Production and Maintenance Technician

Position: Production and Maintenance Technician
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Wage:  $36.15/hour plus $1.00/hour shift differential
Shift: night shift:  6pm – 6am; 3 on, 4 off; 4 on, 3 off

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 Shift Supervisor, this position is responsible for operation and maintenance of high-speed steel packaging manufacturing equipment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Perform various manual or mechanical production functions by operating, adjusting, and repairing the production equipment to meet customer specifications.
• Disassemble, overhaul, and rebuild production equipment.
• Perform troubleshooting on production equipment as required.
• Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment as required.
• Conduct inspection of in-process materials and in-process and finished product.
• Responsible for replenishing supplies, materials, parts, and tooling required for assigned area.
• Access, input, and retrieve information from the computer.
• Communicate pertinent information to next shift.
• Supply and maintain required hand tools.
• Complete clean-up, painting, and housekeeping duties.
• Rotate through all workstations as needed.

We’d love to hear from you if:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required. 
• Ability to follow directions and complete assignments in a fast-paced environment. 
• Strong mechanical skills and knowledge required.

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.