Process Engineer: Lead High-Impact Manufacturing Improvements

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

Benefits offered by this job

Target bonus

401(k) plan

Profit-Sharing plan

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Owensboro, KY, is seeking a Process Engineer to lead design, development, and optimization of manufacturing processes. You will drive cross-functional teams on projects with substantial financial scope, ensuring safe, compliant operation and ongoing capability improvements.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and collaboration with staff and mill teams. Candidates should have paper-making experience and a solid background in SPC, DOE, and Six Sigma.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Engineering or relevant scientific discipline.
• Prefer Chemical and/or Pulp and Paper degree from an accredited College or University and 3+ years of experience in a variety of technical or operational assignments.
• Normally requires mill and staff experiences.
• Prefer candidates with 5-8 years or more of experience in both Mill and Staff environments.
• Past experience in paper making (Tissue, Towels) role highly desirable.
• Strong experience using manufacturing analysis tools, such as SPC, DOE, process capability studies, Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Lead single or multiple product or process improvement projects with a financial scope of up to $10 million from conception through commercialization.
• Provide functional leadership and creativity in the initiation of design, development and optimization of manufacturing equipment and processes to meet unit objectives.
• Develop knowledge and skills so as to be recognized for expertise and functional leadership in application of engineering principles, scientific analysis and project management while providing advice and counsel to others.
• Carry out all job responsibilities in a safe manner.
• Develop equipment and processes that meet safety codes, policies and guidelines.
• Provide for the safety and wellbeing of technicians and other personnel.
• Assist in the development of others in the area of incumbent’s expertise, while demonstrating an understanding those with a diverse background or experience.
• Seek, recognize, define and solve problems to achieve unit objectives.
• Identify complex technical issues to determine root cause.
• Analyze and improve process capability to deliver a reduction in defects and variability.
• Identify, develop, and provide leadership to implement products, processes, materials, systems and procedures to achieve desired business results.

Skills

SPC

Design of Experiments

Six Sigma

Cross-functional leadership

Process optimization

Troubleshooting

Paper making

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Statistical Process Control

Design of Experiments

Process capability studies

Six Sigma

Job description

Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Owensboro, KY, is seeking a Process Engineer to lead design, development, and optimization of manufacturing processes. You will drive cross-functional teams on projects with substantial financial scope, ensuring safe, compliant operation and ongoing capability improvements.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and collaboration with staff and mill teams. Candidates should have paper-making experience and a solid background in SPC, DOE, and Six Sigma.