The Electronic Technician Maintenance Lead is responsible for leading the on shift maintenance team in our Hill´s Pet Nutrition Facilities, by:

• Serving as a primary conduit for information on technical and maintenance issues within and between the operations group.
• By assisting in the development and infrastructure of the maintenance team such as providing training and coaching.
• To decrease equipment downtime through high level troubleshooting.
• To advance Planned Maintenance through leadership of FP&R initiatives. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead on shift maintenance while performing normal Maintenance Tech III duties
• Functions as a technical resource and shift troubleshooting resource for operations and maintenance

                  - Requires climbing, bending and crawling
                  - Requires a high level of understanding in industrial control systems including PLCs, power distribution, pneumatics, drives, etc.

Directs maintenance crews to ensure repairs and PMs are performed in a timely and effective manner

• Conduct training for controls and electrical related systems for maintenance and operations personnel 
• Ability to manage projects to completion  
• Ensure compliance with industry practices and regulatory agency requirements 
• Document changes made to software and hardware (electrical and Process & Instrumentation prints) 
• Document changes made to software and hardware (electrical and Process & Instrumentation prints) 
• Understand and comply with Hill’s policies, safety standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Food Safety. Identify and report Food Safety issues to management

Basic required qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years of plant maintenance experience or Technical/Associates degree or higher with 1 year of plant maintenance experience
• Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer - G-Suite, Microsoft office, Lotus Notes, ERP´s (such as SAP) & dashboards experience.
• Ability to program and troubleshoot utilizing ladder logic programming for Allen-Bradley and Modicon PLCs.
• Ability to read and use electrical schematics
• Know, understand and interpret NEC regulatory requirements
• Ability to design and apply industrial power distribution and control circuits including 3 phase 480 VAC, 120 VAC and 24 VAC
• Experience using multi-meters, insulation testers, laser alignment equipment, etc.
• Be available to work on different shifts, rotating shift, 12 hour shift, and weekends as needed
• Ability to effectively communicate 360 degrees
• Be able to coordinate and lead on shift maintenance while still performing normal maintenance tech III duties

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years plant floor experience in a maintenance or programming role or degree in related field
• Ability to program and troubleshoot Wonderware Intouch 
• Ability to program and troubleshoot utilizing ladder logic programming for Siemens and Sigmatek PLCs.
• Ability to create and administer Microsoft SQL databases
• Experience using Wonderware INSQL data historian
• Experience using Wonderware DT analyst downtime analysis tool
• Experience using Industrial Networks (Profibus, Devicenet, Data highway, Modicon RIO, Ethernet, HART Communicator)
• Experience troubleshooting Micromotion Flow meters
• Ability to troubleshoot and commission Variable Frequency AC Drives, Soft Starts, 3 phase motor starters, Solenoids, control values, Servo Motors and drives 

Expected Areas of Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Grip with hands through shift repairing electrical and PLC equipment and performing preventative maintenance
• Bend at waist 90 degrees and flex at knees 120 degrees
• Ability to work with hands overhead
• Walk unlimited distances up to 12 hours on concrete floor
• Climb steps and/or ladders repeatedly
• Wear required personal protective equipment, including hearing, eye, foot and dust protection
• Perceive visual and audible alarms and telephones while wearing hearing protection
• Receive and transmit information in person and by telephone communications
• Exposure to both cold and hot work environments aligned to external temperatures as well as confined space both inside and outside the facility
• Lift varied capacities repeatedly up to 60 pounds and push/pull carts and equipment as needed up to 500 pounds. Objects to be lifted that may weigh 50 pounds include bags of product that must be cut open and reworked. Consequences of not being able to lift these bags include having to scrap the materials rather than being able to use it in the production process which could result in a significant adverse financial impact.
• Exposure to dry ingredients (primarily grain) producing a dusty environment (dusk mask provided)
• Exposure to industrial chemicals used in production, equipment for testing and treatment of liquids including water
• Computer keyboarding 
• Occasional exposure to confined space
• Type, using a computer keyboard, intermittently for up to six hours per day

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply!

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.

Are you interested in working for Hill's Pet Nutrition? You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by e-mail are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.

Work that matters, fueled by passion for pets!  At Hill’s we have a purpose.  Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, amazing nutrition, and the best and brightest people. Founded more than 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to pet nutrition, Hills' mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. 

HILL'S® Prescription Diet® therapeutic pet foods, HILL'S® Science Diet® and HILL'S® Ideal Balanceâ„¢ wellness pet foods are sold worldwide. Hill’s is a division of Colgate-Palmolive, a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, with sales of products in more than 200 countries.  To learn more about Hill's and Colgate, please visit http://www.hillspet.com and http://www.colgatepalmolive.com, or find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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