Lead Maintenance

Maintenance Lead (Team Lead/Mechanic)

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Maintenance Lead 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 Maintenance Lead 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.

What you will be doing:

• 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.
• Ensure the safety of all employees by leading a comprehensive Sonoco safety process to prevent injuries. Lead plant compliance of all federal, state and local environmental and safety regulations.
• Effectively implement/maintain a reliability-centered maintenance process that drives machine uptime, improves OEE and lower operations costs by championing the Sonoco Maintenance Excellence process.
• Provide department leadership to ensure the highest standards of plant condition and equipment performance are achieved and sustained.
• Ensure maintenance department personnel possess the appropriate skills and are qualified and proficient. Identify and support technical training and development for department employees.
• Apply reliability tools to determine the root cause of critical equipment failures and downtime. Identify the appropriate countermeasures and solutions to improve equipment reliability and prevent recurrence.
• Perform as a key member of the plant leadership team positive communicator and problem solver - driving for plant/process improvements, meeting objectives and setting the bar for performance standards.
• Support pillar continuous improvement activities. Assure all departmental goals are in alignment with, plant, regional, and corporate goals.
• 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 activities 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.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Strong understanding of OSHA requirements related to equipment in-house. Ability to identify gaps and assist in implementing countermeasures to achieve Zero Safety Incidents.
• Ability to lead and develop a highly collaborative and effective team. Must empower employees and be a "hands on" type manager that can balance oversight of employee's activities.
• Excellent organization, project management and communication skills
• Proficient in Root Cause Analysis techniques (FMEA's, 5Why's, ATS, etc.) and developing/implementing Countermeasures to drive Zero Breakdown culture.
• Process-oriented. Can identify gaps in any process and implement solutions.
• Basic mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, instrumentation, lubrication and predictive maintenance understanding
• Ability to manage costs and reduce/optimize where needed
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and CMMS experience

We'd love to hear from you if:

• Minimum education required: Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering, or equivalent work experience in a related field.
• Minimum experience 3+ years of successful experience leading a plant maintenance department in an industrial manufacturing environment and/or 5+ years of supervisory manufacturing experience.
• Experience with CMMS preferred.
• Experience in TPM or Reliability field preferred.

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.

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.

• 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