Plant Administrator / HR Coordinator

at  Sonoco

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.
City, State: Plant City, FL
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
Plant Administrator / HR Coordinator
We are currently looking for an onsite Plant Administrator / HR Coordinator at the Plant City, FL facility. The Plant Administrator / HR Coordinator will report to the Plant HR Manager and will be responsible for providing bilingual (English/Spanish) HR administration support to include hourly recruiting & hiring, on-boarding, training and a variety of HR office related functions.

Essential Functions:

• Performs a variety of administrative tasks in support of the plant Human Resources (HR) function.
• Oversight of the employment, application, and interviewing process for hourly, plant employees.
• Schedules drug test and ensures the completion of it.
• Reviews applicant selection data submitted by interviewing managers for compliance with selection criteria.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date recruitment and selection documentation.
• Conduct employee orientations. Processes all other paperwork involved in the hiring process. Follow up and ensure appropriate paperwork is on file.
• Assist in all employee relations issues; including pre-hiring testing, new hire paperwork.
• Monitor and/or tracks employee issues such as timecards, attendance, and vacation schedules.
• Office related administration including personnel files, paperwork, personal leave requests.
• Answers employee’s questions and properly advises them on the correct use of leave. Promptly resolves leave-related issues.
• Follows established procedures for updating, validating HR related data
• Assists in the preparation of end-user documentation and/or plant HR training materials as needed
• Inputs employee data and verifies entries against forms or records.
• Generates and executes basic report or queries and provides summaries of date for use in analysis or decision making, validates output against system

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires a minimum of high school diploma
• Minimum of 1 year of previous hiring and office experience
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Requires clerical, analytic, oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2-year degree in Business Administration or related field
• Fluent in speaking and writing in Spanish and English
• 2 + years hiring and office experience preferably in manufacturing
• Perform work under minimal supervision

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 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

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

• Performs a variety of administrative tasks in support of the plant Human Resources (HR) function.
• Oversight of the employment, application, and interviewing process for hourly, plant employees.
• Schedules drug test and ensures the completion of it.
• Reviews applicant selection data submitted by interviewing managers for compliance with selection criteria.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date recruitment and selection documentation.
• Conduct employee orientations. Processes all other paperwork involved in the hiring process. Follow up and ensure appropriate paperwork is on file.
• Assist in all employee relations issues; including pre-hiring testing, new hire paperwork.
• Monitor and/or tracks employee issues such as timecards, attendance, and vacation schedules.
• Office related administration including personnel files, paperwork, personal leave requests.
• Answers employee’s questions and properly advises them on the correct use of leave. Promptly resolves leave-related issues.
• Follows established procedures for updating, validating HR related data
• Assists in the preparation of end-user documentation and/or plant HR training materials as needed
• Inputs employee data and verifies entries against forms or records.
• Generates and executes basic report or queries and provides summaries of date for use in analysis or decision making, validates output against syste