Engineering Intern (Mechanical Maintenance)

Colgate-Palmolive (Malaysia); Selangor; On-site; MYR 11,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive Company invites an Engineering Intern (Mechanical Maintenance) to join our Reliability Engineering team in Malaysia. You’ll gain hands-on experience with maintenance planning, equipment troubleshooting, and plant reliability, working alongside experienced engineers and technicians.

You will engage in preventive and condition-based maintenance across packaging lines, perform root-cause analysis on breakdowns, and contribute to OEE improvements while learning SAP PM and CMMS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field (Mechanical/Manufacturing/Mechatronics/Industrial).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, CAD models and P&IDs.
• Familiarity with structured problem-solving tools (5-Why, Fishbone, FMEA).
• Proficient with Google Workspace or MS Office.
• Safety-conscious and able to work hands-on in a dynamic shop floor environment.
• Available for a full-time internship for 3 to 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Assist reliability engineers in executing Scheduled Preventive Maintenance and Condition-Based Monitoring on filling, packaging, and compounding equipment.
• Shadow senior maintenance technicians during teardowns, overhauls, alignments, and seal replacements.
• Log, track, and update maintenance work orders and spare parts in the plant CMMS (SAP PM).
• Support spare parts inventory audits and organize mechanical storeroom areas.
• Participate in breakdown investigations using structured problem-solving methods to identify failure modes.
• Track downtime data to support OEE improvement initiatives on high-speed lines.
• Assist in bottleneck identification, vibration checks, and lubrication route optimization.
• Draft and standardize mechanical SOPs, AM checklists, and SPLs for operators and technicians.
• Assist in equipment qualification workflows (IQ/OQ) for new or modified machinery.
• Read P&IDs and mechanical drawings and cross-reference with plant layouts.

Skills

Mechanical systems

Fluid dynamics

Thermodynamics

Engineering drawings

CAD models

P&IDs

MS Office

Google Workspace

5-Why Analysis

FMEA

Safety-conscious

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS

Job description

Engineering Intern (Mechanical Maintenance)

As a Reliability Engineering Intern, you will step into a hands-on, fast-paced manufacturing environment, gaining practical experience in industrial maintenance, equipment troubleshooting, and plant reliability. Working directly alongside reliability engineers and senior technicians, you will dive into the mechanical core of the factory—from analyzing high-speed packaging lines to conducting root cause analysis on equipment breakdowns. Your contributions will directly impact Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and ensure production lines run safely and efficiently.

Key responsibilities

• Assist reliability engineers in executing Scheduled Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Condition-Based Monitoring across filling, packaging, and compounding equipment
• Shadow senior maintenance technicians during equipment teardowns, overhauls, mechanical component alignments (shafts, gearboxes, bearings, couplings), and seal replacements
• Log, track, and update maintenance work orders, spare parts consumption, and equipment asset histories in the plant's CMMS (SAP PM)
• Support spare parts inventory audits by identifying critical wear parts, setting minimum reorder points, and organizing mechanical storeroom staging areas
• Participate in breakdown investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies (5-Why Analysis, Fishbone Diagrams, FMEA) to isolate mechanical failure modes
• Track and evaluate line downtime data to support Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement initiatives across high-speed packaging lines
• Assist in mechanical bottleneck identification, vibration checks, and lubrication route optimization
• Draft, revise, and standardize mechanical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Autonomous Maintenance (AM) checklists, and Single Point Lessons (SPLs) for machine operators and technicians
• Assist in equipment qualification workflows, supporting Installation Qualification (IQ) and Operational Qualification (OQ) protocols for newly installed or modified plant machinery
• Read and cross-reference Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), pneumatic/hydraulic schematics, and mechanical CAD assembly drawings against physical plant layouts

About you

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related discipline
• Strong foundational knowledge of mechanical systems, fluid dynamics (pneumatics/hydraulics), and thermodynamics
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, and P&IDs
• Familiarity with structured problem-solving tools (e.g., 5-Why, Fishbone, FMEA)
• Proficient in Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Slides) or Microsoft Office
• Prior exposure to a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) like SAP PM is a strong advantage
• Highly proactive and safety-conscious
• Comfortable working hands-on in a dynamic, high-noise shop floor environment alongside operational teams
• Able to commit to a full-time internship for a duration of 3 to 6 months

About us

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. We are 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.