Moldsetter I

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 maintenance engineer, you will be responsible for setting aluminum molds into production presses in a safe manner. Excellent attendance is crucial for the team to achieve success. You must have a proven record of success in a fast-paced environment. You must have the ability to work with various teams and have a good eye to spot concerns related to production. You will take pride in your personal hands-on and analytical abilities, organizational skills and attention to detail.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Collaborating closely with other departments and teams
• Having a high regard to 5S
• Obtains correct mold, preps mold, installs mold and completes mold changes
• Prepares lines, fill guns and hoses, runs samples in mold preparation
• Removes molds, inspects molds for quality, reports repair needs, prepares molds for shipment
• Operates press through normal cycle, performs routine maintenance on press when installing molds
• Operate lift trucks
• Conducts minor mold repairs
• Maintains a safe, clean and organized work area
• Performs all duties as designated by supervisor/manager
• Performs all duties in support of Sonoco's quality and safety policies
• Helping out other departments as needed
• Overtime required at times

This position is in our protective solutions packaging environment located in Portland, IN. Learn more about this division and our products - https://www.sonocoprotectivesolutions.com/

We would love to hear from you if:

• You posses manufacturing experience
• You have to have a "get it done" attitude and an urgency to resolve problems/tasks
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously is needed
• you are reliable, have good initiative, committed, and quality focused
• Able to push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 49 lbs. as needed
• Have the ability to effectively work with a team in a fast-paced environment
• Have the ability to read and understand manufacturing instructions
• Able to perform repetitive duties, including standing for long periods of time and bending, stooping & grasping
• Have the ability to work quickly while maintaining a high level of attention to detail

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.