Senior Reliability Manager

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. 

In this role, you will:

Lead all Reliability Excellence activities for Kimberly-Clark Manufacturing Operations North America, in addition to providing program leadership for Lean Energy and all related sustainability programs across NA operations.

The position requires cross functional knowledge across all manufacturing operations in addition to specific functional expertise in the area of asset reliability and engineering, and energy management.

In addition, this role will provide leadership and direction to key elements of the manufacturing strategy as necessary and will provide business process ownership for the NA Manufacturing Management System (Accountability processes, Strategy Deployment, Leader standard work) 

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead all reliability excellence program for NA driving double digit reduction in unplanned delay, unlocking production capacity to enable NA growth plans.
• Provide program leadership for Lean Energy, Water Reduction and related sustainability programs in addition to other specific programs that may arise through strategy development.
• Lead manufacturing strategy deployment process in addition to providing support for facility 5 year SBP.
• Build talent of staff deputies and plant operational and engineering leaders in area of reliability excellence, operations leadership, and energy management
• Manage team member performance and career development
• Key point of contact and connection to GSC for all Lean energy and Reliability Excellence initiatives.
• Lead the development and execution of specific conversion cost transformation plans and 3-5 year pipeline
• Identify, analyze and recommend manufacturing footprint improvements that reduce variability and improve predictability.

Position Dimensions and Scope:

• Reports to Senior Director of Manufacturing Transformation and Operations Excellence
• 3-5 Direct reports with indirect accountability for 15-20 reliability engineering resources
• Leads reliability improvement programs for 150 assets across 10 manufacturing facilities with net book value of $2.2B and maintenance spending budget of $200MM
• Management of water and energy program to deliver at 30% reduction in energy consumption by 2030 and achieve benchmark water intensity on high-risk sites by 2030.

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. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

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.

In one of our Professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, technical, or business field of study
• 10+ years of staff and plant operational or technical experience including 1+ years in Manufacturing leadership roles (Product System Leader/ Asset Leader/ Engineering Technical Leader)
• Demonstrated capability in building talent, critical thinking, multi-functional collaboration, influence, financial acumen including P&L proficiency, think customer/consumer, general manager mindset

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
 

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position. 

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check. 

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.

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