Job title: Continuous Improvement Change Leader
Company: Kimberly-Clark
Job description: Continuous Improvement Change Leader
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 your role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
This role is a fundamental position within the North American CI (Continuous Improvement) organization to execute lean transformation and drive business value through CI tools and methodologies across the Owensboro facility. The role will provide support, vision, coordination, and functional direction to drive and sustain focused improvements in performance utilizing lean techniques and thinking.
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS/SCOPE:
This position will be an integral part of the Owensboro Mill team, reporting to the mill CI manager. This position will provide dedicated lean support to the facility and other mills as needed.
ORGANIZATION: People Responsibilities
Reporting relationship – Owensboro Mill Continuous Improvement Manager
People responsibility – Leads teams through influence and example. No direct reports.
Partnerships – Internal to Mill – Mill Management Team, all Mill Associates, Mill Support Functions
External to Mill– Change Leaders across network, supply chain and other cross functional teams within KCP.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Facilitates, promotes, and supports lean cultural development, including:
- Executes focused transformations and operational excellence deployment utilizing an extensive playbook of lean tools and methodology.
- Coaches and develops teams to use lean techniques and thinking (leader as teacher)
- Uses lean MB&C, MS and OS diagnostic tools to identify full potential opportunities and gap closure plans.
- Facilitates the development, introduction and tracking of standard work for leaders within focus area.
- Teaches others to create and use lean standards.
- Implement activities, standards and improvements that build rapport throughout change team.
- Provides coaching through problem solving activities to address ongoing barriers to delivery.
- Identify capability gaps and prioritize activities to address these gaps.
- Provide training to close the lean capability gaps within the change team.
- Advocates value stream thinking through teaching and coaching mill teams in subject matter.
- Supports the strategy deployment process within the Mill to support KCP True North.
- Works with mill leadership to support strategy deployment process, including CI 3-year roadmap.
- Champions problem solving processes (e.g., Kaizen) within the Mill to engage associates.
- Supports linkage of CI priorities and methodologies directly to facility results
- Proactively recommends business solutions through the lens of CI and can articulate how continuous improvement tools and processes can drive business value.
Focused Frontline Activities
- Develops, facilitates, and manages transformational improvement and operational excellence plans for focused assets/areas including –
- Executes the transformation standard across mills, supply chain, and business groups as identified by transformation and operational excellence agenda.
- Manages the introduction of tools and processes to support the transformation, as countermeasure to an identified problem
- Facilitate kaizen events within the organization and provides coaching to others learning kaizen process.
- Analyzes value stream opportunities and drives improvements across end-to-end supply chain.
- Ensures existing activities are interlinked to provide a coherent framework to department objectives and goals.
Communication, Performance Measurement and Systems
- Develops and manages systems and processes to ensure compliance with Plan, Do, Check, and Adjust processes within the Mill, including –
- Provides mechanism to track and report scorecard of Operational Excellence transformation measures through weekly/month accountability.
- Ensures all barriers to the acceleration change plan are identified and problem solved to achieve delivery of the implementation plan.
- Supports the internal governance / PDCA processes.
- Supports the introduction of management processes to ensure sustainability.
- Provides clear communication of the acceleration change plans.
Personal obligations
- Provides an environment in which safety is a known value and leadership responsibilities for loss prevention and control are embraced. Fully complies with corporate policies and government safety and health regulations.
- Builds trust with facility population through direct engagement, problem solving, and building relationships.
- Provides documentation and record keeping in support of measuring results and historical reference.
- Communicates fully with superiors, subordinates, and others who need to know. Communicates in a way that is timely, concise, and clear.
- Contributes to an environment in which team members are respected regardless of individual differences and are motivated to improve their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Previous exposure to lean principles and methodologies
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred.
- 1+ years of continuous improvement experience
Skills & Competencies:
- Facilitation skills
- Influencing skills to encourage cross functional working.
- Excellent Communication skills (written & verbal)
Total Benefits
Here are a few of the benefits you’d enjoy. For a complete overview, see .
- Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options. 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 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 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.
This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.
Primary Location USA-KY-Owensboro
Additional Locations
Worker Type Employee
Worker Sub-Type Regular
Time Type Full time
Expected salary:
Location: Owensboro, KY
Job date: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 08:40:08 GMT
