Senior Electrical Engineer
Barrow, Cumbria – Permanent, Full Time Competitive + Benefits
Your Job
As a person, you’re a learner, a natural leader, and 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.
As part of our commitment to world‑class engineering and technology, we’re building on our current electrical capability. Lending your expertise in all kinds of ways, you’ll help us achieve our ambitions across our production line operations. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll ensure assets are operating to their optimum efficiency to maximise output and ensure targets are consistently met. Your knowledge and expertise will be integral to supporting the delivery of the mill’s improvement strategy, spanning everything from Digital Control Systems to medium / high voltage distribution.
This role will provide technical leadership to the Electrical engineering resources. You will work a day shift, with the flexibility to support emergency call‑outs when required. Your focus will be to optimise and sustain tissue manufacturing assets, minimise machine downtime, and make cost‑saving improvements. You’ll also be responsible for implementing new electrical engineering systems, optimising maintenance of existing systems and managing obsolescence programmes.
What’s more, you’ll train and mentor others, creating a legacy of best practice at our Barrow in Furness factory on the edge of the beautiful Lake District!
Responsibilities
* Responsibility for the delivery of legislative and corporate safety and engineering standards.
* Champion, role‑model and continuously improve all safety requirements, including the supervision of the KC technical support team and contractors, Permit to Work process, risk assessments and method statements.
* Manage capital projects from initial feasibility study to final close‑out ensuring KPI’s for safety, cost, time & specification are met.
* Lead root‑cause failure analysis and 4‑step problem solving. Ensure actions are completed, closed out and shared with relevant parties.
* Coach, develop, build capability, and consciously improve the way mill teams adhere to Electrical mill processes and standards.
* Champion and role‑model the planning, implementation and continuation of other company‑wide programmes (such as LEAN, OPEX, P2030 best practice) identified within the mill’s asset roadmap.
* Champion, role‑model and consciously improve the way in which activities are planned and scheduled, effectively integrating asset and business requirements to maximise people utilisation and equipment performance.
* Transfer in‑depth technical knowledge of electrical equipment in areas of responsibility.
* Lead weekly asset team meetings. Be responsible for reviewing asset KPIs to drive improvement.
* Supervise technical support team, including contractors, ensuring all tasks are completed to the expected level of quality.
About Us
Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly‑Clark Professional®. Millions of people use Kimberly‑Clark products every day. We know these amazing 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.
About You
You perform at the highest level possible and 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.
Qualifications
* Minimum BEng Electrical (electronic) engineering or equivalent tertiary education or experience.
* Preferably experienced within a manufacturing, packaging or FMCG environment.
* Knowledge of SAP computerised maintenance systems and processes.
* Proven knowledge and experience of initiating and implementing continuous improvements.
* Applied knowledge and high‑level experience of PLC programming, drives and automation.
* Experience and high‑level knowledge of Siemens / Allen Bradley / ABB / Rockwell systems.
Total Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits you’ll enjoy working in this role for Kimberly‑Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
* 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 maximise 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 programmes and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
* Competitive pay and benefits, including 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
Click 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 small 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 check, and DMV check.
Primary Location
Barrow Mill
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