Senior Manager, Engineering

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Your Role At Clorox:

Are you an engineer who wants a role with real-world impact? At Clorox, you'll have the opportunity to lead capital project implementation in our manufacturing sites, making products that generations of people around the world trust to make their lives and the world better everyday! Are you ready to work collaboratively across multiple business units, driving engineering best practices, standards, digital innovation and technical expertise through our communities of practices? As part of the Clorox Manufacturing Technology Leadership Team, you will be challenged with the development of engineering talent, delivering against the enterprise capital investment strategy, and development opportunities to help grow your career both personally and professionally. Our goal is to hire top performers with diverse backgrounds; all qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We are firm believers in investing in and supporting our employees to set high bars, challenge biases, and encourage one another to do and be their best!
The Manufacturing Technology team is part of the Global Technical Services organization and is committed to delivering manufacturing breakthroughs, product initiatives, cost savings, and supply assurance projects with excellence. As part of the GTS organization, you will directly connect to championing both the consumer and your teammates to be well and thrive every day. Global Technical Services is at the forefront of delivering the next generation high-speed packaging lines, enabling sustainable packaging, or designing a new plant, ready to meet the business challenges head-on.

As Senior Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of engineers and supporting them as they execute capital projects across the enterprise. You will also ensure Clorox engineering standards and best practices are maintained, Clorox engineering principles and early management tools are followed and assist in the management of the department admin budget. Our goal is to deliver reliable equipment, infrastructure, and integrations that exceed startup and safety targets and help the company grow top and bottom lines.

In This Role, You Will:

• Interface with the business unit (BU) Technical Leaders to understand BU strategies and capital investment plans
• Lead a team of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
• Provide technical knowledge on evolving capabilities within both the industry and the technology so that the business unit can maintain its relative competitive position in the marketplace.
• Provide technical leadership to project teams.
• Anticipate changing resource requirements, business priorities, results and initiate appropriate responses in a way that optimizes overall project results.
• Make effective presentations of technical material to non-technical people, both written and verbal. Able to build and lead effective work teams for midsize to large programs.
• Drives use of the engineering discipline so that it causes significant shifts in our manufacturing processes.
• Deliver fully integrated human, operational and technical systems that achieve targeted business results. Can evaluate, develop and lead a project from the technical, operational, and business perspectives.
• Able to follow and champion the Capital Project Management process. Capable of following a disciplined process approach utilizing the One-Right-Way process to ensure vertical system startups.
• Interpersonal and technical skills earn respect and are recognized throughout the Clorox network. Continually builds networks in both the Clorox and external communities to more broadly influence the organization.
• Proactive in dealing with confrontation and delivering win-win solutions for the business.
• Manage schedule, finances, and resources to meet stakeholder Clorox business objectives
• Works independently to coordinate own and others' activities while networking with key contacts outside of the discipline.
• Champions and maintain Clorox standards and practices for the rest of the technical community
• Leads programs and initiatives needed to improve the technical area through Communities of Practice.
• Travel is required 25-50% depending upon project activity and resource needs

What We Look For:

• 15+ years of industrial engineering experience 
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including managing direct reports and budgets
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical Engineering preferred) from an accredited institution, MS, MBA, or higher degree desired
• Manufacturing maintenance or engineering experience with a strong foundation in technical problem-solving
• Experience providing technical guidance in both plant and corporate environments
• Applications experience preferred: AutoCAD, MS Project, SAP, 3D design and modeling tools
• Advanced technical knowledge in area of expertise; recognized as a subject matter expert and maintains a strong external professional network
• Proven track record leading complex projects through a PMMI or Stage Gate based process and implementing new technologies
• Manufacturing maintenance or engineering experience with a strong foundation in technical problem-solving
• Experience providing technical guidance in both plant and corporate environments
• Applications experience preferred: AutoCAD, MS Project, SAP, 3D design and modeling tools

#Li-Hybrid

Workplace Type:

Hybrid - 3 days in office
25-50% Travel

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: $128,000 - $252,200
• –Zone B: $117,400 - $231,200
• –Zone C: $106,700 - $210,200

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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