Engineer, NA SC Mfg Systems

About the role

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing 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. As a key member of the Global Supply Chain Manufacturing Systems team, you will drive the regional execution, governance, and standardization of critical digital manufacturing technologies. In this high-impact position, you will partner directly with plant leadership and regional cross-functional teams (Quality, Engineering, FP&R, and GIT) to define and scale innovative, high-efficiency digital capabilities across manufacturing facilities. You will elevate operational excellence by empowering local teams through technical coaching while enforcing global cybersecurity and system standards to minimize downtime.

Responsibilities

• Project Delivery & Technical Leadership: Lead the end-to-end implementation, technical direction, and troubleshooting of digital manufacturing system initiatives across regional plants to drive operational consistency and efficiency.
• Standards & Cybersecurity Governance: Enforce global manufacturing systems standards, cybersecurity policies, compliance checklists, and access management across all regional sites to safeguard plant operations.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Best Practices: Partner with regional Quality, Engineering, FP&R, and GIT teams to identify, communicate, and scale high-impact manufacturing best practices across plant networks.
• Capability Building & Mentorship: Design and deliver technical training programs to address competency gaps, building strong local plant systems expertise and fostering a global digital mindset.
• System Reliability & Escalation Management: Oversee technical issue resolution, mitigate operational downtime impacts, and manage remediation activities across the region.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Engineering, Automation, Supply Chain Operations, or IT Supply Chain.
• Proven track record configuring, deploying, and maintaining core manufacturing software systems (e.g., MES, HMI, ISA-88 Batching, Historians).
• Hands-on technical proficiency with Structured Query Language (SQL / MS SQL Server) and SAP manufacturing workflows (Production Orders, Confirmations, Material Movements, Quality Management).
• Core knowledge of plant floor control systems, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Operational Excellence standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a regional role within a matrixed CPG or consumer goods manufacturing environment.
• Technical familiarity with AVEVA (Wonderware) platforms, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and industrial instrumentation.
• Experience with enterprise analytics and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Domo, SQL Reporting Services).
• Demonstrated functional competencies in cross-functional project management, technical coaching, root-cause troubleshooting, and process optimization.

Pay

Salary Range $96,800.00 - $137,000.00 USD. Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage.
• Participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements.
• Minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours).
• 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year).
• Paid sick leave adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws; detailed information provided upon hiring and subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.