Industrial Electrician
Sonoco · Memphis, TN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Sonoco (packaging) in Memphis, TN. The shift will be discussed more in the interview process*.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, Welding
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $56k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1862 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Tennessee plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 50 other live reliability postings in Tennessee.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 57%
- ✓ PLC 51%
- EHS / safety 27%
- ✓ Welding 25%
- Root cause 25%
- Tooling 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Sonoco in Memphis
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Industrial Electrician at Sonoco in other locations
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Full description from SonocoAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position: Electrician
Location: Memphis TN (President Island)
Wage: Level 1 starts at $34.90 up to level 8 $47.29 (Based on experience)
Shift: 11P-7A or a continental 12-hour 7P – 7A (3,2,2 Schedule)
- •The shift will be discussed more in the interview process*
- •*SIGN ON BONUS $2500**
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.
While reporting to the Plant Engineer- Presidents Island Memphis, the Industrial Electrician/Instrumentation Tech will be responsible for achieving a high level of reliability for plant equipment through performing tasks to reduce machine downtime and enable the facility to perform at optimum levels.
What you’ll be doing
- •Perform preventive maintenance as assigned daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
- •Sign out all parts taken from the storeroom returning any that were not used
- •Fill out work order detail
- •Help troubleshoot and repair operational equipment as needed
- •Participate in the continuous improvement efforts on maintenance effectiveness to eliminate breakdowns and increase equipment reliability.
- •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.
- •Follows all energy isolation requirements.
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We’d love to hear from you if
- •Have 5 years industrial/commercial electrician experience
- •Journeyman License or Industrial Electrician License required within 6 months of employment.
- •Vocational training preferred.
- •Ability to troubleshoot PLC, HMI and electrical issues
- •Ability to read electrical prints and perform job layouts for electrical devices and circuitry.
- •Pneumatic control or hydraulic system experience preferred
- •Familiar with the use of a welder and an oxy-acetylene torch
- •Able to lift 50 pounds
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