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Job Number #169981 - Castiglione delle Stiviere, Lombardia, Italy
Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising 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 Junior Automation Technician is responsible for developing, designing, building, planning, executing and closing automation and Continuous Improvement projects through cross functional team collaboration.
Performing (preventive) maintenance, modifications and repairs of all automated production systems.The primary accountabilities of the role are to ensure high reliability and productivity of the machinery and automated production systems, safety, automation, data collection, troubleshooting, continuous improvement and to provide IT support.The Junior Automation Technician has to be an effective and valuable member of the plant engineering and maintenance teams, to ensure delivery of plant business results working within a structure that requires considerable interaction with his team as well as production units. He/She supports other plant functions guiding and empowering people in the implementation of the plant strategy.
Essential Job functions:
* Develop and coordinate automation project planning, execution and closing;
* Participate in Project Management Plans and Processes (cost, schedule, communication, resources, scope, risk, etc.);
* Provide local strategic decisions support in annual (Capital Expense Budget & Operational) planning processes in terms of opportunities and prioritization;
* Where required coordinate installation, commissioning, start up collaborating with suppliers, end users, plant operation team, maintenance team, plant engineering team and others as required;
* Provide the technical expertise to configure, maintain and troubleshoot plant equipment and systems within the plant and execute hands on integration assignments on site;
* Provide the technical expertise and act as the site Subject Matter Expert on robotic equipment;
* Maintain,develop and improve the Plant Floor Systems by modifications of PLC, SCADA and HMI applications;
* Identifying, analyzing and solving (potential) problems / malfunctions of the Plant Floor Systems;
* Research and advise with regard to the (automated) production systemsShares knowledge and develop skills of others (in team) and actively participates in continuous learning opportunities;
* Takes initiatives to optimize working activities;
* Understand and apply company standards including Safety, Food Safety, Sustainability, Performance, Reliability, Finance, Security and Risk Management.
Education:
* Bachelor in Automation Engineering;
* Work experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably food)
Experience:
+1 years of engineering experiences in integration, production or supply chain environments with an automation focus
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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.
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