**Department Leader**:
The Department Leader is responsible for the total operation results of typically three or more converting/production lines (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Morale - SQCDM).
**Main accountabilities and responsibilities**(including I Care)**
- An Employee with uncompromised commitment to our I Care journey which ensures a safe, healthy, and sustainable work environment.
- Responsible for development of the organizational capability to get the expected results and provide leadership, direction setting and coaching for their department- Responsible for the fulfilment of the maintenance plan (including cost)
- Uses internal and external benchmarks to drive performance improvement.
- Contributes to the achievement of the plant’s Compelling Business Need (CBN) and communicates it to the department.
- Develops department objectives aligned with site and unit needs and cascades goals down to the teams
- Ensures the department delivers required production orders according to spec, in time and on cost
- Ensures department works to standards (Safety, Quality,



Daily Direction Setting (DDS), etc. )
- Accountable for the Department’s Operational Budget
- Identif ies CAPEX needs to support midterm plans.
- Is a role model and accountable for performance & consequence management, coaching and education within their department.
**Experience and**qualification**requirements**
- University degree preferred
- 5+ years of relevant work experience
- Leadership experience preferred
**Skills and Competencies**
- Safety Awareness
- Leadership & Influencing skills
- Decision making
- Conflict management
- Effective Communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Prioritization
- Time management
- Delegation
- Advanced Problem solving skills
- Stakeholder management skills
- Financial awareness
- Analytical skills
- Customer focus
- Interpersonal skills
- Learning Agility
- Coaching skills
**Application End Date**:
21 may 2026
**Job Requisition ID**:Essity

📌 Department Leader (Monterrey)
🏢 Essity
📍 Monterrey