Job Description

Mechanical Engineer - Tissue Machine

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.
Tissue Machine Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for technical asset management of mechanical equipment and systems related with Tissue Machine and related sub systems. Technical Asset Management includes Projects, Reliability Strategy Implementation, Maintenance Planning & Execution, OEM relations and key contracts management for asset.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Safety
Implement standards for safe engineering practices across the asset.
Ensure risk assessments are completed in support of maintenance tasks and development work.
Support site safety initiatives and call to actions (CTA).
Owner of Yankee Dryer Safety Performance Standard on site.
Ensure mechanical equipment and infrastructure compliance (legislative and KC technical Standards)
Make sure that Permit to Work process is compliant and effective on the asset.
Support other performance standards implementation and sustainability
Maintenance & Reliability
Update CMMS for mechanical systems for new assets and reliability strategy changes
Make sure that all critical mechanical documents, as-builts and drawings are up to date.
Collaborate with Reliability Engineers to deploy Group Reliability strategies to Tissue Machine
Develops or optimize preventive / predictive maintenance program for the asset and mechanical systems.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and legislative standards around mechanical equipment
Execute technical investigations for faults, equipment failures and deliver Bad Actor analysis for mechanical equipment and systems
Make sure that critical spare parts are defined and stored in the facility
Ensure the required documentary evidence is retained in line with regulatory and legislative standards
Tissue Machine Mechanical Maintenance Budget Holder
Optimize Roll Reliability and Maintenance Strategy
Projects and Asset Support
Develop and update Asset Master Plans for Tissue Machine (5 yearly CAPEX Strategy)
Support CAPEX Projects, handovers and commissioning
Develop and Deliver Small to Mid-Size Engineering Projects
Manage Obsolescence proactively
Collaborate effectively with Asset Leader and Asset Team.
Support OPEX Cycles.
Support Digitalization Strategy for Tissue Machine Systems
Contract Management
Best in class contract management of inspection and maintenance contracts
Contractor Safety & Performance Management Reporting
Identify cost saving and value creation opportunities and deliver these initiatives.
Focal point for key OEMs (Tissue Machine key vendors)
Support Converting and Site Services Assets during their engineers' absences or holidays
Contract Owner for Mechanical, Fitting Contracts and Scaffolding.
Leadership
Drive site maintenance strategy and encourage the use of the identified best practices.
Support the prioritization and coordination of the activities of the Technicians, SMTs and Contractors ensuring flow to work on daily frequency
Act as a role model for crew and technicians, actively coach them during daily activities.
Teamwork
Network with others in the maintenance community to develop and implement common maintenance management processes, information systems and techniques.
Partnership with other Asset engineers, Reliability and Project Teams
Strong stakeholder management with OPS manager, asset leads, EHS and quality.
Continuous improvement
Contribute to training and development of maintenance personnel to achieve mill objectives.
Continuously assess effectiveness of the site utilities by measuring performance against identified KPIs
Support the shut planning and post shut review process to drive continuous improvement.
Make performance visible and share this with leadership team periodically.
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:
Formal Engineering qualifications - Minimum HND, ideally degree level
Extensive mechanical engineering experience at heavy industrial level, preferrable FMCG.
Proven experience of Tissue Machine or similar process-based industry
Experience of implementing Reliability / Maintenance / TPM improvement programs.
Project Management Experience
Contract Management Experience
Technical knowledge around paper making and pressure vessels/systems.
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 .
We offer competitive pay and benefits to employees and reward excellence and performance. Our belief in promoting a healthy work-life balance drives us to support our employees' total well-being, offering comprehensive benefits not limited to gym memberships, private medical insurance, dental cover, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, critical illness cover, travel insurance and a market leading defined contribution pension scheme.
Certain benefits, such as flexible work schedules and parental leave, can be tailored to meet specific individual needs, giving our employees the flexibility to manage their commitments inside and outside of work. We are proud to be rated as a top 100 workplace for working mothers for two years in a row.
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.
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.
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Primary Location Northfleet Mill
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Worker Type Employee
Worker Sub-Type Regular
Time Type Full time

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