Material Handler I

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.

While reporting to the Supervisor, you will be responsible for Perform tasks that are necessary to provide high quality, efficient, timely shipment of Sonoco products. Drive process improvement through improved process documentation, reduction of waste, and efficient changeovers.

What you will be doing:

• The safety and health of employees take precedence over all duties of this job.
• Actively works to engage employees in the safety program to crate the right habits for working safely
• Uses team work and works with all associates to manufacture product using the approved safety processes, quality specifications and efficiently as possible.

• Monitors cycle times and adjusts as needed.
• Utilize established process settings to maintain overall quality and throughput
• Monitors operations process, work, and material flow to ensure quality and customer specs are met.
• Correct errors and work with operators to constantly improve process clarification and effectiveness.
• Perform safe and organized machine changeovers
• Perform all required quality checks including hourly burst tests, verification of production dimensions, and weight.
• Perform first piece sign off check, along with quality, as part of tool change process.

• Provide technical support to shift for trouble shooting and problem resolution.
• Assists maintenance with preventative maintenance projects.

• Conducts test and trial runs as needed.
• Recommends and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Perform audits

• Assist with movement of product via PIT (once licensed) or pallet jack
• Maintains cleanliness of work area.
• Trains other Process Technicians as needed.
• Performs all duties in a manner that demonstrates the highest level of quality and safety.

• Ability to work extended hours depending on work demand
• Must be willing to help palletize the gel and brick lines
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

We'd love to hear from you if:

• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Being reliable, having good initiative, being committed, and being quality focused is a must.

• Forklift Certified (preferred)
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Understanding of how to read mechanical and part blueprints
• Must be able to read and or understand written and verbal policy, instruction and directions in English.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.