Maintenance Technician Orangeburg, SC

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Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care Personal Care Home Care Skin Care and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world making us a household name!

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The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the effective operation major & minor repair and changeovers of automated production equipment. Works with others to achieves factory business objectives of safety productivity customer service quality cost and environmental protection. The primary accountabilities of the role include attaining high equipment reliability and uptime safety compliance equipment maintenance procedures data collection housekeeping problem solving and continuous improvement as part of a work team. The Maintenance Technician works within a structure that requires considerable interaction with others in the same production unit as well as other production units and support functions.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Leads major and minor maintenance of automated and non-automated equipment through computer terminals control panels and/or by manual means in the manufacturing of Colgate-Palmolive products (including correlation between process and mechanical processes/equipment).

Operates and performs changeovers of automated equipment (making finishing injection molding) through computer terminals control panels and/or by manual means in the manufacturing of Colgate-Palmolive products.

Confirms in-house availability of tools change and spare parts required to keep production running. Coordinates with upstream and downstream processes by working with others in planning warehouse receiving and vendor representatives on timing of effective changeovers.

Accurately stores tools change parts and spare parts in appropriate locations.

Troubleshoots performs major and minor repairs and preventive maintenance as required to ensure equipment reliability and on-going production (Works with OEM & consultants to solve related problems)

Is the first point of contact in case of mechanical and process malfunction on production lines.

Works with Maintenance Engineer and Maintenance Planner to establish review improve and execute plant maintenance system standards

Undertakes daily reporting and updates of information systems (SAP SFR Cycle Counts) including documentation of maintenance activities performed on equipment

Provides support on capital projects in the production floor and to determine recommended spare part list.

Participates in new equipment installation validation and start up processes

Supports Failure Investigations in respective areas.

Highlights potential maintenance issues and takes corrective action including parts requisitioning and maintenance planning

Fabricates simple machine parts using the required shop equipment such as: lathe drill press milling machine and others

Replaces mechanic pneumatic and hydraulic equipment when needed.

Recommends decides and implements actions under daily operation pressure to drive production lines performance.

Accurately and fully completes all regulatory and compliance related documentation and procedures; highlights variances

Stays abreast of teams production performance via visual written and verbal communications

Participates in regular review of team production performance and uses information to drive continuous improvement. Provides status of maintenance activity for line/area; recommends machine modifications

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

Seeks and understands production scheduling and demands. Prioritizes maintenance activities that support and facilitates these schedules and demands.

Seeks and applies Continuous Improvement tools and techniques to achieve team goals e.g. Quality Systems Total Productive Maintenance Problem Solving tools

Understands and adheres to Environmental Occupational Health and Safety requirements

Understands and adheres to all Quality Good Manufacturing Practices and Micro Cleaning & Sanitization Guidelines and standards

Understand the needs of both internal and external customers. Internal customers include Quality Planning Maintenance and Finance. External customers are other Colgate plants customer service and for example Target Wal-Mart etc.

Maintains work area to required housekeeping standards. Performs housekeeping activities as per established protocol and conducts/participates in area housekeeping assessments per requirement

Shares knowledge and develops maintenance skills in operator technicians. Identifies new opportunities for transferring skills to operator technicians. Actively participate in continuous learning opportunities.

Other job functions that may be assigned.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
Qualifications:

Required:

High School Diploma or GED

Minimum of three years functional experience in a manufacturing environment; or Technical college/vocational school certificate or Associates degree in related field

Minimum of two years work experience in performing preventive maintenance tasks

Minimum of two years experience in troubleshooting manufacturing equipment

Mechanic pneumatic hydraulic and basic electrical knowledge

Capability to analyze process flow to identify issues.

Practical skills in working with technical documentation (mechanical drawings P&IDs equipment manuals)

Practical knowledge of MS Office programs

Must be able to work any shift weekends and mandatory overtime as needed

Teamwork and cross functional cooperation style of work.

Action/Decision making capability

Ability to lift 50 pounds repeatedly for extended periods of time

Ability to climb stairs and ladders bend to 90 degrees repeatedly

Preferred:

Troubleshooting and repairing of technical issues experience

Demonstrated autonomous and preventive maintenance experience

Experience working with food safety regulated environments (AIB FDA USDA cGMP)

Working knowledge of SAP

At least one year of experience in the any or all following:

machine rebuilds

performing predictive maintenance tasks

managing a preventive maintenance schedule

prioritizing work orders

using Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

using metal working equipment to create parts (ex: using milling machines lathes etc)

using Continuous Improvement Tools

training others

conducting team or workgroup meetings

responsible for knowing and achieving production goals

preparing production or other reports

applying problem solving tools or techniques

using the production planning or other module in SAP

collaborating with co-workers on decision-making exercises

using Microsoft Office

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