Principal Quality Engineer – Baby & Child Care Garments at Kimberly-Clark Corporation in neenah, Wisconsin

Job Description:

Principal Quality Engineer – Baby & Child Care Garments

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Quality Engineer – Baby & Child Care Garments

Location: Neenah, WI

The buck stops with you

You take ownership of everything you do, and since you set high standards for yourself, that means a lot. Being accountable is a personal matter for you — a completed job has to be as good as your name. Our organization values and rewards people with your level of responsibility. We could not be the leaders we are without you. Let’s talk!

Position Summary

Provides high level Quality leadership and subject matter expertise for multiple regulated Quality Platforms: BCC Garments, Depend Garments. Serves as the coordinator and key point of contact to facility, business or staff teams for assigned large quality improvement projects, focused on interface between R&E and Manufacturing. Recommends and implements plans and projects that support business, team and/or organization objectives. Ensures compliance to established procedures and processes.

Provides high-level Quality/Regulatory leadership for the assigned Kimberly-Clark North America (KCNA) quality systems: Applied Statistics. Develops, implements, and improves standards and systems to deliver business results, routinely checking for compliance with standards, and providing training to customers/stakeholders.

General Expectations and Accountabilities:

• Demonstrate safety as a value by performing all job functions safely, while also complying with corporate policies and departmental procedures, in an effort to reduce risk and eliminate loss


• Manages self in accordance with the expected behaviors of the Leadership Qualities. Effectively achieve results that meet business and individual objectives


• Ensures activities and items are in compliance with both company quality assurance standards and applicable government regulations, such as GMPs and ISO requirements


• Ensures that established manufacturing inspection, sampling and statistical process control procedures are followed as applicable


• Performs production and quality systems audits


• Maintain and demonstrate a high degree of knowledge and skill in product forms, quality systems, processes, and regulations


• Establish and maintain good customer rapport, while driving solutions to meet business needs. Develop and maintain a strong spirit of partnership


• Conduct all communications and transactions with the utmost integrity. Communicate fully with superiors, teammates, and others who have a need to know


• Executes continuous improvement activities for established processes and initiates/supports development of new processes


• Builds and maintains capability in QMS, ISO, and GMPs to support objectives

Position Specific Accountabilities

• Act as the coordinator and key contact


• Provide back-up leadership/support for other BCC and Depend Platforms as needed


• Initiates and follows up on manufacturing-related CAPA and QNC for BCC and Depend Garments


• Identifies need for, develops, and executes continuous improvement plans for manufacturing within the BCC and Depend Garments platform


• Builds and maintains capability within the BCC and Depend Garments platforms for compliance with the Kimberly-Clark QMS-R, 21 CFR 820, and other applicable regulations and GMP's


• Provide Quality Management support to BCC and Depend Garments mills and project teams in response to escalated quality issues, including facilitating CAPA, writing protocols, and developing statistical sampling plans


• Leads implementation of new quality standards and systems to meet business objectives, as part of medium- to large-scale projects


• Provides guidance for one or more quality systems (Applied Statistics) making decisions on changes to standards, auditing system users (including Quality, R&E, Manufacturing Sites, and other Enterprise functions) for compliance to standard, training users on the standard, and supporting targeted implementation as needed to deliver business results


• Initiates and follows up on CAPAs related to the assigned systems


• Identifies need for, develops, and executes continuous improvement plans for assigned systems


• Takes leadership of, or supports, the development and deployment of strategic quality management plans, initiatives and measures for assigned systems Works with Quality Leaders and other Functional Leaders such as Research & Engineering to build Applied Statistics capabilities at all levels of the organization to ensure sustainable quality results

Scope

This position reports to KCNA BCC Quality Snr Manager and primarily supports BCC and Depend Garments, but also works cross-functionally with the AFC and Family Care Quality teams, and the supporting KCNA teams (QMS, Design & Risk, Supplier Quality Management). Leads moderate to large sized projects. Plans and carries out responsibilities with minimal direction, but collaborates with stakeholders to deliver results.

Do you believe that losing is not an option?

Are you a goal-oriented individual who enjoys challenging yourself to do the best that can be done and not stop until you succeed? If so, we want to meet you! Here, you’ll feel elevated and inspired by co-workers from diverse backgrounds who are gold-level equals. Everyone is welcomed, included, respected, and rewarded for their contributions. We invite you to take the high (standard) road with us.

Qualifications/Education/Experience Required

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or related discipline and 8+ years of broad experience in a Quality, Manufacturing, Research or Regulatory function


• Requires prior leadership experience with medium-sized projects or systems. Knowledge of Medical Device requirements is required


• Experience should include close working relationships with Manufacturing and Research functions, and technical quality skills in at least two of the following areas: CAPA, Applied Statistics, validation, Computer System Validation (CSV), change management, design controls, gage R&R, and/ or demonstrated application of LEAN/ Continuous Improvement skills


• Travel - Up to 25%

Got ideas? Let’s get them off the ground

Your life experience gives you a perspective that is your own. That idea-generating part of you, in addition to your excellent job skills, will make you a valuable addition to our staff. Our organization looks to employees to keep us current, successful and moving forward with insights on how to improve our bottom line. We welcome, respect and promote people of different backgrounds for the perspectives and skills they bring. If a receptive and responsive workplace is where you’d like to be, let’s get this off the ground!

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene, and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No.1 or No. 2 share positions in more than 80 countries. With more than 140 years of history of innovation, we believe in recruiting the best people and empowering them do their best work.  If fresh thinking and a passion to win inspire you, come Unleash Your Power at Kimberly-Clark.

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. 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.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

This position may require a post-offer/pre-hire Physical Abilities Test (PAT) to confirm that individuals are able to perform the essential functions of the job.

K-C requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based.  In the event an applicant does not have current work authorization, K-C will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization.  However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship. This position is subject to drug and alcohol testing, including pre-employment testing.

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

K-C will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role, including assistance to obtain proper work authorization. The benefits provided will be per the terms of K-C’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in K-C’s sole discretion.

Primary Location

USA-WI-Neenah

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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