Production Associate

Sonoco • Greenville, WI

30d • Onsite

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.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• One to three months related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspects the containers as they feed onto the belt; checks the containers for imperfections in the labeling and capping and looks for any foreign objects in the container.
• Cycles the palletizing machine when the load area is full.
• Places divider sheets between every layer of cans and plastic or wood picture frames on the top layer of every pallet.
• Prints pallet tags with correct information and tags pallets according to the shop order.
• Uses the hand jack to move the completed pallet away from the area (occasionally).
• Records information such as time and date palletized.
• Performs the required daily clean up on the equipment that is operated.
• Maintains the supplies needed for the automatic palletizer equipment.
• Keeps working area clean on a daily basis.
• Places scrap and garbage in the appropriate containers.
• Works safely with others instructing any helpers in the proper use of the equipment.
• Uses all safety guards as they are intended to be used.

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
• Education Level: High school or GED