Maintenance Technician

Position: Maintenance Technician

Reporting directly to the Plant Engineer, as a Maintenance Technician you will be responsible for performing maintenance tasks, specifically proactive tasks necessary to provide high quality, efficient, timely shipment of Sonoco products.  Safety, quality, productivity, and strong work ethic are important to the Sonoco culture. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Assisting in the installation of machinery and equipment
• Fault finding, diagnosis and repair of a range of equipment, including PLC
• Performing preventative maintenance on existing and new equipment.
• Analysis and resolution of electrical and mechanical faults and repairs
• Timely response to equipment breakdowns and completion of equipment repairs
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance on a range of winders, conveyors and robots in accordance with manufacturers recommendations and Industry/Company practices
• Accurately recording and communicating maintenance information
• Effective involvement in continuous improvement activities to achieve results
• Ability to provide and co-ordinate engineering project support
• Taking an active involvement in operational improvements, both systems and plant
• Actively support the Company’s goal to ‘create a zero-injury environment’ and adhere to health and safety requirements
• Encouraging all site employees to report close calls/near misses
• Participating in Company safety improvement activities

This position is located in Jarrow

We’d love to hear from you if:

• Have the ability to read and understand Technical drawings
• Have knowledge of computer based maintenance/breakdown recording systems
• Have electrical experience and qualifications
• Have experience with PLC troubleshooting