Plant Engineer

SONOCO CANADA; Tulsa, Northern (OK, KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) retirement plan with company 匹配

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Sonoco in Tulsa, OK is seeking a Plant Engineer to uphold the highest reliability for plant equipment through Sonoco Performance System (SPS) and TPM, with ownership of Maintenance Excellence.

You will lead safety, ensure OSHA compliance, drive reliability improvements, manage budgets, and mentor maintenance staff to achieve zero breakdowns and optimal performance.

Qualifications

• Lead safety process to prevent injuries and ensure compliance with OSHA requirements.
• Drive reliability-centered maintenance to improve OEE and reduce costs.
• Provide department leadership and develop skills within maintenance team.
• Scope capital projects and manage department spend.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety processes to protect all employees.
• Ensure plant compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
• Implement/maintain TPM and maintenance excellence for uptime.
• Provide leadership to achieve high equipment reliability and team proficiency.

Skills

Safety leadership

Team leadership

Root cause analysis

Project management

Communication

OSHA knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering, or related field

Tools

CMMS

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.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Plant Engineer is responsible for achieving the highest level of reliability for plant equipment through committed support for the Sonoco Performance System (SPS), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and strong ownership of the Maintenance Excellence process within their plant.

What you will be doing:

• Ensure the safety of all employees by leading a comprehensive Sonoco safety process to prevent injuries.
• Lead plant compliance of all federal, state and local environmental and safety regulations.
• Effectively implement/maintain a reliability-centered maintenance process that drives machine uptime, improves OEE and lower operations costs by championing the Sonoco Maintenance Excellence process.
• Provide department leadership to ensure the highest standards of plant condition and equipment performance are achieved and sustained.
• Ensure maintenance department personnel possess the appropriate skills and are qualified and proficient.
• Identify and support technical training and development for department employees.
• Scope and execute capital projects, participate in annual plant budgeting, manage department spend.
• Identify technical improvements to equipment/processes.
• Apply reliability tools to determine the root cause of critical equipment failures and downtime.
• Identify the appropriate countermeasures and solutions to improve equipment reliability and prevent recurrence.
• Perform as a key member of the plant leadership team – positive communicator and problem solver - driving for plant/process improvements, meeting objectives and setting the bar for performance standards.
• Support pillar continuous improvement activities.

This position is located in Tulsa, OK.

We'd love to hear from you if:

• Minimum experience 3+ years of successful experience leading a plant maintenance department in an industrial manufacturing environment and/or 5+ years of supervisory manufacturing experience.
• Minimum education required: Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with CMMS preferred.
• Experience in TPM or Reliability field preferred.
• Strong understanding of OSHA requirements related to equipment in-house.
• Ability to identify gaps and assist in implementing countermeasures to achieve Zero Safety Incidents.
• Ability to lead and develop a highly collaborative and effective team.
• Excellent organization, project management and communication skills.
• Proficient in Root Cause Analysis techniques (FMEA's, 5Why's, ATS, etc.) and developing/implementing Countermeasures to drive Zero Breakdown culture.
• Process-oriented. Can identify gaps in any process and implement solutions.
• Basic mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, instrumentation, lubrication and predictive maintenance understanding.
• Ability to manage costs and reduce/optimize where needed.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and CMMS experience.

Compensation:

The annual base salary range for this role is from $104,800 to $117,900, plus annual target bonus of 12.5% of base salary.

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

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.

Founded in 1899, Sonoco (NYSE: SON) is a global leader in value-added, sustainable metal and fiber consumer and industrial packaging. The Company is now a multi-billion-dollar enterprise with approximately 22,500 employees working in 270 operations in 40 countries, serving some of the world’s best-known brands. Guided by our purpose of Better Packaging. Better Life., we strive to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and excellence to provide solutions that better serve all our stakeholders and support a more sustainable future. Sonoco was proudly named one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek.

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