Job Description

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.

Location: Richmond, VA

Position: Industrial Journeyman Electrical Technician

Pay: $33.63

Shift: Day Shift (1st)

You will like working for us as we have amazing people and a highly collaborative culture. Global success hasn’t changed our tight-knit feel – we’ve simply grown into a larger, more diverse family. We have thousands of jobs around the globe and encourage all of our associates to chase their dreams without having to find them in another company – it truly is a special place.

Sonoco Products, a global packaging company, is seeking skilled/experienced Industrial Journeyman Electrical Technician in their Richmond, VA paper mill.

Excellent attendance is crucial for the team to achieve success. You must have a proven record of success in a fast-paced environment. You must be a team player, have great communication skills and be flexible to accomplish the necessary tasks. You must demonstrate ability to maintain accurate records, logs and files in a timely manner. Must possess willingness to learn and develop new skills. You will take pride in your personal hands-on and analytical abilities, organizational skills, and attention to detail.

What you’ll be doing:

• Actively promote and participate in mill safety programs and initiatives
• Perform all duties safely. Use all safety equipment and procedures. Handle and use all tools safely. Follow OSHA and Sonoco standards, including energy isolation
• You must be able to complete all maintenance functions including preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairing manufacturing equipment
• Follow procedures to perform required PM programs and general maintenance tasks including electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic repairs.
• Read and interpret electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic schematics for troubleshooting and repair of all plant equipment.
• Use and troubleshoot variable speed AC and DC drive controllers. Understand motion controls, incremental and absolute position encoders and resolvers.
• Analyze and repair PLC controlled equipment using the appropriate techniques and peripheral equipment.
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of plant equipment by finding ways to eliminate unscheduled downtime, improve efficiency, and increase equipment reliability.
• Sign out all parts taken from the storeroom returning any that were not used
• Help troubleshoot and repair paper making operational equipment as needed.
• Conduct root cause failure analysis and use problem solving techniques to ensure effective repairs on equipment.
• Inspects assigned equipment to ensure it is in safe operating condition.
• Verifies all safety devices (guards, control circuit devices, stop blocks, etc.) on assigned equipment are always intact and properly secured.
• Document all work performed in a timely, accurate and detailed manner using the current maintenance system and other reporting structures as determined by the supervisor.
• Must demonstrate your electrical aptitude by successfully completing the required electrical test.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager.

We’d love to hear from you if:

• Journeyman License *Required*
• Have 3-5+ years industrial electrician experience
• Have strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting experience
• Vocational training preferred.
• Ability to troubleshoot DCS, PLC’s, drives, instrumentation, other industrial electrical issues
• Ability to read electrical prints and perform job layouts for electrical devices and circuitry.

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.