Lead Process Engineer

Lead Process Engineer

Job Description

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In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day.

We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you. 

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact.

We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity.

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About You
You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.

 You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference.

At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.

When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business. 

Position Summary

As a Lead Process Engineer, you will work with a team to identify opportunities or problems and develop solutions to benefit the consumer experience and Family Care’s tissue business.  This role will support process innovation, development, and improvements, with potential scope ranging from early process definition to project commercialization, inclusive of product/process improvements, product supply and margin.  You will provide leadership and drive innovation from initial hypothesis through development, design, and commercialization of products, processes and equipment, and collaborate broadly across the corporation with R&E, pilot plant, mill and multifunctional team members, and outside the corporation with vendors.

This role will report to the Household Care R&E Sr Manager within the Family Care Insights to Commercialization - Towels team.

Responsibilities:


* Lead the process development of business continuity initiatives and support implementation of projects from conception through commercial execution


* Provide leadership by example in safety, ethics, quality, regulatory, and sustainability, and ensure that all elements of the corporate Human Resources Development and Diversity policy are fully supported.


* Coach and mentor team members to increase technical understanding and ability to execute programs to improve Family Care’s business results.


* Conceive, develop, validate, and share ideas leading to new or improved products, processes, materials, systems or scientific knowledge aligned with bu...