Reliability Lead IPC

Location: Any K-C location within APAC

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 this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

Role Overview & Primary Accountabilities:

Regional Reliability Leader is responsible for the successful deployment and adoption of Reliability systems within the IPC segment. He will actively work with Global and Plant teams in providing strategic directions in roll out of Reliability program across the plants. This position is responsible for establishing leadership standards for the personnel associated with maintenance and reliability throughout the IPC segment. Setting the strategy, developing team and leader capabilities. Working with the respective plants in optimization and reduction in maintenance budget year on year , and delivering continuous improvement in asset reliability. Position also ensures Maintenance and Reliability team are leveraging POWER UP (operational excellence) continuous improvement process to drive improvements for plants. Sets objectives for plant reliability and delivers results that have a significant impact on plant reliability and OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness. This role requires strong leadership to lead Reliability programs and ability to implement new digital programs and technologies .

• Safety: Implement loss control throughout the organization by visibly demonstrating that safety is embraced as a value. - Develop and maintain safety systems in accordance with K-C loss control management.

• Quality: Support improvement initiatives towards process capability and precision maintenance work execution. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Delivery and Cost: Develop the Plant Stores and Reliability team across the IPC segment in meeting the overall performance objectives thru  skill development, and career guidance.

• Develop, and inspire the reliability team to drive a breakthrough step change in asset performance with a principal focus on equipment reliability resulting in an improvement to safety, quality, OEE, and to reduce maintenance costs to world class levels.

• Inspire the stores team to continuously drive improvements in safety, quality, inventory level, delivery and cost reduction to best support the plants assets and teams to provide world class service.

• Work in partnership with the plant facility leadership to achieve facility objectives. Provide governance to all established reliability processes, ensure continual improvement, and build/establish new processes. Ensure we are following standards for all Reliability systems. Determine and track investments in reliability technology, systems and methods to insure maximum ROI.

• Work in partnership with the staff Reliability and Global Supply Chain Reliability Team to achieve facility and sector/supply chain objectives.

  Champion the maintenance budget process and foster partnerships in the cross functional accountability of adhering to budgetary objectives.

• Cost: You are responsible for delivering 3% year on year reduction in spending by embracing and fostering a culture of loss prevention and control to drive continuous improvement in the reduction of breakdowns and other losses across the IPC plants asset base.

• Place emphasis on CFI’s and Internal Controls.

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 151 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 professional 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:

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering as such as Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in  manufacturing systems deployment or related roles.

• Excellent leadership and change management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Experience handling BI tools such as Power BI and Tableau to share progress with stakeholders.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across global and local teams.

• Ability to travel regionally as required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Maintenance, Engineering and leading  CI programs . Data analytics skills and experience with appropriate tools. Knowledge of AI  and new technologies.

Working Conditions

Office-based with frequent visits to regional manufacturing sites. Collaborative work environment with global and regional teams.

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
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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 reflect