Operations Leader

About the Role

The position provides effective leadership coaching and coordination for the asset team across five crews, ensuring mill objectives are met for safety, quality, cost, delivery and people development. You will actively demonstrate safety as a core value, influence mindsets, and address risks to prevent loss to people, processes, and materials while complying with OSHA regulations and corporate policies. Leadership will be required to establish and sustain standards, strengthen communication, and maintain positive employee relations in a non‑union environment. • Demonstrate safety leadership, identify and mitigate risks, and ensure OSHA and corporate policy compliance. • Lead and coordinate five crews to meet standards for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people development. • Strengthen communication and accountability within self‑managed teams. • Maintain positive employee relations in a non‑union mill environment. • Develop and execute plans to build technician capability and provide coaching for career growth. • Drive lean capability development, utilizing lean tools and evolving daily accountability and standard work. • Oversee maintenance activities and mechanical process changes to minimize downtime and ensure efficient operations. • Evaluate engineering recommendations for product or process innovations aligned with operational goals. • Implement special plant and corporate projects to achieve cost management, profitability, and production targets. • Ensure effective application and audit of internal control systems, policies, and procedures. • Lead system, process, and standard improvements to enhance operational effectiveness. • Provide leadership for focused improvement initiatives to build peer capability.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸safety leadership
• ▸crew coordination
• ▸lean development
• ▸maintenance ops
• ▸engineering review
• ▸project implementation

What You Bring

You thrive in a high‑performance culture grounded in authentic caring, and you seek an employer dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this manufacturing role you will focus on winning with consumers and the market while keeping safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. Kimberly‑Clark encourages new ideas on how, when, and where to achieve results. Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent industrial experience, strong organizational and planning abilities, and the capacity to delegate, motivate, and maintain effective employee relations. Candidates must have at least four years of leadership experience in Operations, Engineering, or Maintenance, with experience in continuous improvement and Lean Six Sigma highly desirable. To be considered, click Apply and complete the online application; a recruiter will review your submission and follow up if you appear to be a great fit. Kimberly‑Clark is an equal‑opportunity employer that values diverse experiences and encourages veterans, reserve, and guard members to apply. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate, and employment is subject to pre‑screening tests such as drug screening, background check, and DMV verification. • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industrial experience. • Minimum four years of leadership experience in Operations, Engineering, or Maintenance. • Proven ability to organize, plan, delegate, motivate, and maintain effective employee relations. • Experience with continuous improvement and Lean Six Sigma (highly desirable).

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸leadership
• ▸operations
• ▸engineering
• ▸six sigma
• ▸continuous improvement

Benefits

Compensation for this M2/Grade 9 role ranges from $105,740 to $130,620 USD, with eligibility for a target bonus, 401(k), profit‑sharing, and a comprehensive benefits suite. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage with no waiting periods, access to on‑site fitness facilities, flexible savings accounts, income protection insurance, and programs supporting education, adoption, relocation, and temporary childcare. • Medical, dental, and vision coverage with no waiting periods or pre‑existing condition restrictions. • Access to on‑site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and safety‑equipment allowances. • Flexible savings and spending accounts to maximize health‑care options. • Income protection insurance options for illness, injury, or unexpected events. • Programs supporting education, adoption, relocation, and temporary childcare.

Work Environment

Onsite