Utility Worker

Sonoco; Hartsville (SC); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonoco in Hartsville, SC seeks a Utility Worker I to substitute for paper machine crew members and to potentially advance into Cylinder Mill positions. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and teamwork in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key duties include operating and inspecting equipment, assisting in machine startup, handling material movement, and maintaining clean, organized work areas while supporting overtime shifts as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent safety, attendance, quality, and performance history.
• Willing to work overtime, including weekends.
• Ability to manually push, pull, and lift equipment and materials.
• Labor-intensive work history preferred.
• Ability to work with a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Sonoco mission-driven.

Responsibilities

• Follow Safe Standard Procedures for all assigned tasks.
• Must be able to lift and move items weighing a maximum of 50 pounds.
• Assist in the felting of the machine and start up.
• Assist in removing broke from all areas after a sheet break or start up.
• Assist with hauling rejected rolls to roll splitter, and split rolls if necessary.
• Assist with retrieving all necessary shipping materials from storage area.
• Inspect powered equipment each shift and complete daily forklift inspection sheet.
• Train on operating fork truck and/or Bobcat.
• Cutting/removal of wire on bales of waste paper.
• Operate guillotine to process scrap rolls.
• Able to identify grades of waste paper.
• Responsible for housekeeping in the assigned area.

Skills

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Lifting capability

Overtime readiness

Manual labor

Tools

Forklift operation

Bobcat operation

Job description

Position: Utility Worker 1
Location: Hartsville, SC
Pay: $20.25/hr
Shift: Rotating 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 Hartsville, SC Cylinder Mill has an opening for a Utility Worker I. This position involves substituting for paper machine crew members. Applicant must be qualified and willing to move up into positions on the Cylinder Mill paper machines (including stock preparation).

This job requires employees with good performance, quality, and safety records.

What you’ll be doing:

• Follow Safe Standard Procedures for all assigned tasks
• Must be able to lift and move items weighing a maximum of 50 pounds
• Assist in the felting of the machine and start up.
• Assist in removing broke from all areas after a sheet break or start up.
• Assist with hauling rejected rolls to roll splitter, and split rolls if necessary.
• Assist with retrieving all necessary shipping materials from storage area
• Inspect powered equipment each shift and complete daily forklift inspection sheet
• Train on operating fork truck and/or Bobcat
• Cutting/removal of wire on bales of waste paper
• Operate guillotine to process scrap rolls
• Able to identify grades of waste paper
• Responsible for housekeeping in the assigned area

We’d love to hear from you if:

• You have an excellent safety, attendance, quality, and performance history
• You are willing to work overtime, to including weekends
• You have the ability to manually push, pull, and lift some equipment and materials as needed.
• You have labor intensive work history, preferably
• Having the ability to effectively work with a team in a fast-paced environment is crucial to success.
• We expect you to be Sonoco mission driven.

At Sonoco Products Company, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive pay and benefits. *Benefits listed below are for employees located in the U.S. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary depending on your location (within the U.S. or global), or if you are a union employee.

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.