Sr Asset Leader

Kimberly-Clark • Huntsville, ON

7d • Onsite

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. 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. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. About You In one of our manufacturing leadership 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 degree in engineering, business or relevant discipline or 10+ years of equivalent related experience.
• Significant experience in Operations, Business, Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, and/or Maintenance.
• Strong understanding of operations’ role in the Supply Chain.
• Leverage and mentor Color Wheel concepts and ability to adjust leadership style.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge in the people management and/or technical areas of expertise (or aptitude to learn) described in the role.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, influence and lead a multi-functional team and foster a proactive team environment.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with individuals across all levels of the organization.
• Proficient in LEAN business practices.
• Role model, teach 4 step simple problem solving, LSW, Visual Management, 5S.
• Financial Acumen required for managing department budgets.
• Competent Digital, Computer skills and applications for operations.
• Skills to multi-task in a dynamic work environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in multiple plants, product systems and staff experience, along with leadership of a non-exempt workforce is highly desired.
• Certified First Aid/Medical considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Ensure that the development of processes, standards and equipment meets national, local and K-C safety codes, policies and guidelines.
• Demonstrate quality as a core value.
• Responsible for understanding and holding team accountable for upholding K-C’s Quality policy and standards.
• Achieve objectives around quality metrics (i.e. significant events, RFT, Cost of quality).
• Build strong relationships across the Mill teams to deliver continuous improvement.
• Manage teams in accordance with the expected K-C Values and Ways of Working.
• Lead with high expectations around safety and team support.
• Provide day-to-day directions to operations, reliability and engineering team members.
• Manage cost of manufacturing (i.e. operating supplies, waste, labor, maintenance, etc.).
• Develop strategy and tools to provide accurate forecasts and conformance to forecasted spending.

Benefits

• Eligibility for a target bonus
• Comprehensive benefits suite
• 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plan
• Support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role.
• Benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior