Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician

Associate’s degree in Mechatronics, Industrial Maintenance, or related technical field -

IMRT I – 4+

II – 6+

III – 8+

Sr – 10+

Shift: 2nd Shift, 2p-10p

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 Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician (IMRT) is responsible for supporting the achievement of maximum plant reliability by performing maintenance tasks and activities as an owner of Sonoco’s Maintenance Excellence Process.  Maintenance and reliability best practices will be utilized to maintain equipment in optimum condition, maximize availability, and support technological advancement. The IMRT will use advanced multi-craft training and knowledge to perform proactive equipment/process/system maintenance; troubleshoot failures, perform highly effective root cause analysis, and make repairs in a manner that minimizes the potential for repeat failures; and actively participate in Sonoco’s continuous improvement effort.

*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.

Proactively maintain, improve, install, and troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, robotic/automation, hydraulic, pneumatic, and steam (location specific) systems/processes/equipment.

Install/troubleshoot/maintain AC and DC drives/motors.

Effectively perform troubleshooting activities on PLC programs.  As required by location, modify and/or write PLC programs.

Fabricate and install various electrical, piping, pneumatic, and mechanical equipment as required by location.

Perform shop work using machining and shop equipment (lathes, drills, milling machines, etc) as required by location.

Safely and effectively troubleshoot and situationally assess equipment issues/failures.  Implement the most applicable, effective corrective action based on circumstances.