Rapid Improvement Leader

About the role

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational transformation across NA Manufacturing sites through execution of Rapid Improvement projects.
• Utilize Six Sigma problem solving methods and LEAN tools to identify gaps, develop improvement plans, and execute solutions that deliver significant impact to MFG processes, organizational capability, and high-performance culture.
• Provide overall ownership to execute Rapid Improvement projects, typically within a 3–5-month timeframe, ensuring rigorous and consistent application of standards.
• Lead and coordinate a cross-functional team including plant operations, engineering, maintenance, Value Stream, logistics, quality, finance, digital and Enterprise Supply Chain to drive delivery of project goals.
• Build capability within the plant teams to ensure sustainability of improved results.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to mill operations, including development of visual management tools, tiered scorecards, and Leader Standard Work.
• Collaborate with the digital capabilities team to identify and drive technology improvement solutions that enable operation efficiency and improved asset performance.
• Possess or working towards LSS Black-Belt certification with expectation to maintain an active LSS project ongoing.
• Subject matter expert on all aspects of LEAN manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in supply chain, engineering or related and 10+ years of related experience.
• Possess or working towards LSS Black-Belt certification.
• Significant experience in Engineering, Operations, Lean Manufacturing, and Reliability.

Benefits

Kimberly-Clark offers a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.