Lead Process Engineer: Asset Reliability & CI

Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 87,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

On-site fitness center

Flexible Savings Account

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark Corporation seeks a Lead Process Engineer at the Warren Plant to lead design, development, and optimization of manufacturing processes. The role focuses on safety, reliability, and continuous improvement across assets and supporting processes.

You will drive KPI reporting, collaborate with digital teams, and champion best practices in process standards to sustain asset performance and efficiency. Strong leadership and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor or advanced degree in Chemical Engineering or Paper Science or related discipline.
• A minimum of 3 years’ industrial experience in a high-speed consumer product manufacturing environment.
• Experience using SPC, DOE, process capability studies, Six Sigma and lean manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering leadership for design, development, optimization and operation of assigned assets and processes.
• Ensure safety and operational performance standards are met and drive asset reliability improvements.
• Lead root cause analysis for breakdowns and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with maintenance, digital teams and operations to deliver cost savings and performance gains.

Skills

Statistical process control

Design of experiments

Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

Industrial experience

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Chemical Engineering or Paper Science

Tools

Power BI

MES

OSI/PI

Job description

Kimberly-Clark Corporation seeks a Lead Process Engineer at the Warren Plant to lead design, development, and optimization of manufacturing processes. The role focuses on safety, reliability, and continuous improvement across assets and supporting processes.

You will drive KPI reporting, collaborate with digital teams, and champion best practices in process standards to sustain asset performance and efficiency. Strong leadership and problem-solving are essential.