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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 Title:  Maintenance Team Leader

Travel Required?:  No Travel
Date:  17 Mar 2025
On-site

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #164571 - 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.

 

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Teamleader is responsible for effectively managing preventive maintenance, repair, and Continuous Improvement modifications of all production and packaging equipment. Contributes to business and plant results while maintaining positive employee relations.

The Maintenance Teamleader also drives FP&R AM Progression by transferring tasks from PM (Maintenance Technicians) execution to AM (production line) execution. This includes the selection, revision and validation of tasks before final transfer. As well as providing resources to facilitate AM execution as well as taking care of (identified) technical/operational issue(s) resolution.

The primary accountabilities of the role include managing AM Technicians, Maintenance Technicians, daily maintenance schedule adherence, problem-solving and continuous improvement execution/implementation.

The Team Leader Maintenance has to be an effective and valuable member of the Technical Systems team, to ensure delivery of plant business results. The Team Leader Maintenance works within a structure that requires considerable interaction with his reports as well as production units and support functions and guides and empowers teams in the implementation of the plant strategy. 

 

Essential Job Functions: 

 

  • Accountable for the quality and productivity of the Maintenance department, and its ability to deliver high levels of service to the plant

  • Manage the people, materials and equipment to deliver maintenance performance objectives, as measured by plant KPI’s

  • Ensures compliance with policies/procedures for staffing, shift schedule, vacation scheduling, and training to meet business needs

  • Manages the development and implementation of the daily maintenance schedule in a way that ensures high levels of equipment availability & service

  • Accountable for developing & managing the maintenance budget

  • Identifies, recommends and implements both maintenance & manufacturing cost reduction programs

  • Makes recommendations on both capital and operating budgets

  • Communicates and implements the local Supply Chain vision, mission, strategy and objectives within the plant

  • Ensures effective communication within the teams

  • Empowers subordinates by way of training, information sharing, coaching, feedback, appraisals and delegation, to ensure the development of people, teams and organizational capabilities

  • Implements FP&R and other continuous improvement programs within the plant

  • Tasks / Projects are performed within the legal and corporate requirements

  • Accountable for adhering to CP/Hill’s, local and governmental guidelines related to EHS, Quality and Regulatory

  • Shares knowledge and develop skills of others (in team) and actively participates in continuous learning opportunities

  • Takes initiatives to optimize working activities

  • Owner of SMART Maintenance standard

 

Education:

Bachelor in Technical / Engineering

- 3/5> years experience within a Maintenance Department in a highly automated production environment

 

Key Competencies:

Managing maintenance and production

Managing materials and services

Continuos Improvement

Corss-organizational collaboration

EHS and Quality

Supply Chain systems and analysis

Business / Financial Understanding

 

 

 


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