Controls Technician

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 directly to the Plant Engineer, the Industrial Controls Technician is responsible for achieving a high level of reliability for plant equipment through performing tasks required to maintain equipment and minimize downtime.

This individual will use their training and knowledge to perform equipment/process/system maintenance, troubleshoot equipment, make repairs, and identify and implement opportunities for improvement.

The Winchester plant has a range of AllenBradley PLCs including SLC500 series, Micrologix series, Micro850 series, ControlLogix controllers, and CompactLogix controllers. The plant also has Siemens PLCs, Siemens servo drives, Moeller PLCs, and other PLCs that the Controls Technician will be responsible for.

This is a skilled maintenance technician position whose roles and responsibilities are as follows:

• Must be able to pass electrical skills and safety testing to become a qualified Category 2 worker. Must be capable of performing electrical work on systems up to 480 Volts.

• As the resident electronic and PLC resource, you will be responsible for:

  • Establishing and maintaining accurate, current and secure documentation of printed logic, PLC programs, drive parameters, electronic files and supporting software.

  • Maintenance, system set-up and selection of supporting hardware.

  • Application evaluation of electronic systems and software.

  • Facilitate electronic and PLC training within the department.

  • Seek out and identify obsolete, unsupported or otherwise deficient systems. Research and identify solutions then report, prepare scope of work and cost estimates to resolve.

  • Actively participate in process improvement, new installation and make ready related to electronic, PLC or mechanical projects.

  • Will function as a maintenance technician as needed, responsible for PM duties, project work and scheduled or breakdown maintenance, when situation dictates.

  • Expected to be a resource on weekends or nights as needed.

  • Work with the site MRO Coordinator concerning inventory management of related electronic spares.

We'd love to hear from you if:

• You will need 3-5 years' experience within an industrial setting where your focus was heavily with electrical and PLCs

• You must have strong electronic and PLC skills and proficient knowledge of AB applications

• Familiarity with Siemen's PLCs and Servo drives

• Proficient understanding of applicable software, program language and printed logic

• Programming, capable of writing, re-writing and creating new operating programs.

• Understanding of current applications and systems, mechanical and electrical

• Proficient computer skills, word processing and software understanding

• Strong general math skills

• You will need to be Sonoco mission driven

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.