Hourly Plant Administrator

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.

What You'll Be Doing:

• You will implement and oversee the effective practice of HR policy, procedures, and processes; collaborate with regional HR and/or corporate HR resources to ensure compliance and alignment with company protocols. May provide support to HR Generalist or Associate. Manager on background investigations, recruiting and performance management activities.
• Leads plant orientation programs engaging with plant leadership and work to improve program within plant.
• Assists employees with onboarding processes, documentation, and I-9 verification; helps employees with Workday and SIMON login issues and navigation and enrolling and explaining benefits.
• Manages random drug testing, pre-employment, and background process.
• Supports hourly payroll function and looks for opportunities for process improvement.
• Processes Workday hourly hires to include issuing badges, updating Kronos information, and finalizing hire information.
• Assists with plant interview processes, ensures positive candidate experience.
• Monitor temp employee time and converts temps to full time employees.
• Responds to onsite immediate disciplinary responsibilities.
• Holds employee training including orientation, employee morale surveys, benefits reviews; maintains employee files.
• Processes job changes and data entry within Workday.
• Administer FMLA program by inputting tickets, issuing and gathering forms, and tracking leave
• Audits payroll, general wage increase process and tracks time and attendance.
• May support activities within other sites and projects related to and not limited to corrective actions, recruiting and performance management.

We'd love to hear from you if:

• Ability to multi-task
• Comfortable walking plant floor, building trust and credibility with hourly workforce
• Understands the importance of balancing the employee and the business interests and advocates for "Doing the right thing."
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of employee issues and data
• Proven background in payroll, time and attendance, and working with HRIS systems
• Ability to clearly communicate to all levels of the organiz

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.