Regional Occupational Health and Safety Leader - Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Neenah, WI 54956
About the Job
Job Description
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.
Kimberly-Clark is looking for two ambitious, self-driven and talented individual for our Sub-Regional Occupational Safety Leader for our Personal Care and Family Care KCNA Team. This role supports/helps enhance workplace safety with a primary focus leading and implementing comprehensive safety initiatives across several of our sites. Key deliverables of this role include (but are not limited to): relevant risk identification/mitigation/management, compliance with applicable standards, sustain/operate robust systems to ensure safety, executing strategic safety plans, fostering a culture of safety awareness collaborate with various departments to integrate safety practices into daily operations and staying up to date with latest technologies and trends.
In this role, you will:
Deploy sub-regional EHS&S Strategies that align with Global EHS&S on mandatory minimum standards, processes and controls.
Conduct routine checks/self-assessments of the site EHS&S program maturity and performance, ensuring compliance with local legal requirements and K-C performance and management standards.
Partner with Region/BU and Global EHS&S functional leaders to drive a positive safety culture by deploying/sustaining efforts to elevate leadership mindsets and behaviors, specifically encouraging operational leaders to engage in:
Risk Management – Identifying potential hazards, assessing risks, and implementing preventative measures to manage/mitigate these risks.
Compliance/Conformance – Regular monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of occupational safety systems and processes, with emphasis on ensuring compliance with local and national regulations and relevant global performance standards.
Fostering Safety Culture Leadership, including:
Actively promoting and reinforcing a positive safety culture within the sub-region by exemplifying and encouraging leadership mindsets and behaviors that prioritize safety (routinely elevating leader and workforce awareness and genuine concern for safety through personal actions and communications).
Adapting and implementing sub-region-specific strategies and programs that align with the Global and Region/BU safety objectives, including tailoring approaches to fit the unique operational and cultural aspects of the sub-region.
Connected Checking and Monitoring, including:
Overseeing the effectiveness of safety countermeasures and remedies, making necessary adjustments to continuously improve safety performance.
Maintaining effective communication channels with both the workforce and Region/BU leadership.
Regularly reporting on safety performance, challenges, and improvements within the sub-region.
Behavior-Based Observation Program, including:
Collecting and analyzing safety data to inform formal problem-solving processes, and champion improvements that further protect the workforce.
Staying informed about K-C operations’ best practices and integrating them into sub-regional safety efforts and activities.
Systemic reapplication of Safe Design Standards and Risk Elimination across regional operations.
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, million 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 in safety, industrial hygiene, or related science/engineering field.
7+ years of experience working in related roles for a global, multi-site consumer goods or packaged goods organization, preferably in heavy manufacturing.
Extensive knowledge of applicable, pending and evolving EHS&S legal requirements in relevant jurisdictions pertaining to occupational health/safety
Strong communication skills and aptness to educate and inspire audiences across various levels/functions (including personnel in Supply Chain Operations, Sales & Marketing, Research & Engineering, Government Affairs, Legal, etc.) influencing behaviors/outcomes without direct authority.
Experience in conducting occupational safety assessments (workplace risk, compliance/conformance), incident investigations/causal analyses, and engaging with unionized and non-unionized working environments.
Occasional travel may be required to support the business (up to 20-30%)
Preferred Qualifications
A Master’s degree in a safety or related field or MBA with emphasis on supply chain and/or operations management.
Demonstrated experience/knowledge in Manufacturing OPEX, Six Sigma, IBP (Integrated Business Planning) and/or Cost Transformation.
Relevant Prof. Certifications (e.g., PE, CIH, CSP, HMM, NEBOSH, etc.)
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
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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. 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.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” - or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.
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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