Operations Associate

 No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 157510 - Sanford, Maine, 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 Title: Operations Associate  2nd shift openings

Salary Grade Range: Hourly - Hourly Employee Referral: $1,000.00 US Dollar 

 

Activist For Everyday Good! 

Tom's of Maine, part of Colgate-Palmolive Company, is hiring!! 

This is the best time ever to join a special place. There are positions available on 2nd shifts. 

Incentives: 

Base Pay: 18.90 + Shift Differential of $1.50 hr (2nd shift) for $20.40 total 

 

Sign-on bonus / Internal Referral Program 

• After 90 days, $500 Dollars; 

• After 180 days, $500 Dollars; 

 

Great Benefit Package:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for employee & eligible dependents - Start on Day 1; 

• Vacation days (15 days to 25 days) for full worked year; 

• Access to discounted Company products; 

• 13 Paid Holidays/Year; 

• Paid Volunteer Time (Up to 12 days / year) 

• Saving & Investment Plan with Company Match & Retirement profit-sharing opportunities; 

• Tuition Assistance - up to $10,000 per year; 

And much more.. 

 

Position Details: 

Tom's of Maine products - including toothpaste, deodorant, mouthwash, bar soap, body wash, lotions and lip balms - are sold across the United States and Canada. And because we are so committed to giving back, we donate 10% of our profits to charitable organizations, and our employees can use 5% of their paid time volunteering for causes they are passionate about. 

 

The Operations Associates will assist Operations Technicians with the preparation and execution of startup, changeovers, operations, and line shutdown. Also can support with material handling, warehousing and quality checks. 

This position will have primary responsibility for executing the coordination of production materials, safety compliance, data collection, quality checks, maintaining 5S Visual Workplace, inventory (packaging materials and finished goods), and overall production support. The Operations Associate works within a structure that requires considerable interaction with others in the same production unit as well as other production units and support functions. 

 

Responsibilities include: 

• Understands and is accountable for full compliance with safety and other EOHS requirements; Understands and is accountable for following: all Quality, GMP, and cleaning standards and guidelines; 

• Inspects and samples inbound trailers, packaging materials, and products according to SOPS; 

• Loads and unloads materials, parts and finished products manually or by mechanized means; 

• Transfers and stores finished and materials throughout the plant and warehouse using forklift equipment; 

Complete all appropriate SAP and RF transactions for receiving, transferring and shipping of materials and finished products; 

• Utilizes SAP to confirm material movements and reads work order or follows verbal instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved; 

• Delivers production items to designate work areas for processing; 

• Stacks processed items in the warehouse; 

Delivers processed units to storage or for the next stage of processing; 

Completes daily check sheet for forklift safety and maintenance; 

• Performs cycle counts and inventories; 

• Performs safety check of pallet stacking at end of shift and repo