What are the responsibilities and job description for the Utility Worker position at Sonoco?
Location: Newport
Position: Utility Worker
Pay: $22.93/hr
Shift: Rotate 12-hour shifts
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.
The Newport, TN paper mill has an opening for a Utility Worker. This position reports to the Plant Superintendent.
What You'll Be Doing
Benefits
Position: Utility Worker
Pay: $22.93/hr
Shift: Rotate 12-hour shifts
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.
The Newport, TN paper mill has an opening for a Utility Worker. This position reports to the Plant Superintendent.
What You'll Be Doing
- Assisting in rewinding, slitting, strapping rolls.
- Assists in for removing broke., tagging, weighing, and storing in proper place. Assists in loading trucks.
- Responsible for cutting cores on weekends and on nights
- Responsible for keeping paper machine area neat and orderly.
- Unloading incoming waste paper.
- Supplying waste paper and scrap to pulpers.
- Spotting trailers for loading and unloading.
- Cleaning basement, canteen, rest rooms, plant grounds, and other areas as required.
- May be assigned to fill a vacancy during absences.
- Performs these and similar related duties as assigned
- You have the ability to manually push, pull, and lift some equipment and materials as needed. In all instances that a mechanical means is possible, it is done in this manner, but some manual exertion is still required.
- Have an excellent work history in the areas of safety and attendance
- Are able to work a 12 hour shift rotation, holidays, weekends and overtime
- Attention to detail as our customers expect consistently superior performance and exceptional value with each order that they place.
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
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