Material Handler

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 Shift Supervisor you will work in production for our Rigid Paper Container division and will be responsible for working in a safe manner. Excellent attendance is crucial for the team to achieve success. As an Operator I you will be responsible for performing a variety of tasks in support of production operations and upholding all Product Safety guidelines.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Safely transport liner, separators and other raw materials to production lines.
• Safely operate the forklift to move raw materials and finished product in/out of the trailer and storage.
• Ensure that assigned area is clean and set-up with the proper materials for the next scheduled operating shift. Responsible for overall housekeeping and appearance of the assigned work areas.
• Interpret the daily production schedule and know dough changes to enable accurate and efficient movement of materials using FIFO method.
• Properly handle, sort and/or segregate and contain defective product. Follow all prescribed reject procedures. Responsible for immediately communicating defective production to pertinent operators and supervision.
• Perform daily forklift and yard truck and trailer safety inspection checks at the beginning of each shift reporting any malfunctions to your supervisor and maintenance department. Follow all safety rules during battery changing.
• Train co-workers and new hires as needed or directed.
• Uphold all Product Safety guidelines.
• Maintain outside warehouse organized.

This position is located in Carrollton, TX.

We'd love to hear from you if:

• You can perform work under general supervision.
• You can handle moderately complex issues/ problems and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff.

Sonoco is proud to offer a competitive and robust range of benefits to help eligible employees manage their wellbeing costs. We also offer generous paid time off and holidays!

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.