Process Operator

As a person, you’re a learner – a natural 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 this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

In this role, you will

• Demonstrate initiative and flexibility to support the business results of the operating team, both the immediate business needs on the shift and the development for future business needs.

• Participate in root cause assessments of all safety, product/process, quality and productivity issues and customer complaints as appropriate, ensuring that effective corrective action is identified and implemented to meet objectives.

• Participate and lead machine start-up, trouble shooting, shutdown, grade changes events and developing work instructions to allow supporting repetitive basic maintenance tasks.

• Support total team involvement, communicating to prevent reoccurring mistakes within and across crews ensuring that the on-coming crew is “set up” for success in the functional locations they are supporting.

• Fully trained in all machine modules and understands and capable of applying all of the elements of the training system including meeting the resource sharing module identified for the individual.

• Supports training plan to address crew/mill wide deficiencies analyzing both self and team mates to support the overall business. Ensures delivery of training to fellow crew members as subject matter expert. Holds others accountable providing performance feedback on other associates.

• Responsible for receiving and responding to performance review feedback and necessary developmental opportunities including managing personal growth plans.

• Participate in giving feedback and recognition to fellow team members to enhance performance.

• Use lean principles to identify and solve problems.

• Provide input to equipment and process improvement initiatives.

• Initiate work requests and record reliability activity in SAP system.

Shift

• The LaGrange Mill operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks per year.

• 12 hour rotating shifts: 6:00am to 6:00pm and 6:00pm to 6:00am.

• Shift rotates between working days and nights every two weeks.

• For one week, associates work three 12-hour shifts and the next week, associates work four 12-hour shifts.

• Overtime is required occasionally and is not optional.

• It is a basic requirement of this position to meet the above defined work schedule. 

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, million of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You 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.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.

In one of our Process Operator roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Are 18 years or older and authorized to work in the United States

• Do you have a state and/or US Department of Education accredited high school diploma, GED Grade 12 certificate?

• 1+ years of continuous work experience.

• Have basic computer knowledge, mechanical aptitude, and good math skills.

• Are able to maintain a work schedule of 12-hour rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays and overtime.

• Can pass a pre-employment assessment and a pre-employment drug + background screening.

• Can pass post-offer / pre-hire Physical Abilities Test (PAT)

This position will report to the Asset Team Leader and receive work directions from the leader and Operations Shift Leader. The Process Operator is responsible for the operation, trouble shooting, and upkeep of high-speed machinery used to manufacture nonwoven material. This position is also responsible for ensuring superior quality of the produced material. The incumbent will provide support for the mill operation on a rotating shift to ensure short term objectives and future mill vision goals are achieved.

Total Benefits

Our manufacturing employees are some of our most important workers, our most loyal fans, and our favorite people, so we take care of them really well. We’ve listed just a few of the many offerings that the incumbent of this role would enjoy if hired.

Competitive Compensation with a starting wage range of $22.68 per hour (with premium rates on Sundays) and available pay increases within your first year. You’ll also be included in our 401(k) and Profit-Sharing Plans.

Support for Great Health with options for medical, dental and vision coverage—and no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions, you can start work with peace of mind on Day 1. You’ll also have access to an on-site Fitness Center and on-site Occupational Health Nurse and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts that let you maximize health care options and stretch your dollars further when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse Income protection insurance options such as Life insurance, Short and Long-term Disability insurance to help protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury or other unexpected events.

Great support for amazing life choices. We know it takes time and resources to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.  That’s why Kimberly-Clark offers additional programs, reimbursements and stipends for the things that matter to your life, right now.

For a full overview of the many Benefits offered to Kimberly-Clark employees, go to www.mykcbenefits.com.

To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

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.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” -  or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

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