Maintenance Technician

 No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 159149 - Richmond, Indiana, United States

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!

Job Summary

 

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the effective operation, repair and changeovers of production equipment. The role also works as part of a diverse team to achieve factory business objectives of safety, equipment reliability, efficiency, customer service, quality, cost and environmental protection. The primary responsibilities of this role include safety compliance, attaining high equipment reliability and uptime, equipment maintenance procedures, data collection, housekeeping, problem solving and continuous improvement as part of a work team.

 

The primary accountabilities of the role include troubleshoot, repair, and preventative maintenance as required to ensure equipment up time and reliability; assist with root cause analysis to identify reasons for failures and breakdowns; review electrical and pneumatic schematics during troubleshooting, repair and project work; and will work closely with the operations team to support production and transfer skills to machine operators. 

 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

 

%

Task

15

Troubleshoots, repair and preventive maintenance (PM) as required to ensure equipment reliability.

15

Complete work orders as scheduled and documented in SAP in a timely manner. 

10

Reviews equipment instructions, blueprints, electrical, and pneumatic schematics to determine test specifications, procedures, objectives, test equipment, nature of technical problem, and possible solutions such as part redesign, substitution of material or parts, or re-engineering of parts or subassemblies.

10

Assists Operations and Engineering teams with root cause analysis to identify reasons for equipment failures and breakdowns.

5

Records test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and makes recommendations for changes in product or test method.

5

Fabricate machine parts as needed.

5

Works with various teams, focus resources, planner scheduler and assures PM's are accurate in SAP. 

5

Helps maintain spare parts inventory and restocking inventory for the plant as needed.

5

Audits work order completion and effectiveness.

5

Trains and assists in the changeovers of automated equipment.

5

Accurately and fully completes all regulatory and compliance related documentation and procedures.

5

Participates in structured group or team activities related to line/area performance improvement e.g. autonomous maintenance (AM), housekeeping, problem solving etc.

5

Works with operators to support production and transfer skills to Operation technicians.

5

Understand and align with Hill’s policies, safety standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Food Safety. Identify and report Food Safety issues to management.

100

Total Percent (not to exceed 100%)

 

This is not a comprehensive list of duties or functions.

 

Education/ Experience Requirements

 

Basic qualifications include:  

• 1+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing plant or an Associate’s Degree in a related field

• 3+ years manufacturing experience

• Practical knowledge of basic maintenance shop equipment 

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