Continuous Improvement Leader
Job Description
Your Job
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 your role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
About Us
Scottex®. Kleenex®. Huggies®. Cottonelle®. You already know our legendary brands-and so does the rest of the world. In fact, 25% of people in the world use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know that these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn't exist without our manufacturing experts, like you.
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We're also a team that truly cares about each other - kind of like a family but a really productive and focused one. Employee research shows that manufacturing team members comes to work each day with confidence and security in knowing that their safety will never be compromised. We take pride in our ability to offer a healthy paycheck for a job well done and opportunities for our workers to develop their careers into new skills, roles, and schedules over time. There's more than one way to create your future with our winning team. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark; you just need to clock in!
About You
As the Continuous Improvement Leader in our Romagnano Mill in Romagnano Sesia (NO), you will be responsible to lead Lean initiatives and will be responsible for facilitating a change in mindset that will support continuous improvement along the plant's end-to-end value stream.
You will report to the Plant Manager and you will be an individual contributor (no direct reports).
YOUR KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Studying the current process by introducing lean management concepts
- Providing guidelines, orientations, coaching and digital support to the operational teams of the Plant, while ensuring that lines, machines and facilities are managed according to the highest standards in the areas of safety, quality and waste reduction.
- Proactively "training" the lean mindset and spirit of continuous improvement of all plant resources
- Analyzing daily routines, providing employees with lean methodology and training
- Keeping an active approach on waste reduction, value analysis and active staff involvement.
- Managing the training and implementation of new K-C software.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
- Degree in Engineering with previous experience in similar roles
- Proven knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and more generally Problem Solving, Change Management and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
- Good leadership and teamwork skills, the ability to interact with different profiles both within the plant and at the corporate level
- Propensity to innovation, a good economic sensitivity and familiarity with the main tools of digital transformation.
- Excellent knowledge of English and Italian
We Offer
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. Our employees appreciate both the open work environment and the global nature of our company and are always ready to take on new challenges. In addition we offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our Recruiting Team will then review your application and follow up with you if you seem like a great fit for this role.
Please submit your CV in English as it will be considered by English speakers.
In the meantime, you can check out the Manufacturing Careers area on our website (if you haven't already). You'll want to review this and come prepared with a few relevant questions if and when you pass GO and begin interviews.
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.
Primary Location
Italy- Romagnano
Additional Locations
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time