Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician - Senior

at  Sonoco

Position: Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician - Senior
Location: Hartsville Converting Operations - Hartsville, SC
Base Rate: $41.30 + Potential Monthly Bonus
Shift:1st but will fluctuate depending on business needs
This job requires a Job performance with specific Tasks to complete
*Must be willing and flexible to work overtime when needed. *
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 Senior 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.

• Understand and comply with safety policies and procedures. Perform all tasks in a safe manner. Set the standard for safe behavior. Look out for your co-workers’ safety. Be an active owner of the safety improvement process by identifying and reducing safety risks and hazards in behavior, equipment, and processes.
• 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.
• Weld as required by location.
• 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.
• Conduct thorough root cause analysis and follow up to ensure the optimum corrective action has been taken. Ensure corrective actions minimize the risk of repeat failures. Assist in the development / modification and implementation of procedures / activities to drive to zero failure.
• Drive the proactive maintenance process in the effort to eliminate unplanned failures. Effectively perform Preventive / Predictive Maintenance tasks / procedures. Participate in the development / improvement / optimization of Preventive / Predictive Maintenance procedures and tasks.
• Communicate effectively with operations personnel to identify and resolve abnormal or degraded equipment conditions that could negatively impact safety, quality, or productivity. Includes helping develop operator skill sets to a level that allow for asset ownership and care at the operator level.
• Effectively document all maintenance activity in the Computerized Maintenance Management System to build an accurate database of asset history.
• Assist in identifying opportunities to improve equipment inspection, lubrication and hard to access areas for new equipment installs and for current equipment.
• Identify and utilize the proper tools for each individual job.
• Meet or exceed housekeeping and 5S standards in all areas where maintenance work is performed, personal ownership areas, and all areas owned by the Maintenance Department.
• The IMRT Senior role will be responsible for serving in a Lead or Maintenance Planner role as required by the location.