Job Description:

Continuous Improvement Leader, (Loudon, TN.)

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. You’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.  

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. 

Position Purpose:  This role is a fundamental position within the North American CI organization to execute lean transformation and drive business value through CI tools and methodologies across the Loudon, TN. facility.  The role will drive and sustain focused improvements in performance utilizing lean techniques and thinking. 

Reports to: Loudon Mill Manager

Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Executes the transformation standard across mills, supply chain, and business groups as identified by transformation and operational excellence agenda


• Manages the introduction of tools and processes to support the transformation, as countermeasure to an identified problem


• Facilitate kaizen events within the organization and provides coaching to others learning kaizen process


• Supports the strategy deployment process within the Mill to support KCP True North


• Develops and manages systems and processes to ensure compliance with Plan, Do, Check, and Adjust processes within the Mill, including –


• Provides mechanism to track and report scorecard of Operational Excellence transformation measures through weekly/month accountability


• Executes focused transformations and operational excellence deployment utilizing an extensive playbook of lean tools and methodology


• Uses lean MB&C, MS and OS diagnostic tools to identify full potential opportunities and gap closure plans


• closure plans

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, supply chain and/or engineering preferred


• Good working knowledge of LEAN and demonstrated use of its applications


• Facilitation skills


• Influencing skills to encourage cross functional working


• Excellent Communication skills (written and verbal)


• Personal and systems organizational skills


• System thinker (ability to understand process flows, etc.


• Comfortable going to the problem (floor)


• Ability to engage people and bring them with them

Company and Location Information:

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every day, nearly a quarter of the world’s population trust Kimberly-Clark’s brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No. 1 or No. 2 share positions in 80 countries.

This opening is for a position in the Loudon, Tennessee facility that is part of the K-C Professional business within Kimberly-Clark.  The K-C Professional business focusses on providing workplace solutions that are healthier, safer, and more productive. 

The facility is located in the city of Loudon on the banks of the Tennessee River and the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.  The area features a cost of living more than 17% below the national average, no state income tax on wages, unparalleled natural beauty, and an abundance of shops, waterways, hiking trails, and communities that suit any style of living. 

Total Benefits: For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com

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.

With an inclusive culture, our employees – and the original thinking they bring to Kimberly-Clark – make us stronger.  EOE disability/vet.

K-C requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based.  In the event an applicant does not have current work authorization, K-C will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization.  However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

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. 

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.

Primary Location

USA-TN-Loudon

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Salary: $120,000.00

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