Maintenance Technician - Hodges, SC

Job Description

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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!

Join Colgate‑Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let’s build a brighter, healthier future for all.

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the effective operation, major & minor repair and changeovers of production equipment. Works with others to achieve 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.

• Leads major and minor maintenance of automated and non‑automated equipment (making, finishing) 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 Supervisor 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 mechanical, 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…