Maintenance Manager

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# 161845 - Hodges, South Carolina, 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!

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead all aspects of the maintenance activities across all areas of production, utilities, and facilities. This role is crucial in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and reliability of our operations. As the Maintenance Manager, you will report to the Senior Manager of Plant Operations and lead a dedicated team of approximately 40 individuals while developing the Maintenance strategy to drive performance at the site.

As the Maintenance Manager, you will:

• Drive a structured Preventive Maintenance program using SAP PM/EAM that drives the reduction of Unplanned downtime (UPDT) and unexpected equipment breakdowns
• Lead team balance and address performance and accountability through coaching and feedback
• Responsible for the Maintenance budget and ensuring return on investment on activities
• Develop a plant maintenance strategy consistent with operational excellence initiatives
• Support plant maintenance planning activities
• Build and manage equipment history and a major maintenance program
• Manage maintenance team schedules and technician staffing levels
• Lead, calculate and communicate maintenance related KPIs defined by Operational Excellence Standards
• Identify individual training needs and work to create development plans
• Work closely with third party storerooms on parts management and in achieving the defined goals for this area
• Support partnerships between maintenance and operations, creating a customer/provider relationship
• Support GMP, Calibration and Environmental, Health and Safety initiatives
• Work with cross-functional plant members in the development and management of the plant maintenance budget
• Perform inspections (prior to and after) maintenance of machine, adjustment, replacement of parts, overhauls/rebuilds, for critical equipment
• Maintain and analyze equipment data and history records to optimize the maintenance program
• Ensure maintainability of new installations through the creation of the proper maintenance strategies for them in the SAP PM/EAM system
• Identify chronic and costly equipment problems and provide cost effective solutions for them.
• Implement Continuous improvement (CI) projects to reduce UPDT and improve reliability of equipment to improve the overall Asset Utilisation and cost efficiency
• Provide technical advice to Production and Maintenance Teams including breakdown and troubleshooting support to improve Plant uptime and reliability
• Partner with the engineering team to run key critical equipment maintenance and reliability including process water system
• Ensure accurate operation and care of equipment
• Work with the Maintenance Engineers to establish a comprehensive lubrication program
• Ensure employee safety from unsafe equipment conditions and equipment protection from environmental conditions
• Ensure Maintenance Shop, Store Room and Utilities Areas are kept accordingly to the 5S & VWP Standard

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 5 years maintenance work experience in a manufacturing, production or operation environment
• At least 2 years of people management experience
• Proficient with SAP on Maintenance modules

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business or related field
• Experience managing projects and using project management skills and tools
• Blow Molding technology experience

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $102,400.00 - $151,200.00 USD

Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office/market location. In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes:

• Insurance: Employees (and their eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans.
• Retirement Plans: Employees are eligible to enroll in Colgate's 401(k) plan, which provides for company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
• Vacation/PTO: Employees receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually
• Paid Holidays: Employees receive a minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually
• Paid Sick Leave: Based on location and consistent with applicable state and local law, employees receive a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick leave on January 1st of each year
• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible employees may take up to eight weeks of paid parental leave and 12 weeks of unpaid leave (varies for employees with fewer than 12 months of service and is subject to hours worked requirements)

Our Commitment to Sustainability
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

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