Project Engineer

Project Engineer/Manager

Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company dedicated to improving well-being through our products and solutions, essentials for everyday life.

You may not know Essity, but we are a global leading hygiene and health company, with corporate headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. We are a corporate leader when it comes to sustainability and have strong values - our Essity Beliefs & Behaviors - which drive our amazing culture. Our products improve the lives of people who use them, as we break barriers to well-being.

Through world-class supply chain performance, we enable the delivery of business needs to meet local demands. Our Global Supply Chain business unit has approximately 17,000 employees, working from 54 production sites in 19 countries. We supply hygiene products for our business areas Consumer Tissue (Toilet paper, Household towels, Handkerchiefs, Facial tissues, Wet wipes and Napkins), Professional Hygiene (TORK) and Personal Care (Incontinence Products, Feminine Care and Baby Care). The unit was formed on June 1, 2019 by merging the two entities Supply Chain Development and Global Manufacturing. Prior to 2019, the unit operated in two separate entities, known as GHS Tissue and GHS Personal Care.

Who We Are

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

At Essity: This Is What We Do

About the Role

The Essity Global Supply Chain/Manufacturing team in North America team is currently searching for a Project Engineer/Manager for our manufacturing facility in Harrodsburg, KY.

This position provides oversight, management and leadership of engineering projects. The Project Engineer will work closely with the Technology Manager, Electrical/Mechanical Technicians and Resource Support Team members to ensure business unit performance continuously improves and that manufacturing excellence principles are consistently utilized.

We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk.

What You Will Do

• Lead and support capital projects throughout the site;

• Responsible for the justification, capital request, and overall project management of capital projects delivered to the site;

• Responsible for meeting or exceeding Hygiene Manufacturing Excellence project requirements;

• Provide engineering experience to the site in order to meet technological and business needs;

• Support operations and engineers with reoccurring issues based on engineering principles;

• Perform other essential responsibilities as deemed necessary.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required;

• At least two years of engineering experience in a manufacturing setting, paper manufacturing/converting preferred;

• Minimum two years project management experience strongly preferred;

• Strong organizational skills;

• Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills;

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

• Lean manufacturing experience preferred;

• Experience in team based work setting with use of World Class Manufacturing Principles preferred;

• Experience with AutoCAD or similar computer-aided design software preferred;

• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite including (Teams, Word, Excel, Power Point, Project) required;

• Experience with SAP system preferred.

About Our DEI Culture

Guided by our Beliefs & Behavior, our culture is the foundation that connects our history with our future. At Essity, care, collaboration and inclusion are more than buzzwords, they are practiced on an everyday basis. And with a purpose of breaking barriers to wellbeing, promoting gender equality and enable customers and consumers to lead a fuller life at all stages of life, DEI is in our core.

As we work in diverse teams across geographies, cultures and professional areas, inclusive leadership is something we expect from ourselves and each other. In our leadership platform, we express this as leveraging the power of differences. From experience we know that diverse and inclusive teams are key to innovate and profitably grow our business while simultaneously address our ambitious climate targets.

What We Can Offer You

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Compensation and Benefits:

Expected Compensation:

Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits.

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.

Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance;

• Wellness program provided through Rally;

• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA);

• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution;

• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance;

• Employee Assistance Program;

• PTO offering with Paid Holidays;

• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance;

• Employee discounts program;

• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.

Collaborative and Caring Culture | Empowerment & Engaged People | Work with Impact and A Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning & Career Growth | Health & Safety Priority | Sustainable Value Together| Innovation| Sustainable Working Life | Total Reward

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact EssityHRNorthAmerica@essity.com

Together, we are improving lives, every day

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

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