Sr. Manager, Product & Process Engineering

Attindas Hygiene Partners designs, manufactures, and markets absorbent hygiene products. The company sells adult incontinence and infant diapers, among other products, into the healthcare, retail, and direct-to-consumer channels under brands including Attends, Indas, and Comfees as well as a wide range of private label brands for retailers.

Mission: We champion health, dignity and comfort.

Vision: To be a global leader in absorbent hygiene by meeting consumers’ diverse needs through effective, affordable and widely available personal care solutions.

Our Values: Personal, Agile, Innovative, and Integrity

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for leading and supporting initiatives that drive improvements in processes, products, cost, and overall productivity. By applying statistical and continuous improvement principles, the role fosters a culture of continuous improvement and data-based decision making across manufacturing operations. Through strong project and technical leadership, the position ensures the successful execution of initiatives—delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business and plant objectives. Success in this role requires a dynamic change agent with exceptional interpersonal skills, capable of navigating a fast-paced, evolving environment and effectively leading cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Cross Functional Project Management

• Leads technical program objectives within product platforms, leading and/or supporting cross-functional teams to deliver innovation, cost savings, and continuous improvement.
• Develops plans, allocates resources, and drives projects to meet business goals.
• Supports assigned category initiatives by attending category planning sessions, providng status updates and presentations, and representing, and providing process and manufacturing perspectives for the Greenville site.
  
  

Process Engineering & Development

• Oversees process development, qualification, and production readiness phases within the product launch process, ensuring processes are stable, capable, and reliable, and that products meet or exceed quality requirements. Provides training to others on related systems and best practices.
• Leads process trials and designed experiments, applying statistical methodologies to analyze, understand, and optimize manufacturing processes.
• Investigates product quality issues as needed, leading or participating in problem-solving initiatives and implementing permanent corrective and preventive actions.
  
  

Capital Expense Planning & Control

• Ensures project capital expenditures are according to plan and budget; time and spend commitments are met; initiates, justifies, tracks, and ensures timely closure of appropriation requests.
• Assists in preparing capex plans for future years based on site needs and product platform roadmaps.
• Regularly tracks and reports results and project status.
  
  

Change Agent & Continuous Improvement

• Collaborates with leadership and other teams to analyze, quantify, and prioritize opportunities for selecting, scoping and prioritizing initiatives and projects.
• Provides insight and perspective to leadership on strategic changes to product, processes, and procedures.
• Acts as a key driver of change with plant and functional leaders.
• Practices risk and change management techniques to ensure a smooth transition to the process owners / receiving teams.
• Improves work systems and processes by defining standard work and change management principles.
• Creates documented processes and builds documented knowledge among manufacturing teams.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering discipline, or Engineering Management
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a high speed manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Six Sigma greenbelt, or similar statistical analysis / training and ability to apply the concepts
• Working knowledge of quality systems standards (e.g. ISO or GMP standards)
• Strong project management skills with demonstrated leadership experience
• Proficient using project management and Microsoft Office tools
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in a high speed manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Professional Project Management certification
• Six Sigma Black Belt training or certification
• Minitab proficiency
• Product Design or Development knowledge
• Process Engineering experience