Colgate: Engineering Graduate Trainee
Apply Colgate: Engineering Graduate Trainee
Colgate: Engineering Graduate Trainee Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Location: Canelands Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Closing date: On-going
This is an opportunity for you to intern at Colgate-Palmolive, a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories.
Careers at Colgate-Palmolive
A career at 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.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Designing and preparing drawings including cross checking for manufacturing equipment.
- Processing all relevant paperwork such as bill of materials, purchase requisitions, prints for manufacturing purposes, report writing etc.
- Carry out all necessary filing associated with day-to-day work.
- All drawings to be prepared using AutoCAD
- Design gearing and components based on Colgate-Palmolive standards and programs as well as international standards.
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- Work as an effective team member of the engineering team, but also work independently to achieve pre-set goals and objectives.
- Due to the nature of the business, all information must be supplied in an accurate manner.
- Support in Analyzing all workstations performance on a daily basis, in order to display and update plant performance and maintenance KPIs ( Indicators )
- Control, Monitor and Manage Spare Parts / Equipments Cycle Inventory ( Including Tags )
- Maintain the right database in SAP EMA. KPIs, Training, SOPs, etc
- Active participation/development of: Root Cause Analysis, FAP, CAPA, SOPs, Training, etc
Related Opportunities
- Ensure all equipment is maintained in good working condition
- Ensure the compliance to Trade Metrology and SABS regulations related to weighing and measuring equipment
- Ensure GMP compliance with respect to temperature, humidity, pressure, and weight measurement equipment maintenance
- Ensure compliance to all EHS regulations and Colgate-Palmolive safety standards
- Support in ensuring full-time Maintenance Resources to the Production Team
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- Support Reduction of Equipment Downtime as per Company Targets – Continuous Improvement
- Support as a Key Pillar for Plant Performance according to Company Standards
- Support the implementation In Place of the Colgate Standards related to Maintenance and its interaction with… AM, PM, CI, Master Plan, Program In Place and its tracking and compliance
- Cross Functional Collaboration and Teamwork with key stakeholders (Planning, Packaging, Engineering, Indirect Procurement, Quality and Operations)
Qualifications
- B.Sc. (Electrical / Mechanical) + 1 years experience preferably in High Volume Environment
- S4 Eng. (Electrical / Instrumentation / Automation / Mechanical) + 2 years experience preferably in High Volume Environment
Skills and Attributes
- Excellent analytical and math skills
- Good report writing and presentations skills
- Ability to persuade others to change existing practices
- Strong attention to detail
- Proven ability to identify, assess and solve problems
- Familiarity with applicable health and safety regulations
- Computer literacy relating to proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel), SAP
