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.

Location: Hickory, NC

Salary: $17.64

You will like working for us as we have amazing people and a highly collaborative culture. Global success hasn't changed our tight-knit feel - we've simply grown into a larger, more diverse family. We have thousands of jobs around the globe and encourage all of our associates to chase their dreams without having to find them in another company - it truly is a special place.

In this role, you will be responsible for performing tasks necessary to provide high quality, efficient, timely shipment of Sonoco products.

Excellent attendance is crucial for the team to achieve success. Candidate must have a proven record of success in a fast-paced environment as well as the ability to work with various teams and be an effective problem solver. We are looking for candidates who will take pride in their work and have excellent analytical abilities, organizational skills and attention to detail.

Day to day responsibilities include:

• Packing roll stock from the Slitting and Press Departments.
• Assisting Slitter Operators in any secondary slitting operations with the primary focus of increasing NEFPM on the assigned shift.
• Train to operate folder/perforator when material scheduled for machine
• Responsible for assisting Slitter Operator in the areas of: Moving and wrapping pallets, staging rolls to be slit, keeping department supplied with necessary materials, cutting cores, emptying trash and trim bins, reclaiming rolls on re-winder, and packing rolls with proper labels, boxes and pallets.
• Assures samples are collected for QA/Customer Service as requested on the work order.
• Moves finished goods to the Wrapping staging area.
• Reviews scheduling list, prepares required materials to properly execute production of production orders.
• Keeps recyclables, cores, cardboard, etc. segregated and stored in an orderly fashion.
• Operates slitter equipment and fills in for PTO and/or absences as requested and/or require.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job:

• Occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch or crawl.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear.

Other requirements:

• A High School Diploma or equivalent education and six to twelve months work experience is typically needed to become proficient in most aspects of the job. Must have good reading and math skills in order to properly understand and run orders. Must be able to read ruler and measure in inches (to 1/16"), centimeters and millimeters.
• Requires the ability to understand work orders as it relates to customer specifications on the work order.
• You will need to be able to read and interpret work orders
• Experience operating a fork lift or lift truck is a great plus

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.