Projects Engineer Jr.

Colgate-Palmolive Company Valle del Cauca, Colombia

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Job Description

Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognised brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.

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. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programmes that enrich communities around the world.

Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.

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.

Information at a Glance

Job Title: Projects Engineer Jr.

Travel Required?: No Travel

Posting Start Date: 07/05/2026

On-site

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #173044 - Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

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 Project Engineer Jr is responsible for supervising the capital investment program (CEB) for the Andean region, ensuring compliance on-time and within the approved budget. This position is also responsible for leading, developing, and executing validation protocols for equipment and processes. The role requires a strong understanding of validation practices, risk analysis, and quality compliance to ensure the highest standards of safety, quality, and efficiency. The ideal candidate will support the closure of validation findings and manage change control processes. Additionally, this position will occasionally be responsible for evaluating, planning, developing, and implementing small-scale capital investment projects within manufacturing areas to meet process requirements

Job Functions

Prepare regional cash spending report: weekly for local team, monthly for CMSE managers (multi category)
Update BPC cash spending tool by category
Weekly follow-up meeting for project execution schedule and definition
Monthly follow up meeting quality validation documentation
Leadership, development and execution of project validation protocols (equipment or processes).
Development of the master plan for validation and risk analysis of the plants.
Support closure of retrospective validation findings
Support closure of validation findings (EHS, Quality, FP&R and FAP)
Change Management Support ( lead the Closing process)
Plan, develop and implement all the CEB projects for the plant/area (Include follow up meetings)
Prepare and validate specifications for new equipment
Prepare and participate in MYR and COS meetings regarding capital investment.
Follow up, control and report timetable of the assigned projects
Follow up, control and report Cashflow of the assigned projects
Elaborate MOC ́s. Ensure that all plant changes, which could impact facility EHS
compliance, must be documented (MOC) prior to initiation of the change.
Accomplish with the Management System of safety and Health at Work "SGSST" as
required according to position.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering
1 year of experience in Engineering or operations for manufacturing
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to work with cross-functional teams.
Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities.
Project management desirable
Desirable knowledge in SAP
Advanced English desirable

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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