Plant Engineer - 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. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Plant Engineer is responsible for achieving the highest level of reliability for plant equipment through committed support for the Sonoco Performance System (SPS), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and strong ownership of the Maintenance Excellence (ME) process within their plant. What you will be doing: 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. Scope and execute capital projects, participate in annual plant budgeting, manage department spend, and integrate vendor support to augment overall business success. Identify technical improvements to equipment/processes. Develops capital authorization requests and manages capital projects. Identifies new technology and leverages new technology from other Thermo-Flex Division manufacturing locations. 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; act as a direct technical resource for SPS pillar teams (ME, DTM, and CSD). This position is located in Elk Grove Village, IL and 100% onsite 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. 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 and improve Meant Time Between Failure (MTBF) across all departments. 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 experience 3+ years of successful experience leading a plant maintenance department to include supervising direct reports in an industrial manufacturing environment and/or 5+ years of supervisory manufacturing experience. Minimum education required: Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering, or a related field. Experience with CMMS preferred. Experience in TPM or Reliability field preferred. Compensation: The annual base salary range for this role is from $116,160 to $145,00, plus quarterly target bonus of 12.5% of base salary. #LI-MR1 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. Founded in 1899, Sonoco (NYSE:SON) is a global provider of consumer, industrial, healthcare and protective packaging. With annualized net sales of approximately $5.2 billion, the Company has 20,000 employees working in more than 300 operations in 34 countries serving some of the world’s best-known brands in some 85 nations. Sonoco is committed to creating sustainable products, services and programs for our customers, employees and communities that support our corporate purpose of Better Packaging. Better Life. The Company was listed as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies 2021 as well as being included in Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies for the third year in a row.