As a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long-term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Summary of Position:

Lead the development, deployment, strategy, projects and teaching of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) mindset, philosophy and tools across the manufacturing site. This role will provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise to drive variability reduction, sustain process optimization and value delivery through the use of continuous improvement tools and Lean Six Sigma structured problem-solving methodology.

Scope:

The incumbent reports to the site Continuous Improvement and Capabilities Manager. The position is responsible for engaging team members across the manufacturing site to drive continuous improvement through focused problem solving of complex problems. Additional scope includes providing cost savings/optimization program development for the manufacturing site that proactively supports business strategies and teaching, coaching and mentoring other team members in Lean Six Sigma thinking and tools. Actively pursues and supports standard solutions across the site and within the KCNA Supply Chain.

Key Customers:

• Internal to Mill: Mill Management, Operations, Maintenance and Site Engineering Teams
• Internal to Region: KCNA Supply Chain Management, other LSS leaders across KCNA and the Global Supply Chain team

Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Safety:

• Support and Champion safety in your manufacturing site by driving educational and behavioral processes to a world class level, through the application of LSS thinking, processes and tools
• Support loss control throughout the organization by reinforcing safety systems that demonstrate safety as a value
• Fully comply with site and corporate loss management policies

People:

• Manage yourself in accordance with the One K-C Behaviors and values
• Develop your knowledge and capabilities to be recognized as a subject matter expert in the areas of Lean thinking and Six Sigma processes and methodology and analysis
• Build capability across the site by teaching, training and coaching individuals and teams in the use of Lean Six Sigma to drive process improvements and best practices

Quality:

• Support improvement initiatives towards process capability, precision maintenance work execution and minimizing Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
• Provide technical expertise and Lean Six Sigma tools to align equipment, products, processes, materials, systems, and procedures to achieve business objectives
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

Delivery:

• Lead the continuous growth and application of Lean Six Sigma methodology across the site
• Conceive, develop, validate, and share ideas leading to new or improved processes and systems to realize objectives
• Assist teams and leadership within the plants to select, prioritize, and charter Lean Six Sigma projects
• Encourage and mentor resources trained in Lean Six Sigma methods to continue to apply methods
• Mentor belting candidates as Lean Six Sigma methods are applied with their assigned projects
• Identify and eliminate sources of variation and Non-Value added waste using Lean Six Sigma structured problem-solving methodology
• Teach team members and build capabilities in Lean Six Sigma structured problem-solving methodology
• Lead mega variability reduction and process optimization projects spanning across multiple assets/mills
• Share ideas and partner with regional and global Lean Six Sigma leaders to help improve Lean Six Sigma deployment across K-C
• Analyze expected improvements and routinely report project status or results to the management team using standardized metrics
• Coordinate cross-departmental projects to implement changes for improved performance
• When needed, perform analyses such as process and/or value stream mapping, root-cause, risk, and requirements data gathering

Cost:

• Ensure projects/tasks meet objectives within applicable corporate policies
• Place emphasis on CFI’s and Internal Control
• Member of the KCNA LSS Team holding responsibilities in sector standard and process development, reporting, and being the liaison between KCNA LSS Team and Chester Mill Team to implement standards and best practices

About Us:

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best teams committed to driving innovation and growth. We’re founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform—so what can you do with that? There’s no time like the present to make an impact at Kimberly-Clark. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

About You:

You’re driven to 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.

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

Required:

• Position typically requires a bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering or relevant scientific discipline and 7 plus years of related experience
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Lean and/or Six Sigma environment
• The incumbent would typically have significant experience in several of the following: Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Lean Manufacturing, and Maintenance
• Incumbent would possess demonstrated ability to coach and mentor at all levels of the organization to influence and drive collaboration across teams and functions with minimal supervision
• Experience in a variety of mill and staff assignments is desired along with a familiarity with other related disciplines and business functions to enable a system-wide view
• Strong understanding of the value and application of Lean Six Sigma
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification or the willingness to work towards the certification is desired
• Works independently and manages projects
• Demonstrated proficiency with Minitab and/or JMP to analyze data is highly desired

Preferred:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a high-speed industrial manufacturing environment/plant experience

Dimensions:

• Direct Reports: None
• Indirect Reports: None
• Operating Budget:
• Support for: 600 KC Employees
• Support continuous improvement on an Asset base of:
  • 3 Tissue Machines
  • Fiber Preparation
  • 17 Converting Winders
  • Distribution Center
  • Power Plant
  • Water Treatment
  • Auxiliary Environmental Operations

Total Benefits:

Here are a few of the benefits you’d enjoy. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

• Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options. 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.

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. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects 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.

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