Continuous Improvement Manager

Clorox • Aberdeen, MD

1d • 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.
• 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.
• Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• 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
• Experience with MES and Power BI highly 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.
• 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.
• Ensure consistency and standardization of best practices and tools as a member of the Plant Leadership Team.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs.
• Robust health plans.
• 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.
• Fair and equitable pay and pay transparency.
• Participation in Clorox’s incentive plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees