Kimberly-Clark
ReliabilityManager
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“Reliability Manager at Kimberly-Clark. Skills: Reliability management, Asset performance, Loss prevention. Provide strategic leadership for maintenance skilled resources. Provide strategic leadership for reliability engineering groups”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver improved asset performance; Achieve business objectives; Achieve facility objectives; Achieve sector/supply chain objectives; Adhere to budgetary objectives; Deliver 3% year-on-year reduction in spending; Ensure costs associated with inventory are at the right level; Ensure alignment with Mill Strategy Deployment; Ensure alignment with Product System priorities; Ensure alignment with long-range business plans; Define performance targets for asset availability; Define performance targets for OEE; Define performance targets for maintenance effectiveness; Drive accountability; Drive cross-functional alignment; Drive continuous improvement in reliability performance; Ensure reliability priorities are embedded in production plans; Ensure reliability priorities are embedded in outage planning; Ensure reliability priorities are embedded in resource allocation; Ensure reliability capabilities support safe operations; Ensure reliability capabilities support compliant operations; Ensure reliability capabilities support stable 24/7 operations; Ensure maintenance capabilities support safe operations; Ensure maintenance capabilities support compliant operations; Ensure maintenance capabilities support stable 24/7 operations; Ensure emergency response readiness; Drive sustainable cost improvement
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Loss prevention; Breakdowns reduction; Chronic losses elimination
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Report to Engineering and Reliability Sr Manager, Provide strategic leadership, Implement loss control, Develop and maintain safety systems, Support improvement initiatives, Provide resources and systems, Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, Manage yourself in accordance with One Kimberly-Clark Behaviors, Lead and develop the mill Stores and Reliability team, Lead the site succession planning, Ensure reliability tools and standards are implemented, Build reliability knowledge and capability, Assure cost effective resource capacity allocations, Lead, resource, develop, and inspire the reliability team, Lead, develop, and inspire the stores team, Work in partnership with facility leadership, Determine and track investments in reliability technology, Work in partnership with staff Reliability and Enterprise Supply Chain Reliability Team, Represent your manufacturing site, Champion the maintenance budget process, Manage a skills matrix, Deliver 3% year-on-year reduction in spending, Lead the stores team, Place emphasis on CFI’s and Internal Controls, Own and deploy the site reliability strategy, Provide leadership for integration of reliability practices, Lead the development and execution of a multi-year reliability roadmap, Establish and sustain governance routines, Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, and Central Stores, Ensure reliability and maintenance capabilities support safe, compliant, and stable 24/7 operations, Drive sustainable cost improvement
What You'll Do.
Provide strategic leadership for maintenance skilled resources
Provide strategic leadership for reliability engineering groups
Deliver improved asset performance
Implement loss control throughout the organization
Visibly demonstrate safety is embraced as a value
Develop safety systems in accordance with Kimberly-Clark loss
Lead team to complete safety objectives
Ensure a safe working environment
Support improvement initiatives towards process capability
Support improvement initiatives towards precision maintenance work execution
Provide resources and systems to align equipment
Provide resources and systems to align products
Provide resources and systems to align processes
Provide resources and systems to align materials
Provide resources and systems to align systems
Provide resources and systems to align procedures
Achieve business objectives
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
Manage yourself in accordance with One Kimberly-Clark Behaviors
Lead the mill Stores and Reliability team
Develop the mill Stores and Reliability team
Manage performance accountabilities
Manage resource sharing approach
Manage skill development
Manage career guidance
Lead site succession planning for reliability technicians
Ensure reliability tools and standards are implemented consistently
Build reliability knowledge and capability of others
Assure cost effective resource capacity allocations
Manage the right number of technical resources
Provide effective reliability services
Lead the reliability team
Resource the reliability team
Develop the reliability team
Inspire the reliability team
Drive breakthrough step change in asset performance
Focus on equipment reliability
Reduce maintenance costs
Develop the stores team
Inspire the stores team
Drive improvements in safety
Drive improvements in quality
Drive improvements in inventory level
Drive improvements in delivery
Drive improvements in cost reduction
Provide world class service
Work in partnership with facility leadership
Achieve facility objectives
Provide governance to all established reliability processes
Ensure continual improvement
Establish new processes
Ensure standards for all Reliability systems are followed
Determine investments in reliability technology
Determine investments in reliability systems
Determine investments in reliability methods
Track investments in reliability technology
Track investments in reliability systems
Track investments in reliability methods
Work in partnership with the staff Reliability Team
Work in partnership with the Enterprise Supply Chain
Achieve facility objectives
Achieve sector/supply chain objectives
Align team and objectives to Sector strategy
Align team and objectives to Sector standards
Represent manufacturing site within the sector
Represent manufacturing site within the corporate technical community
Attend Global Reliability Network meetings
Attend Global Reliability Network activities
Champion the maintenance budget process
Foster partnerships in cross functional accountability
Adhere to budgetary objectives
Manage routine check and adjust process associated with
Manage budget based on mill spending
Manage budget based on business demands
Participate in the capital planning process
Manage a skills matrix for the maintenance organization
Manage skills development
Provide improved reliability performance
Provide improved service
Deliver 3% year-on-year reduction in spending
Embrace a culture of loss prevention and control
Foster a culture of loss prevention and control
Drive continuous improvement in reduction of breakdowns
Drive continuous improvement in reduction of other losses
Reduce losses across the site asset base
Lead the stores team to ensure accurate inventory
Lead the stores team to ensure the right
Ensure costs associated with inventory are at the
Place emphasis on CFI’s
Place emphasis on Internal Controls
Own the site reliability strategy
Deploy the site reliability strategy
Ensure alignment with Mill Strategy Deployment
Ensure alignment with Product System priorities
Ensure alignment with long-range business plans
Provide leadership for integration of reliability practices into
Lead the development of a multi-year reliability roadmap
Lead the execution of a multi-year reliability roadmap
Define initiatives for reliability roadmap
Define owners for reliability roadmap
Define milestones for reliability roadmap
Define performance targets for reliability roadmap
Establish governance routines
Sustain governance routines
Drive cross-functional alignment
Drive continuous improvement in reliability performance
Partner closely with Operations
Partner closely with Engineering
Partner closely with Central Stores
Ensure reliability priorities are embedded in production plans
Ensure reliability priorities are embedded in outage planning
Ensure reliability priorities are embedded in resource allocation
Ensure reliability capabilities support safe operations
Ensure reliability capabilities support compliant operations
Ensure reliability capabilities support stable 24/7 operations
Ensure maintenance capabilities support safe operations
Ensure maintenance capabilities support compliant operations
Ensure maintenance capabilities support stable 24/7 operations
Manage critical asset risk
Ensure emergency response readiness
Drive sustainable cost improvement through disciplined maintenance strategies
Drive sustainable cost improvement through optimized use of
Drive sustainable cost improvement through optimized use of
Drive sustainable cost improvement through elimination of chronic
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional accountability; Partnership with facility leadership; Partnership with staff Reliability Team; Partnership with Enterprise Supply Chain Reliability Team; Cross-functional alignment; Partner with Operations; Partner with Engineering; Partner with Central Stores
Communication Scope
Technical community; Global Reliability Network
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning, Capital planning, Mill Strategy Deployment
Full Job Description
Reliability Manager ## **Job Description** You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: this is your opportunity to explore uncharted questions, engineer innovative solutions, advance scientific understanding, and constantly push the boundaries of what’s possible. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. **About You** 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. * Report to the Engineering and Reliability Sr Manager. * The Reliability Manager is responsible for technically complex processes, plant equipment, and facilities. * Provide strategic leadership for maintenance skilled resources and reliability engineering groups to deliver improved asset performance. * Implement loss control throughout the organization by visibly demonstrating that safety is embraced as a value. * Develop and maintain safety systems in accordance with Kimberly-Clark loss control management and lead your team to complete safety objectives and ensure a safe working environment. * Support improvement initiatives towards process capability and precision maintenance work execution. * Provide resources and systems to align equipment, products, processes, materials, systems, and procedures to achieve business objectives. * Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. * Manage yourself in accordance with the One Kimberly-Clark Behaviors and values. * Lead and develop the mill Stores and Reliability team (Stores, maintenance technicians, planners, reliability engineer) – including performance manager accountabilities, resource sharing approach, skill development, and
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