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. 

Plant Superintendent

With direction from the plant manager, the position is accountable for safety, quality, productivity, material handling, cost performance, employee relations in a high-performance work team environmental relations, capital improvements, and budget preparation.  

Job demands monitoring production performance and implementing processes and procedures to improve results across all key functional areas.  Position is responsible for implementing and maintaining best manufacturing practices and regulatory compliance for all production activities.  Position is also responsible for partnering with maintenance to support preventive maintenance, equipment repair, and strong maintenance performance and systems.  

Primary Responsibilities: 

Ensure the safety of all employees; lead a comprehensive safety program to prevent injuries and create a strong safety culture.  Comply with all federal, state, and local environmental and safety regulations (EPA, OSHA, etc.). Support quality initiatives to ensure product meets or exceeds customer expectations.  Ensure employees complete required quality checks and audits. Meet or exceed plant productivity, cost, or other performance metric expectations. Coordinate production scheduling to meet customer demands, to manage overtime, to minimize inventory, and to reduce costs. Conduct RCCA’s to prevent repeat failures and maximize uptime.Facilitate mill ERP system, such as Optivision or Oracle. Manage chemical inventories and ordering, conducting chemical application trials, VOC tracking for environmental, non-contact outfall monitoring and testing. Oversee machine clothing purchases, including installation or removal as needed.  Identify, propose, and implement capital projects to improve operational performance. Support maintenance team by ensuring preventive maintenance program is implemented and maintained.  Coordinate and help schedule plant equipment maintenance and repair.  Hire, train, direct and mentor staff and all plant employees with diverse language, cultural and educational backgrounds.  Lead mill and servs as a team leader in supporting and leading continuous improvement methodologies. Trains and understands how to lead and implement continuous improvement process such as 5S with safety, 6 Sigma, Kaizen events, and lean manufacturing. Mentor others in continuous improvement Build and maintain productive employee relationships, driving high employee morale and satisfaction.  Provide direction, training, and development as needed.  Provide coaching, counseling, or discipline as needed.  Recommend disciplinary action to plant manager and review disciplinary action by supervisors for effectiveness and consistency.  Work with HR to address employee concerns and issues.  Support plant union negotiations, as applicable. 

Specific decisions and recommendations this position is expected to make: 

Employee hiring, training, development and discipline Production crewing and scheduling Safety, productivity, and quality programs Expense Control Vendor recommendations for maintenance, clothing, and chemicals Vendor selection for materials and supplies Production budget Equipment purchases Process Improvement projectsCapital budget

  

Education and Skills: 

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience will be considered) 

4 Year Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or Paper Science preferred

Required Experience: 

5-7 years of experience

Compensation:

The annual base salary range for this role is from $129,120 to $145,260, plus monthly target bonus of 12.5% of base salary.

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.