Mechanical Technician

Mechanical Technician

Job Description

Your Role

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional® Andrex®.

At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 

You were made to create Better Care for a better World: as Preventing and fixing problems on technologically advanced, high-speed machines that produce top-notch products for ¼ of the world’s population is no easy feat, but it’s worth it when you’re recognized often by your manager, supported by your team, and see the products you produce being used by your own family at the end of the day.

In this role you will be supporting site operational activities working with an asset team, you will collaborate closely with others within the engineering team and wider to provide hands on technical support.

You will work on planned preventative maintenance activities and be involved in machine shuts, completing schedules and problem solving.

The role will also see you continuously improving asset reliability with a desire to make a proactive difference.

About You

In one of our Mechanical Technician roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the centre.

You will be maintaining equipment associated with the production, packaging and distribution of Kimberly-Clark products through preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance work.

This role is part of Kimberly-Clark’s investment in creating new jobs and expanding its capabilities to produce premium Andrex® and Klenexx® that are essential to millions of lives around the world, and right here in Barrow.

It starts with YOU.



* A strong awareness for safety.


* Demonstrate and have knowledge of safe working practices on complex mechanical systems when carrying out maintenance work.

Lead by example at all times following both company and legislative safety protocol. 


* To diagnose the cause of technical malfunction or failure of operational equipment, apply adequate resolutions including following work instructions.


* You will be part of a team who champions engineering best practice on site.

Demonstrate and apply a basic working knowledge of lubrication and CBM in mechanical systems. 


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Required Qualifications


* You will possess a minimum of 4 GCSE’s or equivalent, including Mathematics and English and be working towards or having achieved a HNC/HND (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline.

In addition, you will have a recognised apprenticeship in a relevant field ideally NVQ level 3 with hands on experience in Manufacturing/FMCG environments.

Led by Purpose.

Driven by You.

Total Benefit

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful.

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