Job Description

You\'re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we\'re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you\'ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you\'ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

This position provides overall team leadership for the crews and the assets they operate in the areas 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 drives 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.

In this role, you will:

• 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.
• Own development of safety improvement plans.
• Ensure safety investigations are completed and counter measures are in place per incident investigations standard, including ETQ documentation.
• Demonstrate quality as a core value.
• Responsible to use Quality System (ETQ) to document quality non-conformance
• Responsible for understanding and holding team accountable for upholding K-C\'s Quality policy and standards.
• Manage yourself in accordance with the Compass, Values and Ways of Working
• Lead with mindful and awareness for safety
• Drive partnerships and collaboration with other mill teams OPEX, Reliability, Training for Excellence teams to build capability within the Operations team.
• Willingly adopt and advance company policies and standards.
• Establish clear and concise strategic goals; and assign the resources and priorities to achieve those goals.
• Build Talent in your team\'s Continuous Improvement Capability such as: Lean Basics, Problem Solving, 5S, Leader Standard Work, Visual Management.
• Provide day-to-day direction to process leaders and asset teams. Arrange for proper support from reliability and platform engineers for plan of the day.
• Manage cost of manufacturing (i.e. operating supplies, waste, labor, cost savings, etc.). Partner with reliability team to manage maintenance costs. Develop strategy and tools to deliver a budget.

About Us

At Kimberly-Clark, you\'ll be part of the best teams committed to driving innovation and growth. We\'re founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we\'re always looking for new and better ways to perform-so what can you do with that? There\'s no time like the present to make an impact at Kimberly-Clark. It\'s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• The incumbent would typically have significant experience in Operations, Business, Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, and/or Maintenance.

• Position typically requires a bachelor\'s in engineering, business, or relevant discipline of 3+ years of equivalent related experience.
• Possess a strong understanding of operations role in the Supply Chain.
• Model Ways of Working , Culture of Coaching and Accountability .
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge in the people management and/or technical areas of expertise (or aptitude to learn) described in the role.
• Incumbent would possess demonstrated ability to organize, influence and lead a multi-functional team and foster a proactive team environment.
• Experience in multiple mills, product systems and staff experience, along with leadership of a non-exempt workforce is an asset.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with individuals across all levels of the organization.
• Proficient in LEAN business practices.
• Normal scheduled hours will vary based on the need to support a 24/7 Operation
• Flexibility to travel up to 15% for benchmarking and best practice sharing across KCNA.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment

For a complete overview, see Canada My K-C Benefits ()

• Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options. 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.

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

K-C will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role, including assistance to obtain proper work authorization. The benefits provided will be per the terms of K-C\'s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in K-C\'s sole discretion.

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