Reliability Manager

Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Neenah (WI); On-site; USD 128,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Neenah, WI seeks a Reliability Manager to lead maintenance and reliability strategy for the site. You will drive asset performance improvements, cost reduction, and world-class reliability in partnership with KCNA Reliability Team and Operations & Engineering.

We value proactive leadership, continuous improvement, and the ability to mentor the Stores and Reliability teams. This role supports transformation plans and ensures alignment with company values of integrity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering or relevant scientific discipline.
• 10+ years of manufacturing related experience.
• Experience in Engineering, Operations, Lean Manufacturing, and Maintenance.
• Proven ability to organize and lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance and reliability strategic leadership for site processes and teams.
• Lead reliability strategy development and execution, including transformation plans.
• Ensure safety, quality, OEE improvements, and cost reduction through best practices.
• Govern reliability processes and drive continuous improvement across the plant.

Skills

Engineering experience

Operations leadership

Lean manufacturing

Maintenance leadership

Team leadership

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Advanced degree in engineering (preferred)

Job description

Reliability Manager 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. The Reliability Manager provides maintenance and reliability strategic leadership for processes and teams at the manufacturing site. This position is responsible for delivering a breakthrough step change in asset performance while driving costs down to world class levels through continuous improvement; in partnership with the KCNA Reliability Team, Central Stores, and with the Operations & Engineering team at the manufacturing site. This position leads the plant level reliability strategy development and plan execution including leadership of the transformation plan and its associated activities. As a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long‑term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Job Responsibilities

• Implement loss control throughout the organization by visibly demonstrating that safety is embraced as a value. Develop and maintain safety systems in accordance with K-C loss control management and lead your team to complete safety objectives and ensure a safe working environment.
• Support improvement initiatives towards process capability and precision maintenance work execution. Provide resources and systems to align equipment, products, processes, materials, systems, and procedures to achieve business objectives. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Manage yourself in accordance with the One K-C Behaviors and values. Lead and develop the plant Stores and Reliability team – including performance manager accountabilities, resource sharing approach, skill development, and career guidance. Lead the site succession planning for all reliability technicians at the site. Ensure reliability tools and standards are implemented consistently across the site. Build the reliability knowledge and capability of others in the manufacturing facility. Accountable for understanding and assuring cost effective resource capacity allocations.
• Lead, resource, develop, and inspire the reliability team to drive a breakthrough step change in asset performance with a principal focus on equipment reliability resulting in an improvement to safety, quality, OEE, and to reduce maintenance costs to world class levels. Lead, resource, develop, and inspire the stores team to continuously drive improvements in safety, quality, inventory level, delivery and cost reduction to best support your sites assets and teams to provide world class service. Work in partnership with the facility leadership to achieve facility objectives. Provide governance to all established reliability processes, ensure continual improvement, and build/establish new processes. Ensure we are following standards for all Reliability systems. Determine and track investments in reliability technology, systems and methods to insure maximum ROI.

Qualifications

• Position requires knowledge and experience typically associated with a bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering or relevant scientific discipline and 10+ years of manufacturing related experience.
• The incumbent would typically have significant experience in Engineering, Operations, Lean Manufacturing, and Maintenance.
• Possess strong understanding of the broader business and organization and can relate and connect the Maintenance and Reliability organization to it.
• Incumbent would possess demonstrated ability to organize and lead a multi‑functional team and foster a proactive team environment.
• Experience in multiple plants, product systems and staff experience, along with leadership of a non‑exempt workforce is highly desired.
• Experience with Kimberly-Clark procedures and processes, Lean manufacturing practices and Lean or continuous improvement.
• Experience coaching, developing and leading teams.
• Ability to organize, influence and lead multi‑functional teams and foster a proactive team environment with and without direct authority.
• Ability to make timely decisions, manage escalation and prioritize resources in a complex, 24/7 manufacturing environment.

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

Salary

Salary Range: 127,600 – 157,600 USD

Equal Opportunity

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.

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.

Kimberly-Clark will support in‑country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.

Location & Employment Type

Primary Location Neenah - Cold Spring Facility Additional Locations Worker Type Employee Worker Sub‑Type Regular Time Type Full time