Lead Mechanical Engineer

Lead Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

You are not the person who will settle for just any role.

Neither are we.

Because we are 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 will bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you will help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

As a Lead Mechanical Engineer, you’ll provide mechanical engineering support to the Enterprise Capital Engineering, Mill Sustaining team.

This role supports capital projects through the development, layout, design, installation, and start-up of equipment and ancillary systems to meet capacity, capability, innovation, safety, and obsolescence needs for the NA Tissue Value Stream.

Additionally, you’ll collaborate across the Supply Chain, R&D, Procurement, Tissue mill sites, key OEM equipment suppliers, technical service providers, and construction contractor networks.

You’ll report to the Engineering Manager,  Mill Sustaining Capital, within the Enterprise Capital Engineering Team.

In this role, you will:


* Drive the development and execution of capital projects using the Kimberly-Clark North America (KCNA) Project Management Practices (PMP) process as projects are assigned


* 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 Tissue value stream business results


* Effectively collaborate with a cross-functional team that includes R&D, Supply Chain, mill operations, procurement, equipment suppliers and external service providers


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

This may include serving as a User Group lead in a specific area of technology or skill to drive learning as well as strategy for future projects/initiatives


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

This includes completing required project documentation through EFS, EDR, and Appropriation activities and following PMP documentation including Corporate Financial Instructions (CFIs)

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. ...