Senior Quality Technician

OverviewSenior Quality Technician

Location: Northfleet Plant, Kent, UK

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.

In this role you will have the exciting opportunity to drive the next chapter of product innovation for some of the key categories in the IFP tissue business – by bringing together your amazing passion for understanding consumers, pioneering new technologies, translating new ideas and insights into winning product propositions to meet and exceed the business needs. You will also have a fantastic opportunity to partner with some of the key stakeholders in the RandD, Growth and Supply Chain teams and play an active role in influencing the IFP strategy.

Responsibilities

Collect and test for statistical evaluation, base sheet and finished product samples to enable checking for compliance to the finished product specification.

Collect and test finished product and base sheet samples to support new product introduction, Plant and RandD trials and qualifications as required.

Validate correlation of Lab test equipment and satellite lab test equipment.

Liaise with operations teams and monitor product quality on the line to provide the Plant quality leader with up to the minute information relating to quality issues. Participate in Tier 2 process.

Provide support to Plant teams in product testing procedures, developing compliance with company Standard test methods (STMs), specifications and operating standards.

Coaching mill operating teams in quality standards and testing.

Administration of Quality Management system and assist with process confirmation and continual improvement of the Quality Management System.

Administration of test equipment conformance, and certificates of schedules of calibration.

About UsHuggies. 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 YouYou perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fuelled 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.

You will focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the centre. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Experience of testing in Laboratory conditions

Confident communicator, computer literate and numerate

Capable administrator, with ability to multi-task and prioritise. Flexible and able to manage varying workloads

Experience in use of Microsoft Excel desirable

Total BenefitsHere are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see mykcbenefits site or careers website.

Great support for good health

with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts

to maximize health care options and stretch pounds 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.

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.

To Be ConsideredClick 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.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

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 checks.

Primary Location: United Kingdom – Northfleet

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