Position: Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician I
Location: Portland, IN
Pay: $26.31 hourly
Shift: 1st shift

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 Plant Engineer OR Maintenance Supervisor, as the Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician/Maintenance/Electro Mechanic, you’ll be responsible for performing maintenance tasks, specifically proactive tasks, necessary to provide high quality, efficient, timely shipment of Sonoco products.  Safety, quality, productivity, and strong work ethic are important to the Sonoco culture.  We are looking for detail-oriented individuals with prior manufacturing experience.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Identifying safety risks and working to reduce risks in behavior, equipment and processes. Create, document and perform strong Preventive/Predictive maintenance tasks/procedures to eliminate equipment breakdown failures.Quickly and safely troubleshoot equipment issues and implement optimum corrective action.  Communicates plan of action to prevent repeat issues and can assist in documenting new procedures.Communicate effectively with operations personnel to identify and resolve abnormal or degraded equipment conditions that could negatively impact safety, quality or productivity.Participate in proactive maintenance activities such as FMEA’s, RCCA (Root Cause Corrective Action), Analytical Troubleshooting (ATS).Document work done in sufficient detail in order to capture strong historical data for future analysis.Perform all tasks with exceptional housekeeping, maintaining strong housekeeping principles in their own personal areas.Identify and utilize proper tools for each individual job.  Identify damaged tools and does not risk using them.Overtime required at times

We’d love you hear from you if:

You possess 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.  This includes a strong understanding of lubrication principles and ensuring the proper lubrication is applied to 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.

At Sonoco Products Company, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive pay and benefits. *Benefits listed below are for employees located in the U.S. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary depending on your location (within the U.S. or global), or if you are a union employee.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options401(k) retirement plan with company matchWellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of servicesPaid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and familyVariety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insuranceTuition reimbursement

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.