Platform Team Leader at Kimberly-Clark

Posted in Other about 14 hours ago.

Location: Appleton, Wisconsin





Job Description:

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.




Provide operations team leadership and management to attain safety, quality, delivery, cost, and talent building objectives for the Adult and Feminine Care converting assets.




In this role, you will:



  • Lead the safety efforts of the operations team to prevent injuries and illnesses to NCSF employees. This leadership should visibly demonstrate in action, and not merely in word, that safety is a core value of the organization and should include: knowing and enforcing safety rules, ensuring that planned inspections are performed, auditing team members' safe behaviors, leading accident investigations, conducting timely investigations and follow-up on corrective action items.

  • Communicate managing philosophies and objectives to employees to ensure their participation in the achievement of facility and asset team objectives. Provide hourly performance feedback and document annually.

  • Provide leadership in the event of a facility emergency. Assess the situation and ensure appropriate measures are being implemented to control the emergency. In crisis situations, initiate the appropriate contact with upper management.

  • Address performance issues and assist in the resolution of conflict, encouraging resolution to occur at the lowest organizational level.

  • Maintain high employee morale through positive motivation and leadership and strict adherence to facility norms and understandings, policies and guidelines.

  • Support the training and development of employees to ensure continued plant growth, effective operation and to minimize need for direct supervision.

  • Audit production and quality of operating departments on shift to ensure production of acceptable product.

  • Utilizing SAP and PIPEMAP, monitor and maintain production inventories, complete month-end reconciliation, and audit department costs.

  • Review departmental costs for items outside of budgeted spending.

  • Work with the TALCM best practices for identifying and controlling work orders and assigning appropriate maintenance personnel.

  • Facilitate scheduling of production employees, equipment operation, and material flow to ensure attainment of customer service.

  • Ensure that established internal control policies, instructions, or procedures are followed as they apply to this position.

  • Communicate fully with superiors, subordinates and others who have need to know. Be informative without being obtrusive or vexatious. Communicate in a way that is timely, yet prompt; complete, yet concise; candid, yet accurate; and clear, yet responsive.

  • Provide leadership to ensure the organization attracts, develops, and retains the best people and fosters an environment which motivates a diverse team to fully use its capabilities in achieving desired business results.

  • Responsible for reviewing and authorizing timecards bi-weekly for team members which may include reconciling data and any necessary follow-ups.



The successful candidate will join the Neenah Cold Springs Operations team and report to Product System Sr Manager.




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, millions 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. When you join our team, you'll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.



In one of our manufacturing 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:



  • Bachelor's degree from an ABET accredited College or University.

  • 5+ years of experience.

  • Experience facilitating projects/programs in a team environment while providing team leadership.

  • Strong capabilities in developing team members through coaching and feedback.

  • Strong communication and presentation skills.



Preferred Qualifications:



  • Experience with LEAN Manufacturing and problem solving.

  • Experience in a high-speed industrial manufacturing environment.

  • Experience in a leadership/supervisory position managing hourly team members.

  • Knowledge and experience in operations at the functional level.




Total Benefits


Here are just a few of the benefits you'd enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.



Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with 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.




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.



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