Continuous Improvement Manager

The Clorox Company•Aberdeen, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Continuous Improvement Leader is responsible for driving Operational Excellence across the Aberdeen Cleaning site through the implementation of TPM/Lean/GME principles and the successful deployment of TRACC through Stage 3. This leader builds capability at all levels of the organization, strengthens end‑to-end (E2E) excellence, and ensures the plant meets its continuous improvement (CI) objectives in throughput, cost, and inventory performance. This role serves as both a coach and a hands-on practitioner—guiding leaders through change management and long-term planning while also facilitating key improvement activities directly on the plant floor. The leader partners closely with the Manufacturing Leadership Team and collaborates cross-functionally to create standardization, sustain improvements, and embed a high-performance CI culture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field (required).
7+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment with direct leadership responsibilities.
7+ years of experience specifically in Continuous Improvement, with increasing responsibility and a demonstrated track record of delivering results.
Proven experience leading organizational and cultural change across diverse plant functions.
Experience managing or influencing large groups or cross-functional teams.
Strong background in Lean, TPM, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and related CI tools.
Familiarity with ERP systems.
Proficiency in OSHA and ISO compliance requirements.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Demonstrated ability to attract, develop, and retain high-performing, diverse teams.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
Proven experience conducting meetings, leading training, and facilitating problem‑solving sessions.
Ability to synthesize CI concerns and communicate them effectively at both plant and business-unit levels.
Collaborative mindset with the ability to drive alignment across functions.
Strong project management capability; able to plan, execute, and manage multiple initiatives concurrently.
Ability to maintain high performance while traveling 10–25% as needed.

Nice To Haves

Advanced education or certifications a plus.
Experience with MES and Power BI highly preferred.
Green Belt or Black Belt certification required/preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead TRACC implementation through Stage 3, ensuring strategy alignment across the business, customer-centricity, process integration, team ownership, adherence to tiered problem-solving methodology, data integrity, and risk management
Own leadership pilot (learning/modeling) activities at the sites. Own implementation plans and Stage progression. Own site loss and waste.
Implement ITFs (Implementation Task Force) across the site. Drive PIPs (Process Improvement Projects) to eliminate losses.
Review process improvements and provide recommendations for driving results. Develop a site improvement strategy.
Offer Reliability Engineering and Constraint management coaching and implementation.
Standardize training and documentation as the owner of key processes.
Address issues based on root cause analysis of deviations in key performance indicators.
Apply operations excellence to company processes. Inculcate the use of operations excellence tools and processes within plants to drive small to large-scale improvements that align with key business strategies.
Stay connected and updated on current local and market trends in order to support better positioning through GME.
Provide coaching and training to guide Manufacturing Operations in establishing and implementing operations excellence principles (TPM/Lean) to delivery throughput, cost, and inventory improvement.
Create and own an integrated master plan for implementation, including leadership activities, maintenance systems, sustaining processes, and other loss elimination tools.
Coach and mentor the entire site on integrating GME tools, including creating and maintaining Area of Excellence structures and sequencing applications.
Facilitate training and improvement activities with leadership and operational resources.
Connect Business, division and local imperatives to the operations excellence work within the function.
Facilitate training and improvement activities with leadership and operational resources. Communicate effectively, lead implementation, and analyze and review results.
Develop operations excellence expertise in others.
Maintain documentation related to key processes for database and web use.
Take ownership of performance tracking, including coordinating and summarizing plant metrics and plans.
As a member of the Plant Leadership Team, ensure consistency and standardization of best practices and tools.