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Your role at Clorox:

Responsible for Safety, Quality and Production requirements on assigned packaging lines in the plant to include personnel, planning, budget, and execution.

In this role, you will:

• Lead, Coach and Develop direct reports and others to ensure Forest Park has the required bench strength to supply personnel to the PSO organization while continuously delivering the plant metrics and meeting the individual’s career interests

• Plant Vision Work: Help develop and drive the Plant Vision, Mission and Guiding Principles to ensure the plant’s culture and long range plans meet the business needs

• The professional in this role will provide day-to-day leadership for manufacturing operations through monitoring of total production process to ensure that safety, quality, production, and cost goals are met.

• Provide appropriate training to operating personnel to ensure that the necessary skills are developed to meet business needs.

• Support and reinforce the implementation of Continuous Improvement Process to deliver measurable and sustainable improvements.

• Deliver shared base business requirements and operating results including Recordable Injury Rates, departmental cost, labor productivity, inventory management, efficiency, and unplanned downtime.

• Excel in leading teams and individuals through problem solving, prioritizing issues and opportunities.

• Manage Equipment Related opportunities through data management system

• Manage Daily Safety, Quality , Housekeeping and environmental requirements for designated areas

• Manage Personnel Time keeping system and payroll for direct reports

• Manage Continuous Improvement Processes that support Plant / Department metrics

• Complete all performance management (PMPA) requirements throughout the year

• Support and provide direction with annual hourly level evaluation

• EM: Ensure adequate EM is applied to all major projects, including material changes and new product introductions to enable vertical start-ups.

• Work to develop safety and quality ownership in Associates

• Support Rewards and Recognition programs

• GEMBA walks on a daily basis to foster plant leadership

• People Management & Span of Control of up to 32 Hourly employees (equivalent to 2 areas of control)

• Drive Plant metric to glide path

• Meet all plant and company metric goals for Safety, Quality and Line efficiency

• Drive technical improvements and maintenance upgrades

• Ensure Operational Readiness requirements are met on all projects

• Maintains quality standards through support of QIR and QN processes

• Ensures WPO and housekeeping standards are sustained

• Ensures line operator PMs are completed and TECO’ed to standard

• Assists Maintenance in planning and prioritizing maintenance work

• Lead loss discussion of business unit area in Daily Review meetings

• Manage changeover, startup, and shutdown processes to standards.

• Supports development of production schedule and achievement of schedule adherence

• Works with other resources to improve line / equipment performance to goal

• Support WCO improvement activities for business unit within standards

• Works closely with T&Q pillar team to identify needs and address opportunities

• Supports plant and corporate capital projects

• Participate / Lead Packaging EO, EQ, POM, and PQ

• Develop and maintains process to document operating task in JIB format, working in association with T&Q

• Develop and track progress against the Loss Elimination Action Plan (LEAP) for assigned business unit

• Managing cost and deliver OEE glide-path.

• Drive skill block system alignment and completion by Associates, in junction with the T&Q function

• Ensure support for both the operations and the operators in getting time to complete training requirements

• Mentor Associates on Leadership skill requirements and with root cause analysis to problem solving

• Complete all required training requirements per company expectations

• As a member of the plant Leadership team, support the strategic leadership journey map plans

• Provide support and Leadership direction on annual Leadership plan

• Support all plant celebrations, by participating and assisting activities

• Drive a plant culture change to better support Manufacturing Flexibility

• Work with Corporate Engineering Support Departments, R&D and the plant to develop an equipment and operations platform that allows for greater flexibility to support FS4G

• Analyze plant budget with Plant Controller and others. Make recommendations to achieve Breakthrough savings and execute to plan

• Work with Plant Engineering to develop Capital Budgets that align with the business needs

What we look for:

• 3+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment ( packaging, maintenance, etc.)

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and people skills

• Experience facilitating teams and building consensus across organizational levels

• Willingness and ability to work 12-hour shifts (6am–6pm), including weekends, on a 2-2-3 schedule

• Proven leadership in plant operations, driving safety, quality, and productivity targets through effective team management and cross-functional collaboration

• Strong business acumen with experience managing budgets, KPIs, and performance metrics using tools such as SAP for real-time decision-making and resource planning

• Skilled in continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and change management to optimize operational efficiency and team engagement across shifts

#LI-Onsite

Workplace type:

On-Site

We seek out and celebrate diverse backgrounds and experiences. We’re looking for fresh perspectives, a desire to bring your best, and a non-stop drive to keep growing and learning.

At Clorox, we have a Culture of Inclusion. We believe our values-based culture connects to our purpose and helps our people be the best versions of themselves, professionally and personally. This means building a workplace where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate in our Clorox community. Learn more about our I&D program & initiatives here.

[U.S.]Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.

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