Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

A part of Colgate-Palmolive since 1976, Hill's Pet Nutrition offers the highest-quality pet nutrition available through product lines Prescription Diet® and Science Diet®. Veterinarians worldwide recommend and feed their own pets Hill's products more than any other brand of pet food. Available in approximately 80 countries around the world, our extensive line of products includes more than 60 Prescription Diet brand pet foods and more than 50 Science Diet brand pet foods.

We believe all animals should be loved and cared for during their lifetimes. That is why we are proud our pet foods can make a difference in your pet's life. A career at Hill's Pet Nutrition or Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.

Job Summary

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the effective operation, repair and changeovers of production equipment. The role also works with others to achieve factory business objectives of safety, equipment reliability, productivity, customer service, quality, cost and environmental protection. The primary accountabilities of the 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 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 operators to support production and transfer skills to Operation Technicians.

Sign-On Bonus / Internal Referral Program

After 90 days, $500 Dollars;
After 180 days, $500 Dollars

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots, repair and preventive maintenance (PM) as required to ensure equipment reliability.
• Complete work orders as scheduled and documented in SAP in a timely manner.
• Reviews equipment instructions, blueprints, electrical, and pneumatic schematics to ascertain 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.
• Assists Operations and Engineering teams with root cause analysis to identify reasons for equipment failures and breakdowns.
• Records test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and makes recommendations for changes in product or test method.
• Fabricates machine parts as needed.
• Works with teams and focus resources, planner scheduler and assures correct PM's are in SAP.
• Helps maintain spare parts inventory and restocking inventory for the plant as needed.
• Audits work order completion and effectiveness.
• Trains and assists in the changeovers of automated equipment.
• Accurately and fully completes all regulatory and compliance related documentation and procedures.
• Participates in structured group or team activities related to line/area performance improvement e.g. autonomous maintenance (AM), housekeeping, problem solving etc.
• Works with operators to support production and transfer skills to Operation technicians.
• Understand and comply with Hill's policies, safety standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Food Safety. Identify and report Food Safety issues to management.

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
• Problem assessment, problem solving and basic math skills
• Intermediate computer skills in Google suite (Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Slides) and Microsoft Excel

Preferred qualifications include:

• Technical certificate in an industrial related field
• 1+ years manufacturing or similar experience with an emphasis in industrial maintenance,…