Plant Operations Leader

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Burnside, KY - USAtime type:
Full time posted on:
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** Your role at Clorox:
** The Operations Manager at the Kingsford Burnside plant is responsible for leading manufacturing operations to deliver safe, high-quality products while achieving performance targets in safety, quality, service, cost, and asset utilization. This role serves as a manufacturing generalist and people leader, accountable for daily execution while also driving longer-term operational excellence and continuous improvement.  As a member of the Plant Leadership Team, the Operations Manager partners closely with Manufacturing, Maintenance, CI, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to build capability, sustain gains, and embed a high-performance, continuous improvement culture.
** In this role, you will:
*** Lead and coordinate daily manufacturing operations across assigned departments in a 24/7 operating environment, ensuring safety, quality, and production goals are met.
* Scope of leadership responsibility includes retort, briquetting, packaging, shipping and operational excellence departments & teams.
* Ensure strong daily management systems are in place, driving problem identification, root cause analysis, and timely countermeasures.
* Achieve weekly, monthly, and annual performance targets for Safety, OEE, Cost, Quality, Service, Inventory, and Capital effectiveness.
* Serve as the escalation point for operational issues beyond frontline and team-level resolution.
* Foster and maintain a safe working environment, ensuring compliance with OSHA and plant safety standards.
* Lead and sustain Lean, TPM, GME/TRACC practices aligned with plant and business strategies.
* Own and drive loss-elimination, waste reduction, and process improvement initiatives using PDCA and structured problem-solving methodologies.
* Partner with CI resources to deploy improvement strategies, pilot new processes, and standardize best practices.
* Utilize data, metrics, and performance tracking to guide decisions and prioritize improvement opportunities.
* Lead, coach, and develop frontline leaders, team leads, and production teams; build accountability and engagement across shifts.
* Act as leader of the Cell Trio (Frontline Leadership Team) and oversee multiple production teams operating continuous processes.
* Develop bench strength and succession pipelines through coaching, feedback, and performance management.
* Promote a positive, inclusive culture aligned with Clorox values, fostering collaboration and trust across functions.
* Process and approve administrative actions for employees aligned under their leadership.
* Manage departmental costs and resources against budget, identifying opportunities for operational and financial optimization.
* Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Quality, and CI to execute plant initiatives and manage change.
* Leverage systems such as SAP/ERP, MES, and performance dashboards to support execution, visibility, and decision-making.
* Ensure consistency and standardization of tools, processes, and best practices across operations.
** What we look for:
*** Degree and/or 5 + years of manufacturing leadership experience
* Deep knowledge and background in Continuous Improvement (CI) and Total Productive
* Elevates the knowledge of and sensitivity to CI-related topics and concerns into the broader business dialogue with plant leadership
* Focuses on building a comprehensive continuous improvement culture across the plant
* Ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives, implement Lean methodologies, and lead cultural change to enhance operational performance and productivity.
* Focus on coaching, training, and mentoring team members
* Provides feedback that stretches individual development and fosters high-performing teams
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