Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician

Sonoco Products Co • Forest City, NC

143d • $28 - $30

About The Position

From a small family business to a multi-billion dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 - all while keeping the heart of 'People Build Businesses' alive. Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people. Reporting to the Plant Engineer, the entry level Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician is responsible for achieving the highest level of reliability for plant equipment through performing tasks required to maintain equipment in 'Like New' condition and minimize downtime. This individual will use advanced training and knowledge to perform equipment/process/system maintenance, troubleshoot equipment, make repairs and identify opportunities for improvement. This individual will provide support for the Sonoco Performance System (SPS), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and strong ownership of the Maintenance Excellence process within their plant.

Requirements

• You have an Associate's degree in Mechatronics, Industrial Maintenance or related training in a technical field.
• Preferred candidate will have 4+ years of manufacturing maintenance experience OR 4+ years of military experience in a technical work field.
• Must have strong communication and troubleshooting skills, as well as proactive maintenance and reliability thought process.
• Prior Injection Molding work experience highly preferred.
• Are willing to complete certification through Sonoco's Apprenticeship Program or Red Vector Training Program.
• Qualified candidates must possess the ability to promote to higher maintenance positions, promote, invoke and implement change where needed.

Responsibilities

• Understands and follows safety policies and procedures. Performs all tasks safely and does not take risks as it pertains to safety. Leads by example.
• Identifies safety risks and works to reduce risks in behavior, equipment and processes.
• Creates, documents and performs strong Preventive/Predictive maintenance tasks/procedures to eliminate equipment breakdown failures.
• Quickly and safely troubleshoots equipment issues and implements optimum corrective action. Communicates plan of action to prevent repeat issues and can assist in documenting new procedures.
• Communicates effectively with operations personnel to identify and resolve abnormal or degraded equipment conditions that could negatively impact safety, quality or productivity.
• Participates in proactive maintenance activities such as FMEA's, RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action), Analytical Troubleshooting (ATS).
• Documents work done in sufficient detail in order to capture strong historical data for future analysis.
• Performs all tasks with exceptional housekeeping. Maintains strong housekeeping principles in their own personal areas.
• Identifies and utilizes proper tools for each individual job. Identifies damaged tools and does not risk using them.
• Precision welding based on the required application.
• Skilled in shop tools: lathes, drills, milling machines, etc.
• Reads and understands mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical schematics.
• Technically skilled to Maintain mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, piping, electrical and robotic equipment.
• Technically skilled to Troubleshoot mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, piping, electrical and robotic equipment.
• Technically skilled to Repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, piping, electrical and robotic equipment.
• Technically skilled to Improve Reliability of mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, piping, electrical and robotic equipment.
• Technically skilled to Precision Install mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, piping, electrical and robotic equipment utilizing OEM specifications.
• Assists in identifying opportunities to improve equipment inspection, lubrication and hard to access areas for new equipment installs and for current equipment.
• Can understand overall equipment operation/function and applies to maintenance, repair, troubleshooting and reliability of equipment sub-components.
• Develops/modifies/reads/troubleshoots/installs PLC programs.
• Installs/troubleshoots/repairs AC and DC drives/motors.
• Fabricates and installs various electrical, piping, pneumatic and mechanical equipment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
• Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
• Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Paper Manufacturing
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees