Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician 2-3

What you’ll 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.

• 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.

We’d love to hear from you if:

• Demonstrated competency in the skills laid out in the competency matrix for each of the IMRT classifications (I,II,III, & Sr).

• Technical skills and knowledge to Proactively maintain, improve, install, and troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, robotic/automation, hydraulic, pneumatic,  and steam (location specific) systems/processes/equipment.

  • Ability to read and understand mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical (including PLC program logic) schematics.

• Working knowledge of  and experience in performing electrical work in compliance with NFPA 70E – Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace

• Welding (Skill level to be determined by specific Sonoco location)

• Machining / Fabrication (Skill level to be determined by specific Sonoco location)

• Proficiency with standard computer programs (Microsoft Office Suite)

• Proficiency in using a CMMS

• Ability to adapt to and help lead change

• Ability to master and employ new skills as required by the introduction of new processes, technology, etc and/or as part of the required skill development progression within the maintenance organization and / or advancement opportunities

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

• Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a team environment

• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills

• Strong proactive maintenance and reliability thought process

Minimum education required:

• High school diploma (preferably with a vocational focus)

Preferred Education:

• Associate’s degree in Mechatronics, Industrial Maintenance, or related technical field. Or equivalent military experience

Minimum Experience (Preferred)

Starting level determined by plant based on skills and experience

• Level 1 – 4+ years in similar role

• Level II – 6+ years in similar role

• Level III – 8+ years in similar role

• Sr Level– 10+ years in similar role