Senior Process Engineer

Advanced Search; Bahrain; On-site; BHD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to provide technical leadership and control for the Family care Tissue machine at the Askar mill. You will drive productivity, quality, and cost efficiency while upholding EHS standards and regulatory compliance.

Lead process engineers, implement LEAN manufacturing practices, and mentor operation crews to elevate process knowledge and performance. This role focuses on continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Graduate Chemical or Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent.
• Min. 5 years of technical/production experience in family care manufacturing.
• Strong record of success in process improvement and professional credibility.
• Capable physically to work in tissue, RO, ETP and boiler environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the Family care Asset Tissue machine to ensure high productivity and profitability.
• Utilize LEAN tools to address root causes and set standards to avoid repeated failures.
• Ensure compliance with EHS, quality standards and government regulations.
• Lead and coach process engineers; drive continuous improvement and training.
• Collaborate with Operations for reliability, safety and cost optimization.

Skills

Process engineering

Lean manufacturing

Team leadership

EHS compliance

Quality control

Education

Chemical or Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

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’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 one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer to provide technical leadership, development and control to the Family care Asset Tissue machine at Askar mill. so that it maintains the highest levels of productivity and profitability while maintaining high EHS and quality levels. Provide technical support to the Operations Team to ensure continuous and competitive operations, to ensure smooth transition of production at converting section.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve a safe operating environment by promoting and auditing both EHS practices and training measures within the GCC Manufacturing.
• Participate in the design programs that maintain occupational health, EHS and environment of the highest standard.
• Comply with Corporate policies, procedures and statutory requirements by attendance at internal and external seminars and courses, reading books and journals and communicating with manufacturers’ representatives and assimilate the information for the purpose of achieving the highest levels of plant reliability and EHS.
• All Regulatory Standards must be followed and achieved.
• Monitor quality conformance, investigate causes of deviation and recommend appropriate solutions. Assist in the maintenance of quality specifications and the Centerline System to enable conformance to both customer requirements and machine capabilities . The development of a comprehensive quality control program that minimize waste and improves customer perception.
• Ensure that the environmental design and operations of the project are within compliance of the standards of the Corporation and the Government.
• Provide technical support on defined projects and ongoing improvements of processes, products and quality through innovative solutions to problems and the application of new technology. Maintain a technical monitoring service to the facility by applying accumulated experience of local technology and keeping abreast of external technology
• Provide professional engineering knowledge and expertise for the solution of Mill daily operating problems. Utilize LEAN Manufacturing tools to address root causes and set standards to avoid repeated failures.
• Develop and provide training programs for Operation crews in order to elevate their knowledge of process and equipment
• Audit and make recommendations for the solution of problems relating to production, cost and quality of all production to assure the attainment of Mill Objectives and compliance with government regulations.
• Recommend items for Capital Budgets and major maintenance budgets and implement project assignments on authorized budgets within the prescribed time limits and cost allowances.
• Statistical analysis of process and quality data utilizing existing tools.
• Continuously seek innovative solutions and lead by example
• The incumbent is responsible for liaising with the suppliers to optimize all materials used.
• Be a lead and role model for the Process engineers that report to him/her
• Successful implementation of projects and trials on various assets and the maintenance of MSDS’s
• All Material usages to be investigated and optimized
• Implementing center lining and LEAN Manufacturing principles
• Owner of Safety Element standard as part of EHS Management System
• Drive Cost Transformation target with Lever 2 & 4 by improving efficiency and reducing waste as well as optimizing cost of material
• People Management
• Provide coaching and development for teams and individual employees
• Identifies training needs and arranges on-the-job training, and the development of subordinates
• Establish a culture of consequence
• Manage the performance assessment sessions for organization. Convey said ratings to people with specific feedback for improvement
• Manage a succession planning system for your organization, identify potential growth opportunities for people and help them achieve. Identify potential resignation, retirement, etc. and ensure the company is ready for it
• Create an environment of continuous improvement through empowerment, education and training. Develop a sense of belonging by creating a workplace that encourages high involvement and maximizes the capabilities of team and individuals. Focus on identifying potential leaders through KC Culture demonstration: 6 main behaviors in our culture: win consistently, continuously improve, build trust, build talent, make decisions, think customer. 4 values: caring, accountability, innovation, authentic.
• Be the champion of Culture of Coaching ad Culture of Accountability
• Compliance
• Promote Up Stander culture in the facility
• Know departmental related work instructions, SOP s and CFI s and perform Family
• Care Manufacturing accordingly

Qualifications

• Graduate Chemical or Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent.
• Min. 5 years of Technical/Production experience in family Care manufacturing
• A strong record of success in process improvement
• Professional credibility
• Capable physically to work at Family care environment (Tissue Machine, RO plant, ETP, boiler) and to communicate withcross support team members.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

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, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompassesthe 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.

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.

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

Primary Location

Olayan Facility

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time