Maintenance Supervisor

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.

Plans, schedules and supervises maintenance.  Overhauls and repairs Plant production equipment.  Fosters teamwork and employee engagement through, crew huddles, hands on support, training and coaching.

What you’ll be doing:

• Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe and secure work environment.  This includes correcting unsafe acts/conditions, participating in monthly safety meetings, performing monthly safety inspections, and investigating accidents, as required.
• Supports and follows the SQF (Safe Quality Food) guidelines of the food safety system.
• Follows company policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), practices and Sonoco’s Global Code of Conduct.
• Supervises and coordinates the employees and activities of the department/maintenance function to ensure safety, quality, productivity, and housekeeping standards are met or exceeded.
• Facilitates the on-the-job training and development of subordinates' skills to ensure a continued high level of maintenance and morale.
• Facilitates communications and dissemination of information between crew operations.
• Maintains machine, repair, and maintenance records.
• Responsible for monitoring machine parts and supplies for production equipment to maintain equipment reliability.
• Evaluates tooling and machinery to ensure compliance with established quality and maintenance standards.
• Furnishes preventative maintenance plans, work orders, schedules, results, and any revisions to the maintenance standards.
• Accesses, inputs, and retrieves information from the manufacturing execution system.
• Performs downtime analysis and implements corrections to performance in Safety, Quality, and Production Performance.
• Participates in root cause and team problem solving events to improve plant performance.
• Ensures maintenance and repair work is completed correctly and in a timely manner.
• Assists with budget estimates and costs of overhaul and repair projects.
• Other duties as assigned.
• This position is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• We’d love to hear from you if: Proficient in implementing 5S principles for efficient workplace organization and process optimization.
• Ability to operate and functionally use the computer.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Ability to meet deadlines, concentrate, and pay attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze and interpret statistical data in order to make recommendations.
• Working knowledge of supervisory practices and procedures.
• Ability to effectively lead and train other employees.
• ·       Strong communications skills both oral and written