General Laborer

General Laborer

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.

Location : Chattanooga, TN

Position : General Laborer

Pay : $20.96

Shift : Rotating 4 consecutive day or night, 12-hour schedule

Sonoco has an opening for an entry level production worker with their Chattanooga, TN facility. This position reports directly to the training manager.

What You Will Be Doing :

• Assist in the felting of the machine and start up.
• Assist in removing broke from all areas after a sheet break or start up.
• Assist with hauling rejected rolls to roll splitter, and split rolls if necessary.
• Assist with retrieving all necessary shipping materials from storage area
• Inspect powered equipment each shift and complete daily forklift inspection sheet
• Train on operating fork truck
• Cutting / removal of wire on bales of waste paper
• Operate guillotine to process scrap rolls
• Able to identify grades of waste paper
• Responsible for housekeeping in the assigned area

We'd Love To Hear From You If :

At Sonoco Products Company, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive pay and benefits.

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.