Lead Quality Analyst- QMS

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.

It starts with YOU.

Summary of Position:

Incumbent reports to the Quality Manager and works in concert with other quality specialists and process engineers to provide a coordinated effort for common Quality Management Systems across the AFC sector while ensuring that the Neenah Cold Spring Facility meets sector and corporate quality requirements.

In this role, you will:

• Visibly demonstrate safety as a value by following safety procedures, maintaining a safe workplace and complying with safety rules. Actively participate in achieving organization and personal safety objectives.
• Communicate fully with superiors, subordinates and others who have need to know. Communicate in a way that is timely, complete, concise, candid, and clear.
• Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.
• Be the Owner of CAPA/QNC, Internal Audit, Management Review, and Complaint investigations
• Ensure compliance to quality system requirements.
• Be Accountable for assuring direct and root causes of Major Quality Nonconformance’s and serious Consumer Complaints as required per Staff Quality direction (in-depth product knowledge).
• Develop and maintain systems to provide the operations team with information on finished product quality, product consistency, and process capability.
• Provide direction and coordination of efforts ensure overall effectiveness of the QMS and proactively identify and execute quality improvement programs. 9. Maintain and enhance the Quality Management System to ensure ongoing compliance with the Corporate, Global and FDA Quality Management System Requirements.
• Assist in or lead moderate to large sized projects. Plan and carry out customer service and project responsibilities with minimal direction, but asks for assistance/guidance when appropriate. Provides technical guidance and coaching to team members.
• Build and maintain capability in QMS, ISO, and cGMP to support objectives to manage supplier and partner quality systems versus established ISO and cGMP standards in support of existing business.
• Support Quality culture by building relationship with operations by spending time on the operations floor.

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.

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 incumbent should have 2-5 years broad experience in science, engineering, manufacturing, or related discipline, and be knowledgeable in quality system requirements for consumer products, cosmetics, and higher regulated devices. Incumbent should develop working knowledge of process tools, EtQ, current Good Manufacturing Practices with emphasis on FDA CFR 820, ISO standards with emphasis on ISO-13485, CAPA, EWMA, LEAN, and Centerlining.
• Must have a good working relationship with functional areas within a manufacturing environment in order to be able to network and to get assistance required to resolve difficult issues. This person typically has an in-depth knowledge of a single functional area and a working knowledge of many areas.
• Must be able to travel an appropriate amount of time in order to participate in efforts with Staff and other manufacturing sites. (<10% expected).

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.

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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, 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.

Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.

This is a P1/Grade 11 and compensation may vary based on location.

Salary Range: 78,660 – 92,980 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.