Production Control Coordinator

About Zep Inc.

Zep Inc. is a leading manufacturer of cleaning solutions for businesses and consumers with operations across the U.S, Canada, and Europe. Our purpose is to make the planet cleaner, safer, and more productive. To fulfill our purpose, we focus on understanding and solving cleaning needs for consumers, as well as business customers across a variety of segments including transportation, industrial, institutional, and food & beverage. We also have a strong presence in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) segment, where we develop products to help consumers and businesses maintain a clean and safe environment. Our products can be found online and at retail shelves at outlets like Home Depot, Amazon, Lowe's, Ace Hardware, Grainger, HD Supply, Walmart, and many others. We market our products under well recognized and established brand names, such as Zep, Enforcer, Misty, TimeMist, TimeWick, and Country Vet. Zep was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. In 2021, Zep became the official cleaning partner of Atlanta United FC.

Job Description:

Job Summary

The Production Control Coordinator supports manufacturing operations by ensuring accurate documentation, reconciliation, and confirmation of production activities within a regulated manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for reviewing batch record documentation, confirming production and work order completion, performing label reconciliation, and supporting compliance with FDA and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements. The Production Control Coordinator serves as a critical link between production, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure manufacturing records are accurate, complete, and audit-ready.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform production confirmations within the system to verify completion of manufacturing activities.
• Confirm work order completion and ensure alignment between physical production and system records.
• Monitor production orders for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established procedures.
• Review batch production records for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to GMP documentation standards.
• Identify documentation discrepancies and coordinate corrections with production and quality teams.
• Ensure batch documentation is properly completed prior to submission to Quality Assurance.
• Perform label reconciliation activities to ensure issued labels match quantities used and remaining inventory.
• Investigate and document discrepancies related to labeling materials.
• Maintain accurate documentation to support traceability and regulatory compliance.
• Assist with documentation preparation and record maintenance for internal audits, regulatory inspections, and quality reviews.
• Ensure manufacturing documentation meets FDA documentation integrity requirements (ALCOA principles).
• Maintain organized and accurate production documentation.
• Support document retrieval for audits, investigations, and regulatory inspections.
• Work closely with Production, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Supply Chain teams to ensure production documentation accuracy.
• Communicate discrepancies or process issues that could impact product quality or regulatory compliance.

Education

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Experience

• 2-4 years of experience in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, chemical, or regulated production environments preferred.
• Experience with batch record documentation, production reporting, or ERP systems strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with FDA regulations and GMP documentation requirements preferred.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Ability to review and reconcile complex production documentation
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Effective cross-functional communication
• Ability to identify and resolve documentation discrepancies
• Proficiency in ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, and production tracking systems

Our Values

At Zep, we have developed a set of values focused on bringing even greater cohesion to our workplace. As part of this plan, we introduced a values framework called S.P.E.E.D. to align with our purpose of making the planet cleaner, safer, and more productive.

• Stewardship: We continuously improve the safety of our people and products, and we protect the planet by innovating solutions to reduce our environmental impact.

• Passion for Problem Solving: We listen to our customers and actively work to find solutions for unique situations. We think creatively to innovate and seize opportunities that will drive growth and make all our customers' and consumers' lives better.

• Empowerment: We encourage and lead our people to be accountable by equipping them to make decisions and own the outcome

• Expertise: We create innovative solutions and partnerships that are relevant to service our communities and customers.

• Doing the Right Thing: We expect our people to understand ethical boundaries and be inclusive of other backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives. Demonstrating honesty, respect and integrity in all actions is always expected.

Zep Inc. is an organization that is committed to diversity within its workforce and encourages all interested candidates, including women, minorities, & former military personnel to apply. It is the policy of Zep Inc. that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation.

As an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, Zep Inc. provides full employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, ancestry, or veteran status or any other distinction outlined in all applicable federal, state, and local laws.