Job Description

As a person, you’re a learner – an innate 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 your Lead Quality Engineer role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. 

Position Summary:

Provides Quality support to assigned Product Platform(s) at a manufacturing site. Support includes site quality tasks such as change management support; investigation and resolution of non-conforming product and material events, significant consumer complaints, or other CAPAs; manufacturing data analysis; quality risk management; start-up protocol/process validation/verification planning; and routine problem-solving. Recommends and implements continuous improvement projects that support site quality & organization objectives. Ensures compliance to established procedures and processes.

Responsibilities:

Initiates and follows up on CAPA and QNC for assigned platforms and site.

Owns quality risk management activities for the assigned platforms/site, including FMEAs and risk files.

Identifies need for, develops, and executes continuous quality improvement plans within the assigned platforms and site.

Builds and maintains capability for compliance with QMS, 21 CFR 820, and other regulations and GMP's.

Provide Quality Management support to mill and project teams, including support for change control, design & development transfer to the site, quality protocols & spec verification/validation, supplier quality management, and acceptance sampling, as needed. As required, helps maintain the site Master Validation Plan.

Provides feedback for the development of new quality standards and systems to meet business objectives; communicates effectively.

About Us:

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best teams committed to driving innovation and growth. We’re founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform—so what can you do with that? There’s no time like the present to make an impact at Kimberly-Clark. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

In this role you will join the Family Care Quality Team and report to the Quality Team Leader.

About You:

You’re driven to perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering or related discipline

5+ years of broad experience in a Quality, Manufacturing, Research or Regulatory function.

Experience should include close working relationships with Manufacturing and Research functions AND technical quality skills in at least two of the following areas: CAPA/problem-solving, applied statistics, validation, risk management/FMEA, change management, design controls, engage R&R, supplier quality management, and/ or demonstrated application of LEAN/ Continuous Improvement skills.

LEAN Six Sigma Blue belt or higher strongly preferred.

Total Benefits:

Here are a few of the benefits you’d enjoy. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options. No waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.