Senior Automation Engineer - Kimberly-Clark

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 your Senior Automation Engineer role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

This position provides leadership for automation projects which will impact various locations in the North America Supply Chain. You will partner with the other team members within staff and the mills, along with working closely with our vendors and suppliers. This role will help define and lead the implementation of Automation solutions for our key supply chain opportunity areas in distribution, manufacturing, and in-process and on-machine solutions.

In this role, you will:

• Carry out all job responsibilities in a safe manner; set the example for others in the area of safety.  Develop equipment and processes that meet safety codes, policies and guidelines. Provide for the safety and well-being of operators, reliability, and other personnel.
• Support Appropriation definition and execution for Automation implementation across the North American Supply Chain.
• Develop knowledge of Automation systems to support implementation and act as a SME for new systems.
• Collaborate with Mill, Staff, Vendors, Contractors, and other KCNA/Global facilities in developing and rolling out Automation solutions for on-machine production and material delivery challenges across the supply chain.
• Lead design discussions with Mill and Central teams to review Scope, obtain alignment and feedback – Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Logistics, EHS, IT
• Convert automation innovations into tangible business outcomes and cost savings to acquire support for implementation.

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 technical 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:

Required:

• Position requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering

• 7+ years of equivalent related experience

• Expertise in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering or Mechatronics with a demonstrated ability to translate that knowledge into execution of process and capacity improvements in capital or expense projects.

• Demonstrated history of proven performance in delivery of objectives and Ways of Working

• Able to work collaboratively and effectively with individuals across all levels of the organization

• Ability and flexibility to work in a manufacturing environment with a 24/7 operation

• Flexible to travel up to 25% as dictated by business need for meetings, machine install or start-up support, benchmarking, or best practice sharing across North America.

Preferred:

• 10+ years of experience in a combination of engineering, operations, and/or leadership

• Experience with Tissue manufacturing and Converting technologies.

• Demonstrated development of novel technologies and solving production challenges with innovative solutions.

• Experience with Automation technologies and/or experience with Automated Guided Vehicles

• Experience in robotic solutions

• Familiarity with capital project management, equipment installations and start-up

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.  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.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

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