Senior Process Engineer

Kimberly-Clark

. Lead, support, or consult on capital process improvement projects with a financial scope of up to $100 million from conception through commercialization.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeNew Milford • Alabama, Connecticut, South Carolina, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $116,380 - $143,740 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, support, or consult on capital process improvement projects with a financial scope of up to $100 million from conception through commercialization.
Provide functional leadership and creativity in the initiation, design, development, and optimization of manufacturing and converting equipment and processes to meet safety and OEE objectives.
Develop knowledge and skills in leadership of the application of engineering principles, scientific analysis, and project management.
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 well-being of operators, maintenance, and other personnel.
Identify complex technical issues and provide necessary solutions to eliminate root cause.
Conceive, develop, validate, and share ideas leading to new or improved products, processes, materials, systems or scientific knowledge aligned with business unit objectives.
Coach and mentor team members to increase technical understanding of equipment and processes and their ability to execute programs to improve NA tissue value stream business results.
Share expertise and provide coaching to build team capability.
Drive a culture of protected and documented innovation to protect and defend K-C proprietary technology, products, and business processes through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor’s degree in engineering or relevant scientific degree
8-12+ years of related technical experience in mill, production or staff engineering environments
Specific, technical knowledge and process expertise in rolled and folded tissue and/or towel manufacturing processes (preferred)
Prior experience in a variety of plant and staff assignments, ideally including maintenance and operations (preferred)
Familiarity with machine startups (preferred)
Strong analytical skills and ability to mine process data from process data systems (preferred)
Experience in improving the operation of high-speed manufacturing and/or converting equipment and processes (preferred)
Evidence of continuing self-development (preferred)
Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and coach less-experienced engineers (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits suite
401(k) and Profit Sharing plan
Eligibility for a target bonus

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Hard Skills & Tools

engineering principlesproject managementprocess improvementmanufacturing processessafety codesOEE objectivesdata analysishigh-speed manufacturingmachine startupstechnical problem solving

Soft Skills

leadershipcreativitycoachingmentoringcommunicationteam capability buildinganalytical skillsinnovationcollaborationsafety awareness

Certifications

bachelor's degree in engineeringrelevant scientific degree