Plant Engineer
Sonoco · Tulsa, OK
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $105k–$118k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level production role at Sonoco (packaging) in Tulsa, OK. 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.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- TPM, OEE, Root cause, FMEA, EHS / safety
- Base pay
- $105k–$118k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Sonoco
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Send a short, curious note
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Turn a reply into a short call
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
About the role
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.
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
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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.
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
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