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.

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, million 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.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

As an integral part of the Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHS&S) team, the Site Health & Safety Manager assumes a leadership position, spearheading Kimberly-Clark’s (K-C) commitment to Better Care for a Better World. This role provides strategic leadership specifically for the occupational health and safety aspects of EHS&S programs and systems, focusing on the company’s most complex and largest operating locations. The primary objective is to ensure strategic alignment with K-C EHS&S Standards and compliance with local legal requirements.
Through influence without authority and/or direct reporting relationships, the position works collaboratively to identify and direct appropriate process and systems that elevate site program maturity, effectively manage risks, and deliver continuous improvement in occupational health and safety results. Site Health & Safety Manager will lead a team of professionals that will assist in delivering on accountabilities and reports to Mill/Site Managers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, or a related field.
• 7 plus years of experience in safety, occupational health, and industrial hygiene management within a manufacturing environment, with a focus on legal compliance, risk management, and adherence to company standards.
• Qualifications required by local regulatory authorities if any.
• 3 years plus years of experience in a leadership, management, or supervisory role.
• Strong communications, interpersonal skills with ability to engage at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to influence behaviors/outcomes w/o direct authority.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant Professional Certifications (e.g., PE, CIH, CSP, HMM, NEBOSH, etc.)
• Previous experience with a consumer products organization.
• Large or multi-site health & safety management experience desired for complex site.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Legal Compliance Management: Interpret, understand, and continuously monitor/manage changing implications of relevant legal requirements applicable to site activities and operations.
• Complex Risk Assessment: Able to identify and understand complex occupational health and safety hazards, assess associated risks, and develop similar skills and capabilities in others.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Maintain deep knowledge in various aspects of occupational health and safety, especially related to topics covered by K-C EHS&S Performance Standards (Perf. Stds.) and risks specific to operations.
• Leadership in Incident Management: Lead, conduct and guide occupational health and safety incident investigations and conduct causal analyses while building similar skills and capabilities in others.
• Training Development and Delivery: Develop, deliver, and train others across a broad spectrum of EHS&S topics relevant to complex operations.
• Program Maturity Assessments: Conduct and guide routine checks/self-assessments of the site’s occupational health and safety program maturity and performance in complex operations.
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrate relevant leadership skills related to accountability, positive role modeling, and commitment as per the Leadership Curriculum.
• Technological Acumen: Leverage data and digital systems/platforms to improve decision-making and problem-solving. Address technological advancements, such as automation, as relevant to tasks/duties of the role.
• Project Management and Change Management: Exhibit capabilities in project management and managing change effectively.
• Lean Mindset and Collaboration: Role model a lean mindset, emphasizing continuous improvement and value to the customer. Embrace a “go to where the work happens” attitude. Demonstrate strong collaboration and relationship-building skills.
• Manufacturing Planning/Execution/Capital Allocation: Possess familiarity with manufacturing planning, execution, and capital allocation processes.

Decision rights for this role relate primarily to escalation (to Regional/BU and Global EHS&S leadership) of any potential conditions that cannot be appropriately resolved locally and are associated with potential:

• Non-conformance/non-compliance with K-C and regulatory controls and requirements related to EHS&S.
• EHS risks or impacts that may not be managed to acceptable levels.
• Ineffective corrective/preventative actions specified to address EHS&S events/subsequent investigations.
• Ineffective controls to provide quality and complete EHS&S data for compliance/conformance purposes