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Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.


Your Role & Team in a Nutshell


As a Maintenance Technician based in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, you will ensure the smooth operation and longevity of our machinery and facilities through both preventive and corrective maintenance. Your primary goal is to minimize production disruptions and maintain a safe working environment. You will work closely with a dedicated team under the guidance of the Maintenance Supervisor. The team operates on a full-time, permanent basis, with shifts to ensure continuous support. We will support your growth with regular feedback and access to online training courses.


Purpose of the role

• Avoiding disruptions in the production process through preventive and curative maintenance of the machinery.
• Keep machinery in good condition to avoid shortening the lifespan of the machine and to eliminate the risk of unsafe working conditions.
• Monitoring the condition of buildings, utilities and facilities to prevent deterioration and defects in such a way that the safety of employees and visitors is safeguarded.

Key responsibilities


Maintenance machinery and utilities

• Preventive maintenance machinery
  • Carrying out preventive maintenance on the machine park based on a maintenance plan
  • Report preventive maintenance activities as prescribed
  • Drawing up preventive maintenance plans
• Corrective maintenance machinery
  • Detecting the cause of inefficiencies, errors, malfunctions and defects based on diagrams, drawings and/or manuals
  • Carrying out repairs, replacing (spare) parts if necessary
    • If necessary, manufacture the part yourself in anticipation of delivery of ordered parts
  • Follow-up of the installation after repair
  • Adjusting diagrams, drawings and/or manuals after repairs if applicable
  • Report corrective maintenance activities
• Corrective maintenance utilities
  • Detecting the cause of inefficiencies, errors, malfunctions and defects based on diagrams, drawings and/or manuals on compressed air, high voltage, heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, water, cabling ICT, security installations, security installations, emergency installations
  • Follow-up of the installation after repair
  • Adjustment of schematics, drawings and/or manuals after the repair of the utilities if applicable
  • Report corrective maintenance work

Setting up machines

• Changing tooling
  • Check correctness of tooling
  • Check tooling for damage and quality
• Adjust tooling and test run
• Checking the quality and technical specifications of the test piece
  • Report persistent non-conformities

Other

• Guiding and supporting suppliers in commissioning new machines or maintenance work on machines
• Order and cleanliness
  • Managing the warehouse, putting away parts, checking stock, thinking about layout
  • Keep work cart neat and tidy
  • Keep the toolshop orderly and tidy according to 6S rules

• Safety & Environment:
  • Comply with existing policies, instructions and procedures

• ISO:
  • Comply with existing policies, instructions and procedures.

Qualifications

• Graduate or Bachelor in Mechanical, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, Automation or related fields or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant and practical experience
• Read drawings
• Programming of PLCs and operator panels (Omron, Siemens, Beckhoff) is an asset
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Fluent in Dutch, oral and written, fluent in English, oral

Skills and Competencies

• Smooth personality, good communicator
• A real team player, who likes to work in a team towards a solution.
• Eager to learn, curious.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, Food Saver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments.