Lead Process Engineer

Lead Process Engineer

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. 

As the Lead Process Engineer, you will work on a Research & Development team to develop and commercialize innovation programs for the consumer towel business across tissue machine, treatment asset and converting asset with a focus on innovation to optimize existing products/processes including business continuity.  This role will work within a team environment in support of the Viva and Scott consumer towel business to drive product quality, a strong supply chain and margin improvements.  You will collaborate broadly inside the corporation with R&D, pilot plant, mill operations and with cross functional disciplines. 

In this role, you will:


* 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 business unit objectives.


* Maintain technical and scientific expertise in an area of technology and communicate impact of developments on Kimberly-Clark.


* Prepare and implement unit budgets and schedules.  Implement appropriate internal controls and standards to ensure compliance with applicable policies, laws and regulations.


* Drive a culture of protected and documented innovation to protect and defend K-C proprietary technology, products, and business processes through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.


* Communicate appropriately and effectively with all customers


* Work closely with the Project Lead, Marketing, Supply Chain, and I&A teams, among others, to define and validate the product design that achieves project goals.


* Coach and mentor junior scientists


* Able to influence without authority

About Us

Huggies®.

Kleenex®.

Cottonelle®.

Scott®.

Kotex®.

Poise®.

Depend®.

Kimberly-Clark Professional®.

You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world.

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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