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.
We currently have a vacancy for a Maintenance Planner at Barrow Mill, reporting to the Site Reliability Leader. The purpose of the role is to work with the Engineering & Asset Teams at Barrow Mill in the planning and scheduling of maintenance activities to ensure the condition of plant equipment is maintained to world class standards. The role will also see you continuously improving asset reliability with a desire to make a proactive difference.
KC is an exciting place to be, and this role is the perfect opportunity for you to be part of our future Engineering strategy here at our Barrow site!
The Role:
The primary focus of the role will be to lead the planning and scheduling of engineering maintenance activities in both tissue manufacturing and converting operations across the plant.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead maintenance task planning and work order management including.
Run daily SAP reports and review daily notifications for the site and advise on critical actions.
Work request approval, updating work orders to accurately reflect current work and reviewing daily new work orders.
Development and preparation of engineering work packages. Ensure work packs are available prior to the commencement of maintenance tasks.
Identification and allocation of resources for maintenance activities.
Creating maintenance shut plans using MS Project
Staging of parts in conjunction with the Engineering Stores team.
Plan, develop and confirm asset scheduled inspections and standard work associated with equipment condition alongside the Asset Engineers
Collaborate with mill production planners and Asset Teams to identify appropriate maintenance scheduled activities.
Support daily maintenance meetings, attending weekly management meetings to schedule work orders in the correct time period. Facilitate Weekly Engineering Review Meetings with the Asset Teams
Prepare work packages in anticipation of short shut opportunities. Obtaining quotes for materials and services, Order materials and services in SAP following pre-approval.
Ensure that statutory inspections are scheduled in SAP and completed to ensure site compliance.
Schedule maintenance activities to ensure minimal disruption to production processes.
Agreeing work scopes with subcontractors and obtaining quotes against them.
Understanding of site safety arrangements, supervision of contractors and managing permitting systems.
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:
The candidate will be ideally time served in a technical discipline, qualified to HNC, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent technical experience.
Preferably have previous experience working within a manufacturing operation as part of a multidisciplined team, or in an automated or continuously operating process facility.
Experience of planning and scheduling techniques and the use of tools to manage this.
Experience of coordinating resources including contractors & suppliers.
Knowledge and experience of supervising/managing contractors on site.
Computer literacy, SAP, MS Project, Word, Excel etc.
Good communication and presentation skills.
We work in a culture of continuous improvement so having experience of lean methodologies and conventional plant operations would be advantageous.
Total Benefits
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 LocationBarrow MillAdditional LocationsWorker TypeEmployeeWorker Sub-TypeRegularTime TypeFull time