Senior Mechanical Engineer – IC, Facial

Role Overview

• Drive the development and execution of capital projects using the KC NA Project Management Practices (PMP) process as projects are assigned
• Provide leadership by example in safety, ethics, quality, regulatory, and sustainability
• Coach and mentor team members to increase technical understanding and ability to execute programs to improve Family Care’s business results
• Effectively collaborate with a cross-functional team that includes R&D, Supply Chain, mill operations, procurement, equipment suppliers and external service providers
• Maintain technical and scientific expertise in an area of technology and communicate impact of developments on Kimberly-Clark
• Prepare and implement unit budgets and schedules
• Implement appropriate internal controls and standards to ensure compliance with applicable policies, laws and regulations
• Conceive, develop, validate, and share ideas leading to new or improved products, processes, materials, systems or scientific knowledge aligned with business unit objectives
• Drive a culture of protected and documented innovation to protect and defend K-C proprietary technology, products, and business processes through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or relevant discipline
• 10+ years of related technical experience in mill, production or manufacturing operations and/or capital project management
• Preferred candidate has paper experience, ideally subject matter expertise in tissue machine and/or converting operations
• Key technology areas include: Tissue Manufacturing
• stock prep, wastewater, chemical handling, power/utilities, and tissue machine operations
• Tissue Converting
• Unwinding, rewinding, calendaring, coating, folding, cutting, conveying, wrapping, bundling, cartooning, case packing, and palletizing
• Wipes Manufacturing & Converting – Airlaid, Sanitary Manufacturing, Sanitary Converting technologies and processes
• Demonstrated proficiency with the following Mechanical Engineering competencies: Project Management, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Machine/Prototype Design, Engineering Economics, Stress Analysis, Dynamic Systems, Heat Transfer/Thermodynamics, Computer Analysis/Simulation, Fluid Mechanics, Material Science
• Able to teach mechanical & technical competencies and project management skills to junior engineers
• Strong fundamentals in engineering systems and tools to drive technical innovation
• Proven ability to establish strong, effective cross-functional network
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to adapt to rapidly changing business priorities and assignments
• Demonstrated ability to work independently or to lead a team to complete projects within required timeframe and budget
• Ability to lead and direct a diverse team of KC and external personnel to define and execute projects that successfully meet business objectives.

Tech Stack

• PMP

Benefits

• 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan
• Flexible (hybrid) work arrangements
• Total rewards package with various benefits