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Kimberly-Clark . 1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants 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. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. In This Role, You Will This role is an on-site position at our Hendersonville, NC plant. Kimberly-Clark relocation benefits available. Responsibilities Implement loss control throughout the organization by visibly demonstrating that safety is embraced as a value. Support and champion safety in your manufacturing site and team by driving educational and behavioral processes to a world class level, through the application of OPEX, LSS and T4E tools. Develops, facilitates, and manages Operational Excellence improvement plans for focus areas. Develops and executes site strategy for OPEX implementation in collaboration and partnership with Site Leadership and KCNA SC partners. Leads the facility in annual strategy deployment, developing the capability of key thinkers, and ensuring management infrastructure is in place to achieve goals. Facilitates Kaizen events within the Mill. Ensures existing management infrastructures (i.e., Centerlining, Tier Meetings, and KPI’s, Leader Standard Work) are interlinked to provide a coherent framework in the Mill. Provide continuous feedback to Leadership team, consistent with OPEX Mindsets, the K-C Ways of Working, and the Culture of Accountability. Facilitates, promotes, and supports OPEX, LEAN, and T4E cultural development. Coaches and develops hourly team in the use of LEAN techniques and thinking. Uses LEAN assessment tools to identify opportunities and gap areas. Facilitates the development, introduction, and tracking of standard work for leaders within focus areas; Identifies capability gaps and prioritizes activities to address these gaps. Develops, leads, and improves the Training For Excellence (T4E) program for the site including work direction to the hourly training team. Understand the needs of the Customer (our Employees) and design the Training program to meet those needs. Support the development and application of framework standards for management systems and processes to ensure compliance with Plan, Do, Check, and Adjust. Provide standard mechanism to track and report scorecard of Operational Excellence transformation measures. Understand the P2030 expectations and incorporate standards where applicable across the site. Provide cost leadership for the site including the identification and leadership of cost savings projects as well as tracking of mill projects via the WAVE tool. Ensure respective team members are active participants in regional networks in the areas they support, sharing learnings and adopting and applying one best way standards and processes. About Us Huggies. Kleenex. Cottonelle. Scott. Kotex. Poise. Depend. Kimberly-Clark Professional. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you. At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark. Led by Purpose. Driven by You. About You You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited College or University. 8+ years’ experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment. 5+ years’ experience in a Lean and/or Six Sigma environment. 3+ years’ experience as a Team Leader in Operations. Strong understanding of the value and application of Operational Excellence. Strong understanding of the value and application of Servant Leadership. Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office. Total Benefits 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. Great support for good health
with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment. Flexible Savings and spending accounts
to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents. Diverse income protection insurance options
to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events. Additional programs and support
to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare. To Be Considered Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role. In the meantime, please check out the careers website. And finally, the fine print… 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.
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Continuous Improvement Leader
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Kimberly-Clark . 1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants 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. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. In This Role, You Will This role is an on-site position at our Hendersonville, NC plant. Kimberly-Clark relocation benefits available. Responsibilities Implement loss control throughout the organization by visibly demonstrating that safety is embraced as a value. Support and champion safety in your manufacturing site and team by driving educational and behavioral processes to a world class level, through the application of OPEX, LSS and T4E tools. Develops, facilitates, and manages Operational Excellence improvement plans for focus areas. Develops and executes site strategy for OPEX implementation in collaboration and partnership with Site Leadership and KCNA SC partners. Leads the facility in annual strategy deployment, developing the capability of key thinkers, and ensuring management infrastructure is in place to achieve goals. Facilitates Kaizen events within the Mill. Ensures existing management infrastructures (i.e., Centerlining, Tier Meetings, and KPI’s, Leader Standard Work) are interlinked to provide a coherent framework in the Mill. Provide continuous feedback to Leadership team, consistent with OPEX Mindsets, the K-C Ways of Working, and the Culture of Accountability. Facilitates, promotes, and supports OPEX, LEAN, and T4E cultural development. Coaches and develops hourly team in the use of LEAN techniques and thinking. Uses LEAN assessment tools to identify opportunities and gap areas. Facilitates the development, introduction, and tracking of standard work for leaders within focus areas; Identifies capability gaps and prioritizes activities to address these gaps. Develops, leads, and improves the Training For Excellence (T4E) program for the site including work direction to the hourly training team. Understand the needs of the Customer (our Employees) and design the Training program to meet those needs. Support the development and application of framework standards for management systems and processes to ensure compliance with Plan, Do, Check, and Adjust. Provide standard mechanism to track and report scorecard of Operational Excellence transformation measures. Understand the P2030 expectations and incorporate standards where applicable across the site. Provide cost leadership for the site including the identification and leadership of cost savings projects as well as tracking of mill projects via the WAVE tool. Ensure respective team members are active participants in regional networks in the areas they support, sharing learnings and adopting and applying one best way standards and processes. About Us Huggies. Kleenex. Cottonelle. Scott. Kotex. Poise. Depend. Kimberly-Clark Professional. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you. At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark. Led by Purpose. Driven by You. About You You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited College or University. 8+ years’ experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment. 5+ years’ experience in a Lean and/or Six Sigma environment. 3+ years’ experience as a Team Leader in Operations. Strong understanding of the value and application of Operational Excellence. Strong understanding of the value and application of Servant Leadership. Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office. Total Benefits 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. Great support for good health
with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment. Flexible Savings and spending accounts
to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents. Diverse income protection insurance options
to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events. Additional programs and support
to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare. To Be Considered Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role. In the meantime, please check out the careers website. And finally, the fine print… 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.
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