Sr. Engineering Manager

Sr. Engineering Manager Job Description You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. This role will provide technical leadership and subject-matter expertise in Tissue manufacturing and converting processes to lead overall process optimization through application of technology, implementation of best practice standards, building capability within the salary & hourly teams, and driving cost savings programs within the Mill. Incumbent reports to the Plant Manager. Responsibilities include providing technical leadership and cost savings/optimization program development; proactively supporting business strategies;  driving and recommending actions to realize goals; working collaboratively with R&D and peer Mills to support their technical needs and also identifying best practices; determining project management details; monitoring progress; implementing visions of future direction; driving innovation in the development of new product, process, or material concepts; coaching and mentoring other team members; and providing effective communication of accomplishments. Actively pursues and supports standard solutions across the site and within the Tissue Business Unit. Dimensions : Direct reports: 2-5 Indirect Reports – 6 Asset Based Process Engineers Customers: Plant Leadership Team, Tissue Manufacturing and Converting Asset Teams, Site Technical Team, Hourly Operations & Maintenance Team, Staff Engineering Team, and Vendors. In this role, you will: Provide leadership by example in corporate safety, quality, regulatory, product safety and sustainability. Support the application of the sector Quality Management Process in all assignments and responsibilities. Ensure that all elements of the corporate Human Resources Development and Diversity policy are fully supported as appropriate for the position. Manage self in accordance with the K-C Ways of Working, utilize LEAN principles in the development and management of work and drive change within the organization as a role model for process improvement. Protect and defend K-C proprietary technology, products, and business processes through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets. Conceive, develop, validate, share and teach ideas leading to new or improved products, processes, materials, systems or basic scientific knowledge as appropriate to the business unit and peer Mills. Locate existing, internal or external, or novel technology solutions for process and product needs 3 – 5 years from commercialization that enable realization of business unit strategies. Recommend strategies to protect novel technology solutions to sustain identified advantage in market. Apply engineering principles, standards and procedures in the execution of projects and programs to advance process innovation. Strong analytical/statistical skills and ability to mine process data from MES systems and provide clear direction as to opportunity areas for improvement. Experienced working with external technical service providers and suppliers. Recommend strategies to protect novel technology solutions to sustain identified advantage in market. Maintain technical and scientific expertise in an area of technology and communicate impact of developments on Kimberly-Clark. Coach and teach team members to increase technical understanding and effective communication of technical accomplishments and to promote growth of leadership qualities. Implement the documentation and report of unit work as