Electrical Engineer, Converting

Location – Northfleet Plant, UK

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.

This role will be part of Kimberly Clark's International Family Care and Professional (IFP) business—an organization rooted in purpose and innovation that has built a legacy with global impact. As Kimberly-Clark forms a strategic partnership with Suzano to create a world-class international tissue and professional products company, this role is proposed to transfer to the new venture once the transaction closes, anticipated in mid-2026, subject to consultation and other applicable legal requirements. This is a rare opportunity to help shape a new global leader backed by two industry powerhouses. You’ll be part of a high-potential business that combines Kimberly-Clark’s iconic brands and commercial excellence with Suzano’s industrial and sustainability leadership.

Converting Electrical Engineer will be responsible for technical asset management of electrical equipment, instrumentation and automation systems related with converting and packaging assets. Technical Asset Management includes Projects, Reliability Strategy Implementation, Maintenance Planning & Execution, OEM relations and key contract management for assets.

This role will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Implement standards for safe engineering practices across site facilities.
• Owner of Performance Standard for the mill (Hazardous Energy Control).
• Ensure electrical equipment and infrastructure compliance (legislative and KC technical Standards).
• Make sure that Permit to Work process is compliant and effective for facilities works.
• Update CMMS Asset registers for electrical systems for new assets and reliability strategy changes.
• Make sure that all critical electrical and instrumentations documents, as-builts and drawings are up to date.
• Converting Electrical Maintenance Budget Holder.
• Support CAPEX Projects, handovers and commissioning.
• Develop and Deliver Small to Mid-Size Engineering Projects.
• Design and Deliver Automation Strategy for Converting Systems.
• Manage Contractor Safety & Shut Planning and Execution.
• Identify cost saving and value creation opportunities and deliver these initiatives.
• Act as a role model for crew and technicians, actively coach them during daily activities.
• Continuously assess effectiveness of the site utilities by measuring performance against identified KPIs.
• Support the shut planning and post shut review process to drive continuous improvement.

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.

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:

• Formal Engineering qualifications – Minimum HND, ideally degree level.
• Extensive electrical engineering experience at industrial level.
• Proven experience of PLC’s, LV & MV (HV as well preferably), instrumentation and automation.
• Experience of implementing Reliability / Maintenance / TPM improvement programs.
• Safety Management and PtW Skills.
• Deep Knowledge around Converting Assets and Technologies.
• LEAN / Six Sigma experience.
• FMCG or similar industry experience is preferred.

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark:

• 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 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 Considered

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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.