Plant/Mill Manager (Marinette, WI.)

Job Description

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. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

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.

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.

The plant manager leads, directs, and controls the day-to-day activities of the manufacturing facility to achieve the short and medium-term financial and operating objectives set by the KCNA organization business plan. Drives improvement through execution of Global Supply Chain tools and methods.  Leads the transformation of the workforce to a highly enabled and engaged one.  It is the responsibility of the Plant Manager to ensure production meets output and at desired quality for the lowest possible cost working within the standards of corporate, state, and federal policy. The Plant Manager will direct, coach and mentor staff to devise methods to use the plant's human capital and capital resources to best meet production goals. Budgetary responsibility includes oversight of the facility's processes and activities to achieve KPI's across multiple categories including safety, quality, labor, waste, costs, efficiencies, etc.

Customers and Customer Requirements:

Key customers are product end users, distributors, sector management, sales management, marketing personnel, and mill employees.

Expectations include:

• Economically produce quality products and services


• Continuous improvement utilizing Lean thinking and tools


• Assets (materials/ inventories, equipment, personnel) properly managed, maintained and developed


• Organization optimally structured to support business objectives


• Positive work climate and working conditions maintained (safety, housekeeping, employee relations)


• Facility in compliance with governmental laws and requirements.

Essential Accountabilities:

• The mill manager will provide overall leadership and direction to plant managerial and hourly teams in all aspects of the production operation including production, warehousing and shipping operations, maintenance, capital projects and continuous improvement.


• Anticipate trends in organization's market trends, raw material purchasing price fluctuations, community factors, or associate cultural factors which may influence operating activities.


• Contributes to achieving production objectives through coordinating workflow and product quality.


• Monitor departmental performance against goals to ensure that progress is being made, and that corrective action is taken if necessary.


• Anticipate and provide direction on future capital projects and equipment needs.


• Maintain effective community and government relations to assure the early identification of potential problems and maintain and build Kimberly-Clark’s image in the community.


• Key accountabilities are to establish and achieve business objectives in the areas of safety, quality, customer service, cost, asset management, housekeeping, environmental, employee relations, human resource development, raw material management, and corporate ethics.


• Manage the operation so that the working environment is maintained at the highest level of safety, housekeeping, appearance, and physical condition to ensure compliance with corporate policies, government regulations, and good manufacturing practices.


• Lead risk reduction control throughout the organization by visibly demonstrating that safety is embraced as a value.  Provide resources, develop safety systems and maintain those systems in accordance with Kimberly-Clark loss control management to achieve a safe working environment.


• Establish and ensure achievement of safety objectives and fully comply with corporate loss management policies as well as government safety and health regulations


• Drive talent strategy 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.


• Delivery of cost savings in the range 3-5% of operating budget annually.


• Monitor key performance indicators to assess labor and variance to budget, productivity, and schedule adherence to ensure on time delivery of tissue product to KC professional customer base.


• Performance management and personal development in order to drive business results in Environment, Health, Safety, Productivity, Cost, and Delivery metrics.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business or related engineering discipline


• 10 plus years' leadership experience in a fast-paced environment with manufacturing operations or business function.


• 7 plus years of Supply Chain/Manufacturing experience leading large-scale change


• Demonstrates safety is a value, actively coaches and participates in safety management on an ongoing basis and is knowledgeable of safety procedures and practices.


• Understands the application of quality systems for measuring, monitoring, controlling and improving materials, products and processes.


• Ability to organize and plan; delegate responsibility and authority; lead and motivate people; and maintain effective control of the operation.


• Broad knowledge and extensive experience in business management, including the successful management of a product system or functional department


• Judgment and ability to interact effectively with governmental agencies to maintain positive community relations


• Proven Lean manufacturing knowledge and experience and the ability to deploy this knowledge and experience to accelerate KCNA’s transformational efforts.


• Experience working with a high-performance work system for operations is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent graduate degree in Material Science or Sustainability


• Experience working with big 4 strategy consulting firms


• Experience working with large CPG engagements requiring significant cross functional collaboration


• Experience driving venture capital investments or academic partnerships

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.

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.

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.

Salary Range: $181,000 to $234,000.

Total rewards at Kimberly-Clark include pay and a full benefits package. The anticipated base pay range for this job is listed above, and this position may also be eligible for a target bonus opportunity of a percentage of the base pay. Individual base pay levels will be based on multiple factors including, but are not limited to, location, role, skill set, and level of experience.  

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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