Technical Leader - Operational Technology

This role will provide technical leadership and subject-matter expertise in the OT hardware and infrastructure to lead overall optimization through application of technology implementation of best practice standards building capability within the salary & hourly teams and driving cost savings programs within the Mill.

In this role you will:

• Be the site point person for the OT Support Center (OTSC)

• Coordinate communication from the OTSC to site engineers technicians and mill leadership (drive ownership down to asset engineer level educate & delegate)

• Drive accountability at the mills to meet OT requirements.

• Deployment and on-going support of OTbase a tool and platform that is used for the asset management of the OT environment. Requires training others and is the point person for raising issues back to OTSC

• Facilitate the awareness and usage of digital tools to support OT environment e.g. Splunk

• Participates in project reviews and sets direction and ensures that appropriate resources are involved (i.e. DTS/MOSAIC and mill engineers)

• Infrastructure planning for key upgrades thinking longer-term benefits and aligning technology solutions consistent with sector & regional standards

• Security / training educating mill resources and ensuring compliance with cyber security standards and policies including on-boarding of new EEs electrical or instrument reliability techs

• MOSAIC infrastructure obsolescence / asset management (the controls portion would be the mill capital vs. the infrastructure would need to be driven from the OT side working in conjunction)

• Keep connected with industrial automation control systems and the impact to the OT environment (drives controllers electrical devices safety systems power distribution etc.) - Aligning to standards for implementation

• Provide leadership by example in corporate safety quality regulatory product safety and sustainability.

• Support the application of the sector Quality Management Process in all assignments and responsibilities.

• Ensure that all elements of the corporate Human Resources Development and Diversity policy are fully supported as appropriate for the position.

• Manage self in accordance with the K-C Ways of Working utilize LEAN principles in the development and management of work and drive change within the organization as a role model for process improvement.

• Protect and defend K-C proprietary technology products and business processes through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.

• Locate existing internal or external or novel technology solutions for process and product needs 3 5 years from commercialization that enable realization of business unit strategies. Recommend strategies to protect novel technology solutions to sustain identified advantage in market.

• Apply engineering principles standards and procedures in the execution of projects and programs to advance process innovation.

• Experienced working with external technical service providers and suppliers.

• Maintain technical and scientific expertise in an area of technology and communicate impact of developments on Kimberly-Clark.

• Coach and teach team members to increase technical understanding and effective communication of technical accomplishments and to promote growth of leadership qualities.

• Implement the documentation and report of unit work as required by KC policy effective communication protection of proprietary information and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Effective communication skills with the ability to discuss technical issues in a business environment (mill technical and operations resources suppliers management etc.).

• Communicate appropriately with all customers conducting all communications and transactions with the utmost integrity and honesty to build an unimpeachable business reputation.

• Support Lean Six Sigma methodology through mentoring of candidates as well as preference to either be LSS black belt certified or actively working towards certification.