Description

Are you a career minded Engineer looking for an entry level opportunity to unbottle your potential and grow with a company? At Western Container we make the bottles for Coca-Cola and we are looking to help you unbottle your potential as a part of our team! Our ever expanding team is looking for a Plant Engineer to join the team! Candidates should be willing to work in Hattiesburg, MS, Houston/ Sugar Land, Texas, Fife, WA and Tolleson, AZ. Candidates should also be willing to travel among our facilities for WCC sponsored travel at least 40% of the time.

100% owned by Coca-Cola bottlers, Western Container assures supply of 95% of Coca-Cola's P.E.T. bottles from Mississippi to California

Who are we?

Western Container is a $400 million supplier of PET plastic bottles to the #1 soft drink brand in the world - Coca-Cola. We supply over 5.8 billion bottles and preforms annually to Coke bottlers throughout the Western United States.

Are you looking to become a part of a collaborative team environment with great benefits and support to develop and advance your skills? Western Container Corp may be the place for you! For more than 35 years WCC has been providing Coca-Cola with high-quality P.E.T. bottles and preforms. Our team is developing and looking for a Plant Engineer to join our Engineering team. This person will primarily work primarily with the local plants and will have the opportunity to visit locations in Houston/ Sugar Land, Texas, Fife, Washington, Tolleson, Arizona, and Hattiesburg, Mississippi with the opportunity to work from home on occasion. 40% company travel required.

What does day-to-day life at WCC look like?

Our plants are highly automated and fast-paced manufacturing facilities that function with our mission "to provide lowest cost, highest quality products to our bottlers," in mind. Engaging in plant-level teams to understand the total scope of the business, you will be learning our business and growing your career. You will have a variety of assignments and responsibilities in many disciplines such as operations, engineering, logistics, finance, and quality. Each assignment will be tailored to your experience and designed to develop your knowledge, skills, and abilities to quickly advance within WCC. Some promotional opportunities will require relocation. 

Requirements

 Who are you?

First and foremost, you are very interested in a manufacturing career with the ultimate goal to not only grow your career but to learn new things as well. You might not possess knowledge or experience with Injection Molding and/or Blow Molding, but you are eager to learn. . You have superior organizational skills with an aptitude for problem-solving and independent judgment. You are an excellent communicator, verbally and in writing. You are a team player and are committed to being part of a successful team.

You should be motivated to accomplish tasks in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision. You have general knowledge of Engineering software and a mechanical aptitude. You are also continuous improvement minded and flexible to improving processes for efficiency.

Ideally, you have a Bachelor's degree with a primary focus in Engineering. Technical degrees related to manufacturing with 5 or more years of experience in industry may be considered. 

Why Western?

We are breaking ground by installing new state-of-the-art equipment and initiating projects that will advance our company for years to come. Be a part of it. You will have a SMART onboarding plan with professional mentors who are invested in your success.

Full-time members of the Western Container Team enjoy medical, vision, dental insurance options, dollar-for-dollar 401k matching up to 6%, short and long term disability coverage sponsored by WCC, 10 paid holidays annually, tuition reimbursement, professional training, and certification, learn while you earn on the job opportunities, memberships to industry-specific professional organization, member activities, employee discount programs, and more!