productivity, cost, internal control, asset management, human resources and team capability development. The incumbent works closely with the Plant Manager and other team managers to provide leadership for the facility. This includes participation in discussions and decision-making regarding plant-wide issues such as facility philosophy, policies and guidelines, employee relations practices, safety and quality efforts, acquisition of facility assets, special events, and key communications. Key Customers include: Operations Team, Plant Management, Reliability Team, CI & Capabilities Team, Logistics, Engineering Teams, Planning, Value Stream Leaders, , and other KC Enterprise and NA Supply Chain Teams and Management, Research & Development, Other Kimberly-Clark Facilities, Customers, Consumers , FDA. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in engineering, business or relevant discipline and 10+ years of equivalent related experience.
Significant experience in Operations, Business, Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, and/or Maintenance.
Demonstrated ability to organize, influence and lead a multi-functional team and foster a proactive team environment.
Ability to work in a manufacturing environment

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 the leadership and support necessary to ensure a safety environment and develop team ownership in safety objectives and results.
Ensure that safety is the first priority at all times and manage in a manner that seeks to eliminate injuries and illnesses.
Support the loss control improvement process by championing and complying with critical safety rules.
Visibly demonstrate that safety is a core value by role modeling and ensuring compliance with safety procedures and maintaining a safe workplace.
Fully comply with corporate loss management policies as well as government safety and health regulations.
Ensure that the development of processes, standards and equipment meets safety codes, policies and guidelines.
Own the development and execution of safety improvement plans that address gaps in safety programs/transformation plans.
Ensure safety investigations are completed and counter measures are in place per incident investigations standard.
Ensure assets comply with pertinent housekeeping/5S standards.
Demonstrate quality as a core value by ensuring that quality is built into the way that we work by setting the highest level of expectation for the manufacture of products and ensure quality is integrated into the mill accountability process.
Lead improvements that ensure full quality management system compliance.
Responsible for understanding and holding team accountable for upholding K-C’s Quality policy and standards and ensuring the implementation and usage of the Quality Control and Information Systems.
Understands and ensures compliance with FDA cGMP based on degree of regulatory requirements as they relate to 21 CFR 820 (Code of Federal Regulations), as applicable at the site.
Develop and maintain an environment where all employees consider the site a fair and equitable place of employment with opportunity for personal development and advancement.
Lead the operation in a way that involves and engages the team members, drives continuous improvement and delivers improvement in processes and systems.
Ensure the organization attracts, develops, and retains the best talent and foster an environment which motivates a diverse team to fully use its capabilities in achieving desired business results.
Prepare and implement your department budgets and schedules.
Ensure compliance with corporate policies and instructions regarding capital and expense authorizations and control.
Identify cost savings opportunities and manage expense spending to unit budget limits.
Partner with sector and product teams to drive business portfolio initiatives.
Establish and maintain an optimum organization driving continuous improvement.
Build systemic, standard processes with OPEX/Lean capability to perform and improve work systems that drive lowest total delivered cost.
Provide focus, prioritization and strategic direction to operations team.
Connect daily activities to longer term vision.
Work collaboratively and effectively with individuals across all levels of the organization, including the financial manager, financial analyst and other site cost center owners.
Collaborate with strategic planning to ensure supply chain objectives are achieved.
Use effective business communication appropriately with all stakeholders, corporate support teams, employees and external contacts.
Ensure vendor/supplier relationships are maintained and act as an escalation point as necessary.
Lead the development of site operations objectives and support teams in building action plans for delivery at asset and product system level.
Partner with Plant Reliability Manager to standardize planning and scheduling practices and provide coaching and capability development with SAP.
Develop and continually optimize asset down management process.