Categories: Manufacturing, Operations, Leadership

Product System Leader

Job Description

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.

Ready to lead at the speed of innovation? As a Product System Manager, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. This role is more than a job - it’s a launchpad for your career. You’ll thrive in a high-speed manufacturing environment, driving operational excellence while preparing for the next step: Plant Manager and beyond. We offer accelerated development, hands-on leadership experience, and executive-level exposure to fast-track your growth. Flexibility and mobility are key—your willingness to relocate opens doors to exciting opportunities across our global network. If you’re energized by challenge, passionate about continuous improvement, and ready to own your future, this is where your leadership journey begins.

In this role, you will provide strategic and hands-on leadership for plant operations across safety, quality, cost, productivity, continuous improvement, compliance, asset management, and team development. This role manages teams driving operational excellence and reliability in partnership with Continuous Improvement, Engineering, and regional teams. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will play a key role in shaping facility policies, employee engagement, and long-term operational strategies, ensuring objectives that directly impact plant performance and customer service for Kimberly-Clark.

Safety:

• Provide leadership to ensure a safe work environment and foster team ownership of safety objectives.
• Champion safety as a core value by modeling safe behaviors, enforcing compliance with corporate policies and government regulations, and driving initiatives to eliminate injuries and illnesses.
• Develop and execute safety improvement plans, conduct incident investigations, and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Maintain compliance with housekeeping/5S standards and support corporate programs such as Drug and Alcohol policies.

Quality:

• Embed quality into all processes by setting high expectations for product standards and ensuring compliance with the Quality Management System.
• Lead initiatives to maintain adherence to FDA cGMP requirements and 21 CFR 820 regulations, as applicable.
• Develop and implement plans to achieve quality conformance objectives and build robust prevention systems to minimize defects.

People:

• Create an inclusive and engaging work environment that promotes fairness, development, and advancement opportunities.
• Attract, develop, and retain top talent while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration
• Build leadership capability through coaching, mentoring, and training programs; partner with cross-functional teams to enhance operational excellence.

Delivery & Cost:

• Manage departmental budgets and schedules, ensuring compliance with corporate financial policies.
• Drive operational efficiency through Lean/OPEX principles, process standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with reliability, logistics, and planning teams to optimize asset performance, improve supply chain outcomes, and achieve cost savings.
• Lead efforts to meet key business objectives such as OTIF (On Time in Full), OEE (Operational Equipment Effectiveness), and ECS (External Cost Savings).

Collaboration & Communication:

• Serve as a liaison between the plant and corporate teams, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership, team members, and external stakeholders to influence decisions and drive results.
• Represent the site in strategic initiatives, installations, and start-up projects to achieve long-term operational success.

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.

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:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, business or relevant discipline and 10+ years of experience.
• Significant experience in Operations, Business, Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, and/or Maintenance.
• Advanced knowledge in people management and development.
• Possesses demonstrated ability to organize, influence and lead a multi-functional team and foster a proactive team environment.
• Ability to lead organizational changes, establish and build relationships, manage conflict, solve problems, set priorities, develop strategic vision, and generate new ideas to deliver business results.
• Experience in multiple plants, product systems and corporate staff experience, along with leadership of a non-exempt workforce is highly desired.

 Working Conditions:

• Normal scheduled hours will vary based on the need to support a 24/7 Operation.
• Flexibility to travel up to 15% for benchmarking and best practice sharing across North America.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment.

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:
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

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, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses 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. 

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

This is a M3/Grade 7 role and compensation may vary based on location. 

 

Salary Range: 157,720 – 194,760 USD

 

At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

Primary Location

Mobile Mill

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time