Senior Quality Engineer – Baby & Child Care Wet Wipes at Kimberly-Clark Corporation in neenah, Wisconsin

Job Description:

Senior Quality Engineer – Baby & Child Care Wet Wipes

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer – Baby & Child Care Wet Wipes

Location: Neenah, WI, Chicago, IL, or Minneapolis, MN

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 to assigned highly-regulated Product Platform(s) – BCC Wet Wipes. Serves as the key point of contact to facility, business or staff teams for the assigned highly-regulated Product Platform(s) – BCC Wet Wipes, covering routine Platform quality tasks such as change management, investigation and resolution of non-conforming product events, manufacturing data and metrics preparation and analysis, process validation/verification planning, and routine problem-solving. Recommends and implements plans and projects that support business, team and/or organization objectives. Ensures compliance to established procedures and processes. Facilitates design transfer to manufacturing sites. In addition, the position provides subject matter expertise to Family Care Wet Wipes, as assigned by the manager.

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 proven 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 primary routine decision-making Staff Quality contact for BCC Wet Wipes products, providing quality leadership to associated KCNA mills, contract manufacturers, and R&E teams in the areas of non-conforming product investigation and resolution, manufacturing quality controls, manufacturing quality planning, change management, manufacturing metrics & reporting, and process validation/verification


• Provide back-up leadership/support for DEPEND as needed. Provide back-up leadership/support for Family Care Wipes and other BCC Platforms as needed. Initiates and follows up on manufacturing-related CAPA and QNC for BCC Wet Wipes platform


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


• Builds and maintains capability within the BCC Wet Wipes platform for compliance with the Kimberly-Clark QMS-R, US Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Guidelines, ISO 22716, and other applicable regulations and GMP's


• Provide Quality Management support to mills and project teams working within the BCC Wet Wipes platform, including support for change control, validation, and acceptance sampling, as needed


• Assists in the development of, and leads implementation of new quality standards and systems to meet business objectives


• Provides subject matter expertise to Family Care Wet Wipes teams to ensure objectives are met and quality risk minimized

Scope

This position reports to KCNA BCC Quality Snr Manager. Has responsibility for coordinating manufacturing-related quality improvement projects, day-to-day support needs, and key metric reporting for BCC Wet Wipes.  Supports Family Care Wipes with subject matter expertise, as needed. Assists in or leads moderate- to large-sized projects. Plans and carries out responsibilities with minimal direction, but requests project and system support as required by the demands of the platform.

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

• 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- to large-sized projects or systems


• 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, change management, design controls, microbiology, 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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