Sr. Manager, Platform Team

Kimberly-Clark - New Milford, CT

Full-time - Manager

New Milford, CT

5,001-10,000 employees

Paper Manufacturing

About the position

The Sr. Manager of the Platform Team at Kimberly-Clark is responsible for leading a large team to ensure operational excellence in manufacturing processes. This role focuses on safety, quality, cost management, productivity, and continuous improvement, while fostering a proactive team environment. The manager will collaborate with various teams to drive performance and capability development, ultimately contributing to the delivery of high-quality products to consumers.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day direction to process techs and asset teams.
• Arrange for proper support from reliability and platform engineers for plan of the day.
• Manage cost of manufacturing including operating supplies, waste, labor, and cost savings.
• Partner with reliability team to manage maintenance costs.
• Develop strategy and tools to deliver a budget.
• Collaborate with planning on the production schedule, rates, and sequence to deliver customer service.
• Use effective business communication with all stakeholders, corporate support teams, employees, and external contacts.
• Manage vendor/supplier relationships with a Total Cost of Ownership mindset.
• Lead the development of department objectives and action plans for delivery.
• Lead organizational change, build relationships, and drive performance.
• Accountable for the capability development of team members.
• Coordinate with Training 4 Excellence to facilitate skills development.
• Lead operations teams to support mill/regional/global continuous improvement efforts and initiatives.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, business or relevant discipline.
• 7 years or more of related experience in Operations, Business, Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, and/or Maintenance.
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge in people management and/or technical areas of expertise.
• Ability to organize, influence, and lead a multi-functional team.
• Experience in multiple mills, product systems, and staff experience, along with leadership of a non-exempt workforce.
• Proficient in LEAN business practices.
• Ability to role model and teach 4 step simple problem solving, LSW, Visual Management, 5S.
• Ability to build and manage to a budget.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a manufacturing environment with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with Total Cost of Ownership principles.
• Experience in leading large teams in a manufacturing setting.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions.
• Access to an on-site fitness center and occupational health nurse.
• Flexible Savings and spending accounts.
• Diverse income protection insurance options.
• Programs and support for education, adoption, relocation, and temporary childcare.