Environmental and Sustainability Manager (Ogden, UT)

Job Description

Youre not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because were 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 youll bring your professional expertise talent and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic ground-breaking this role youll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

As an integral part of the Environment & Sustainability (E&S) team the Site Environmental & Sustainability Coordinator assumes a leadership position spearheading Kimberly-Clarks (K-C) commitment to Better Care for a Better World. This role provides strategic leadership specifically for the environmental aspects of E&S programs and systems within a low E&S level complexity site. The position ensures that the facility is strategically aligned and operating in conformance with K-C E&S Standards and in 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 environmental and sustainability results. Site E&S Coordinators may lead a team of professionals to assist in delivering on accountabilities and reports to the Segment E&S Operations Leader.

In this role you will:

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

Risk Management: Able to identify and understand environmental hazards assess associated risks and develop similar skills and capabilities in others.

Subject Matter Expertise: Demonstrate competence in relevant environmental and sustainability topics especially about topics addressed by K-C E&S Perf. Stds. and associated operation-specific risks.

Leadership Incident Support: Lead conduct and guide environmental incident investigations and conduct causal analyses while building similar skills and capabilities in others.

Training Delivery: Deliver basic environmental and sustainability training common in less complex operations.

Program Assessments: Execute routine checks and self-assessments of the sites environmental and sustainability program maturity and performance for operations of low complexity.

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 Support: 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.

Compliance Assurance:

Ensure the site is compliant with K-C and regulatory controls and requirements related to environmental matters.

E&S Management System Ownership:

Take ownership of the relevant environmental and sustainability components within the sites E&S Management System.

Risk Management:

Identify environmental aspects hazards emerging requirements etc. and verify that they are managed to acceptable levels of risk or impact.

Define the environmental and sustainability risk reduction strategy for the site lead implementation of the plan and continuously assess the effectiveness of performance.

Implement & Manage ISO E&S management system:

Lead the facilitys effort to elevate the E&S operating model to align with ISO 14001:2026 release.

Implement strategies and initiatives to continually improve the effectiveness of the E&S programs.

Strategic Alignment:

Embed K-Cs E&S strategies and partner to drive execution

Lead the facilitys initiatives to improve the maturity of environmental and sustainability programs.

Collaborate with segment and global teams to ensure consistent application of E&S standards and best practices for environmental & sustainability.

Drive facility E&S objectives through pipeline ideation & execution CPC/Sustainability systems alignment and calibration with plant & central teams.

Objective Setting:

Deliver Sustainability 2030 goals (and create value) by pulling through best practices/technologies and incorporating into plans KPIs and budget. This includes water use reduction climate emissions reduction waste elimination and chemicals of concern elimination.

Define E&S objectives for the site and assess effectiveness of performance

Event Investigations:

Lead environmental event investigations to ensure thorough root cause evaluations and verify the effective implementation of corrective/preventative actions.

Verify the implementation of effective corrective and preventive actions to mitigate the recurrence of incidents.

Escalate appropriately per the E&S escalation process

Training and Orientation:

Ensure all employees undergo appropriate environmental and sustainability orientation and training programs.

Contractor Compliance:

Ensure adherence of contractors to relevant K-C standards and E&S requirements specifically for environmental & sustainability matters.

Data Analysis and Reporting:

Implement E&S rollouts of next generation digital reporting and assurance within site to drive resource efficiency and effectiveness and build equity in K-Cs brands

Utilize digital systems/platforms to conduct analysis of environmental and sustainability data. Applies procedures and controls to ensure data integrity.

Provide insights and recommend improvement actions based on data analysis.

Ensure procedures and controls are in place to verify the quality and completeness of data.

About Us

Huggies. Kleenex. Cottonelle. Scott. Kotex. Poise. Depend. Kimberly-Clark Professional. You already know our legendary brandsand so does the rest of the fact millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldnt exist without talented professionals like you.

At Kimberly-Clark youll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation growth and impact. Were founded on more than 150 years of market leadership and were always looking for new and better ways to perform so theres your open door of opportunity. Its 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 were constantly exploring new ideas on how when and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team youll 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:

• Bachelors degree in environmental science environmental management sustainability or a related field.

• 5 plus years of experience in environmental management involving legal compliance hazards/risks adherence to company standards and deployment of environmental management systems.

• Qualifications required by local regulatory authorities if any.

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

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits youd enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview see .

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
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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 encompassesthe experiences of our 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-Clarks applicable mobility benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clarks sole discretion.

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