Sanitation Lead

Clorox Company; Forest Park (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive plan eligibility

Job summary

Clorox Atlanta West is seeking a Sanitation Lead to manage sanitation programs at the manufacturing site, ensuring product safety and quality in compliance with federal regulations. You will lead audits, training, and continuous improvement, partnering with Engineering, Operations, and Quality teams.

The role requires 3+ years in CPG sanitation/quality, knowledge of GMP and environmental monitoring, and the ability to drive cross-functional initiatives and effective problem solving.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Consumer-Packaged Goods sanitation/quality.
• Experience in FDA-regulated environments (food/beverage/cosmetics/medical).
• Knowledge of GMP, microbiology, environmental monitoring and sanitation docs.
• Experience leading plant-wide training on sanitation programs.
• Experience supporting audits to meet regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage sanitation procedures and audits to ensure product safety and quality.
• Lead training, continuous improvement, and problem-solving in sanitation.
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations and documentation practices.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations and Quality to improve sanitary design.
• Oversee contamination control programs and environmental monitoring.

Skills

GMP knowledge

Microbiology

Audits

Sanitation training

Cross-functional collaboration

Sanitation design

Job description

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace

Your role at Clorox:

The Sanitation Lead will manage sanitation functions at the Clorox Atlanta West manufacturing facility, providing expertise in sanitation, GMP, microbiological, and environmental programs while partnering with the Plant Management and Quality Teams. This role will establish and continuously improve sanitation policies and procedures, support cross-functional departments, drive contamination and non-compliance prevention, and ensure regulatory and corporate requirements are met. The position will also lead training, problem-solving, and continuous improvement initiatives, communicate technical information across all levels of the organization, and provide backup support to the Plant Quality Leader as needed.

In this role, you will:

• Ensure that the plant cleaning and sanitation procedures are effective and efficient. Provides operational support and analytical problem-solving at the manufacturing site, drawing on internal and external experts as appropriate, and managing improvement plans and activities. Ensure practices are in place and standardized to ensure that stable conditions exist that ensure product safety and quality assurance standards are maintained in compliance with Federal regulations. Performs plant environmental, and sanitation audits and testing. Manages plant master sanitation schedule (MSS). Ensures documentation adherence and compliance. This position manages 3rd party suppliers and is accountable for the sanitation chemical and pest control services. Partners with Engineering, Operations, and Technical Services to ensure sanitary design principles are incorporated into new equipment, utilities, facility modifications, and process changes to minimize contamination risk and support sustainable hygienic operations.

• S upports the continuous improvement of the Sanitation function by identifying and resolving gaps/waste in systems, tools, and processes. Identified as the SME for key Sanitation processes to ensure they are effectively managed, standardized, maintained, and continuously improved.

• Ensures plant personnel are appropriately trained on sanitation methods. Provides sanitation and contamination control approval for new equipment installation, process changes, cleaning validation activities, and startup qualifications. Ensures sanitation of lines for new or changes to formulations meet plant and federal standards for documentation.

• Provides strategic leadership and functional vision to help develop the plant and quality journey milestones. This role identifies key leverage points within organization to drive sanitation improvements. Lead processes to improve sanitation by establishing credibility with business management team. Leads sanitation and contamination control readiness for internal, corporate, customer, and regulatory audits, ensuring sustained compliance and effective response to audit findings.

• Own and manage the site’s contamination control programs, including environmental monitoring, water systems monitoring, and sanitation effectiveness verification. Partner with Site Quality Leadership, Corporate BQM, Operations, Engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders to maintain effective contamination control programs. Lead the review, trending, and interpretation of Environmental Monitoring (EM), Cleaning & Sanitation (C&S), water monitoring, and other microbiological data to identify emerging risks and adverse trends. Partner with Site Quality Leadership to escal…

• Provides strategic leadership and direction for site sanitation roles and responsibilities. Identifies current gaps

What we look for:

• 3+ years’ experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods industry in a combination of Quality and/or Sanitation

• 1+ years’ experience in FDA regulated (Medical Device, Cosmetics, Food or Beverage) in a combination of Quality function

• Knowledge of GMP, microbiology, including analytical testing and sanitation in manufacturing plants. Understanding documentation requirements, environmental monitoring, and sanitation practices and procedures.

• Experience leading and facilitating plant-wide and small-group training sessions on sanitation programs, procedures, and best practices, ensuring employees understand and consistently follow established sanitation requirements.

• Experience supporting and participating in internal, customer, and regulatory audits related to sanitation programs, ensuring documentation, procedures, and practices meet established standards and regulatory requirements.

• Ability to understand and drive sanitary design principles across site.

• Proven ability to build sustainable partnerships and collaborate effectively, with exceptional organization, time management, and project management capabilities.

• Proven experience in cross-functional teams- R&D, Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Technical Services

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Workplace type:

Onsite

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more .

[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.

–Zone A: $74,200 - $135,800

–Zone B: $68,000 - $124,500

–Zone C: $61,800 - $113,100

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.