Senior Mechanical Engineer — Asset Reliability

Kimberly-Clark; Town of Chester (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a Lead Engineer - Mechanical at Chester Mill to drive design, development, and reliability for high-speed manufacturing assets. You will initiate and lead improvements, support plant reliability, and collaborate with maintenance on complex issues.

Role requires a mechanical engineering degree, comfort with 24/7 operations, and the ability to travel up to 15% for benchmarking and best practice sharing across KCNA.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to work in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading engineering and reliability improvements.

Responsibilities

• Carry out all job responsibilities safely and comply with safety requirements.
• Lead medium-to-large initiatives to improve asset performance or plant systems.
• Identify cost savings opportunities.
• Develop leadership in applying engineering principles, LEAN, and project management.
• Solve complex technical issues to root cause to achieve objectives.
• Support maintenance during troubleshooting of complex issues.
• Collaborate with maintenance on reliability projects.
• Assist in obsolescence replacement planning and trial planning.

Skills

Leadership

LEAN

Project management

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a Lead Engineer - Mechanical at Chester Mill to drive design, development, and reliability for high-speed manufacturing assets. You will initiate and lead improvements, support plant reliability, and collaborate with maintenance on complex issues.

Role requires a mechanical engineering degree, comfort with 24/7 operations, and the ability to travel up to 15% for benchmarking and best practice sharing across KCNA.