HR Talent Generalist, Beech Island Mill

Kimberly-Clark; Beech Island (SC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark Beech Island Plant is seeking an HR Generalist to partner with manufacturing leaders in talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, and workforce planning. You will coach leaders, build team capability, support organizational change, and foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Join a team advancing High Performance Work System initiatives, frontline engagement, and scalable HR programs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of HR experience in a manufacturing or plant setting.
• Ability to influence leaders and employees via coaching and difficult conversations.
• Strong employee relations experience with frontline staff.
• Credibility and engagement with hourly employees.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, plant, or operations HR.
• Ability to work in a large, complex, fast-paced environment.
• Clear, concise communication style.
• Ability to navigate change, ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Strong floor presence engaging employees across the facility.
• Independent worker with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted business partner to manufacturing leaders across Talent Acquisition, ER, performance, org effectiveness, L&D, and workforce planning.
• Coach leaders to build a high-performing, engaged workforce and foster safety, accountability, continuous improvement.
• Support HPWS transition at Beech Island Plant, enabling employee empowerment.
• Coach leaders on onboarding, performance management, employee relations, development planning, and career growth.
• Support recruitment activities, onboarding programs, and workforce planning.
• Identify capability gaps, succession opportunities, and development needs.
• Support performance management and employee development initiatives.
• Facilitate team effectiveness, leader assimilation, and change management.
• Drive continuous improvement through coaching and problem solving.
• Support site communications, recognition programs, engagement activities, and community initiatives.
• Promote inclusion, accountability, teamwork, and employee ownership.
• Partner with leaders on compensation, retention, and HR programs.
• Support implementation of HR programs and corporate initiatives at the site.

Skills

HR experience

Influence through coaching

Employee relations

Frontline engagement

Manufacturing HR

Fast-paced environment

Communication

Change management

Floor presence

Independent work

Job description

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 This Role, You Will

• The HR Generalist serves as a trusted business partner to manufacturing leaders, providing support across talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, organizational effectiveness, learning and development, and workforce planning. This role helps build a high-performing, engaged workforce by coaching leaders, developing team capability, supporting organizational change, and fostering a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and mutual respect.
• At the KC Beech Island Plant, we are transitioning from a traditional system to a High Performance Work System (HPWS) where employees are empowered to make decisions, solve problems, develop new skills, and directly influence business results.

HR Business Partnering

• Coach leaders on onboarding, performance management, employee relations, development planning, and career growth.
• Support implementation of people strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with leaders to develop action plans from engagement and culture survey results.

Talent & Workforce Planning

• Support recruitment activities, hiring events, onboarding programs, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Partner with leaders to identify capability gaps, succession opportunities, and development needs.

Learning, Performance & Organization Effectiveness

• Support performance management processes and employee development initiatives.
• Facilitate team effectiveness, leader assimilation, and change management efforts.
• Drive continuous improvement through coaching, collaboration, and problem solving.

Communication & Employee Experience

• Support site communications, recognition programs, engagement activities, and community initiatives.
• Promote a culture of inclusion, accountability, teamwork, and employee ownership.

Compensation & HR Programs

• Partner with leaders and Centers of Excellence on compensation, retention, and workforce solutions.
• Support implementation of HR programs and corporate initiatives at the site.

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. 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.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of Human Resources experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence leaders and employees through coaching and difficult conversations.
• Strong employee relations experience.
• Proven credibility and engagement with frontline/hourly employees.
• Manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, plant, or operations HR experience.
• Ability to work effectively in a large, complex and fast-paced environment.
• Clear, concise and direct communication style.
• Ability to navigate organizational change, ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Strong floor presence and comfort engaging employees across the facility.
• Ability to operate independently with limited development required.

Preferred Qualifications

• High Performance Work System (HPWS) experience.
• Multi-site HR experience.
• Organizational transformation or change-management experience.
• Continuous improvement experience.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR or SPHR certification.
• Willingness to relocate in the future.
• Experience in facilities of similar scale.

Total Benefits

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you. 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

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 encompasses 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.

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.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

Salary Range: 79.880 – 94.440 USD

At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

Primary Location

Beech Island, SC, USA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time