Lead Process Engineer

Lead Process Engineer

Lead Process Engineer

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies, Kleenex, Cottonelle, Scott, Kotex, Poise, Depend, and Kimberly-Clark Professional. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World. As a person, you’re a problem-solver – a connector – someone who thrives on creating order from complexity and driving continuous improvement. You see the big picture while mastering the details, ensuring that every product, process, and partnership flows with precision and purpose. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity, efficiency, and collaboration, always working to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s success stories. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In one of our Engineering roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. Job responsibilities include:

• Providing process engineering support for the Beech Island Conventional Technology (CTEC) Tissue Machine assets for Kleenex supporting daily performance across safety, quality, production, delivery, and cost.
• Driving improvements in Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) by improving machine speed, reducing waste, and minimizing delays.
• Leading structured problem solving and root-cause analysis to identify and resolve technical and manufacturing process issues.
• Optimizing tissue manufacturing processes by applying best practices, centerlines, digital metrics, and dashboards to improve and sustain performance.
• Leading and supporting product and process trials focused on product quality, performance improvement, cost reduction, and successful implementation.
• Leading continuous improvement planning, including Operating System activities, Tactical Improvement Plan (TIP) cycles, annual planning, and development of asset improvement metrics.
• Leading and supporting capital and major maintenance projects from initial concept through implementation and commercialization.
• Collaborating across operations, maintenance, engineering, Process, and Capital Execution teams while sharing technical expertise and supporting broader facility needs.

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

Required Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of a bachelor’s or advanced degree in Chemical Engineering or Pulp & Paper Science or related disciplines from an accredited college or university.
• 3+ years experience in an engineering role, which may include co-op or internship experience.
• A demonstrated ability to perform in cross-functional teams to achieve results.
• Self-motivation to achieve results with minimal direction and follow-up.
• Strong organizational and time management skills – including daily, on-time, attendance and participation in morning Tier/Planning meetings.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including ability to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively with Operators, peer Engineers, and Leadership.
• Experience using manufacturing analysis tools, such as: statistical process control, design of experiments, process capability studies, Six Sigma, and lean manufacturing.
• Incumbent should have the ability and schedule flexibility to work in a manufacturing environment with a 24/7 operation.
• Incumbent should be flexible to travel up to 15%

Preferred Qualifications

• Multiple years of technical knowledge and expertise in tissue manufacturing and/or converting processes.
• Strong application skills with SEEQ, Power BI, PI Vision, ThingWorx and Plant Applications (manufacturing execution system).
• Experience working with external technical service providers.
• Experience with machine installations, checkouts, and startups.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

Total Benefits We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.

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.

Salary Range: 87,260 – 107,780 USD

At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

Primary Location USA-SC-Beech Island

Additional Locations

Worker Type Employee

Worker Sub-Type Regular

Time Type Full time