As an integral part of the Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) team, the Site Occupational Health & Safety Lead assumes a leadership position, spearheading Kimberly-Clark’s (K-C) commitment to Better Care for a Better World. This role provides strategic leadership specifically for the occupational health and safety aspects of OH&S and E&S programs and systems, focusing on the company’s moderately complex locations. The primary objective is to ensure strategic alignment with K-C OH&S and E&S Standards and compliance with local legal requirements.

Through influence without authority and/or direct reporting relationships, the position works collaboratively to identify and direct appropriate process and systems that elevate site program maturity, effectively manage risks, and deliver continuous improvement in occupational health and safety results.  Site Health & Safety Lead may have local staff to assist in delivering on accountabilities and typically report to Mill/Site Managers.

In this role, you will:

• Legal Compliance Management: Interpret, understand, and continuously monitor/manage changing implications of relevant legal requirements applicable to site activities and operations.

• Complex Risk Assessment: Able to identify and understand complex occupational health and safety hazards, assess associated risks, and develop similar skills and capabilities in others.

• Subject Matter Expertise: Stay skilled in pertinent occupational health and safety subjects, particularly those covered by K-C OH&S and E&S Performance Standards and linked to operation-specific risks.

• Leadership in Incident Management: Participate in occupational health and safety incident investigations and conduct causal analyses while building similar skills and capabilities in others.

• Training Development and Delivery: Develop, deliver, and train others across a broad spectrum of OH&S and E&S topics relevant to moderately complex operations.

• Program Maturity Assessments: Conduct routine checks/self-assessments of the site's occupational health and safety program maturity and performance in moderately complex operations.

• Leadership Skills: Demonstrate relevant leadership skills related to accountability, positive role modeling, and commitment as per the Leadership Curriculum.

• Technological Acumen: Leverage data and digital systems/platforms to improve decision-making and problem-solving. Address technological advancements, such as automation, as relevant to tasks/duties of the role.

• Project Management and Change Management: Exhibit capabilities in project management and managing change effectively.

• Lean Mindset and Collaboration: Role model a lean mindset, emphasizing continuous improvement and value to the customer. Embrace a "go to where the work happens" attitude. Demonstrate strong collaboration and relationship-building skills.

• Manufacturing Planning/Execution/Capital Allocation: Possess familiarity with manufacturing planning, execution, and capital allocation processes.

ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Compliance Assurance:

• Ensure the site's compliant with K-C and regulatory controls and requirements related to occupational health and safety matters.

• OH&S and E&S Management System:

• Act as the functional owner and facilitate the implementation of the occupational health and safety components within the site’s OH&S and E&S Management System.

• Risk Management:

• Identify occupational health and safety aspects, hazards, emerging requirements, etc., and verify that they are managed to acceptable levels of risk or impact.

• Objective Setting:

• Define the occupational health and safety objectives for the site and assess the effectiveness of performance.

• Program Maturity:

• Lead the facility's initiatives to improve the maturity of the occupational health and safety programs.

• Global and Regional Strategies:

• Effectively implements Global and Region/BU occupational health and safety strategies.

• Event Investigations:

• Assist in occupational health and safety event investigations to ensure thorough root cause evaluations and verify the effective implementation of corrective/preventative actions.

• Training and Orientation:

• Ensure all employees undergo appropriate occupational health and safety orientation and training programs.

• Contractor Compliance:

• Ensure adherence of contractors to relevant K-C standards and OH&S and E&S requirements.

• Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Utilize digital systems/platforms to conduct analysis of occupational health and safety data.

• Provide insights and recommend improvement actions based on data analysis.

• Emergency Response Support:

• Support Health Services and emergency response efforts.

Key Decisions/Decision Rights

Decision rights for this role relate primarily to escalation (to Regional/BU and Global OH&S and E&S leadership) of any potential conditions that cannot be appropriately resolved locally and are associated with potential:

• Non-conformance/non-compliance with K-C and regulatory controls and requirements related to OH&S and E&S.

• EHS risks or impacts that may not be managed to acceptable levels.

• Ineffective corrective/preventative actions specified to address OH&S and E&S events/subsequent investigations.

• Ineffective controls to provide quality and complete OH&S and E&S data for compliance/conformance purposes.

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.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in safety, occupational health, industrial hygiene, or a related field.   

• 5 plus years of experience in safety, occupational health and industrial hygiene management within a manufacturing environment, with a focus on legal compliance, risk management, and adherence to company standards.     

• Qualifications required by local regulatory authorities if any. 

• 2 plus years of experience in a leadership, management, or supervisory role.

• Strong communications, interpersonal skills with ability to engage at all levels of the organization. 

• Ability to influence behaviors/outcomes w/o direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications·       

• Pursuing or possessing relevant Professional Certifications (e.g., PE, CIH, CSP, HMM, NEBOSH, etc.).        

• Previous experience with a consumer products organization.

Total Benefits

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.​

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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​

To Be Considered

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 Salary Range: 105,740 – 130,620 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.