How ATEB Cleaning Services helps facilities recover, comply, and move forward

In regulated industries, a failed cleaning audit can mean more than just a red mark on paper. It can lead to costly delays, lost contracts, or long-term reputational damage. Whether the issue originated with your internal processes or a previous vendor, ATEB Cleaning Services can help you take corrective action and restore compliance.

When Cleaning Fails Trigger Audit Findings

We understand how quickly minor oversights can snowball into major issues under audit conditions. One manufacturing company we support recently passed a third-party inspection in 2025, but their final report still included a corrective action requirement. Why? An auditor observed two different employees compromising sanitary standards—one touched their face mask and returned to the packing line without washing hands, while another used their packaging tool to push trash into a can before continuing to pack without sanitizing it. Neither issue stemmed from the cleaning crew, but both pointed to process and oversight concerns.

In these cases, even if your janitorial partner is not at fault, your facility must still demonstrate a plan to correct and prevent the issue moving forward. That is where ATEB provides support beyond just mops and disinfectants.

Our Corrective Action Support Includes:

• Immediate site assessment to understand the root cause of cleaning-related findings
• Updated protocols and retraining to align with FDA, OSHA, GMP, or internal audit expectations
• Improved documentation, including logs, checklists, and records to demonstrate ongoing compliance
• Transparent communication with your quality, safety, and operations teams to build a shared action plan

We do not just fix what went wrong. We help you prove that it will not happen again.

During-Audit Support and On-Demand Guidance

ATEB does more than respond after an audit. We are available during inspections to help clients provide cleaning documentation, explain protocols, and answer auditor questions related to janitorial practices, logs, and hygiene standards. When needed, our team provides cleaning and sanitization logs in real time to support your audit process and reinforce accountability.

Poor Communication and Missed Opportunities

Effective cleaning is not just about what gets done, but what gets communicated. When cleaners fail to speak up about issues that impact readiness, facility managers are left exposed to preventable audit findings.

Real-World Example:

A manufacturing client we currently support shared that their previous janitorial company failed to alert them about several critical issues before an upcoming audit. Soap dispensers were not functioning due to dead batteries, and consumable inventory levels were running low. None of this was reported, and the audit was just two days away. The situation created unnecessary stress and required last-minute fixes that could have been avoided with proactive communication.

How ATEB helps:

Our crew is trained to report anything that may impact cleanliness, hygiene, or compliance. From low supplies and equipment issues to access concerns and facility hazards, we do not keep quiet. Every site has a communication chain that ensures your team knows what matters before it becomes a problem.

Final Thoughts

Cleaning vendors should be more than a checkbox. In regulated environments, your janitorial partner should support compliance, communicate proactively, and know how to respond when something goes wrong. If your current provider is not equipped to handle audit findings or guide your corrective action process, it may be time to work with a company that is.

Schedule a consultation with ATEB Cleaning Services to discuss how we can support your facility’s compliance strategy and help close the loop on audit findings with confidence