Entry Technician

Entry Technician

Job Description

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

 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: this is your opportunity to operate a machine that produces top-notch products for ¼ of the world’s population.

Get 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.

It starts with YOU. 

About You

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

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 products that are essential to millions of lives around the world, and right here in Owensboro, Kentucky.

It starts with YOU.

The role of our Entry Technician includes the following:


* Safety is our first priority.

We require all Partners to work in a safe manner to consistently identify and correct unsafe acts and conditions.

At times, this will include operating heavy equipment such as forklifts and overhead cranes


* Utilize problem solving and decision-making skills to establish proficiency in operating and making machine adjustments which are required to achieve and control high-quality material standards.


* Actively participant in a self-directed work team system which includes at times providing meaningful feedback to build participation and engagement with team members


* The ability to document, account for and complete daily performance metrics in both verbal and written formats.


* Fundamental Mechanical aptitude required to identify machine faults and variations in runtime stability.                


* Ensure that quality tests are done correctly and in a timely manner, and documents are maintained as required.                                                                                      

Led by Purpose.

Driven by You.

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



* Be 18 years or older and authorized to work in the United States.


* Have a state and/or US Department of Education accredited high school diploma, GED Grade 12 certificate.


* 1+ years of continuous work experience.


* Have basic computer knowledge, mechanical aptitude and good math skills.


* Are able to maintain a work schedule of 12-hour rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays an...