Engineer II
About the role
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. The Electrical Controls Engineer will be responsible for maintaining, upgrading, and optimizing the control and automation systems for Sonoco’s Industrial Products Division. The position will work closely with the maintenance, engineering, and operations teams to continuously improve the safety, reliability and productivity of systems and equipment. It has the responsibility to provide strategic technical support, develop strategic plans for system modernization, and lead or participate in project teams involving control system upgrades and installations. This position is located in Hartsville, SC, however we will consider applicants from other locations due to the travel associated with this role. Other locations this position can live is Charlotte, NC; Columbia, SC; Raleigh, NC; Greenville, SC.
Responsibilities
- Acting as project lead for automation and control projects.
- Working with engineers, operations management, maintenance personnel, and contractors to develop and meet scope, budget, and schedule requirements on assigned projects.
- Creating documentation packages for bidding, installation, start-up, and maintenance of control system projects. (scope of work, conduit layouts, cable schedules, connection drawings, bill of materials, preventative maintenance procedures, and required spares).
- Providing commissioning and startup support for controls projects.
- Developing and maintaining a project funnel for automation and control system upgrades.
- Working with plant process engineers to optimize control system performance.
- Providing direction to the maintenance team on controls related work orders.