Machinist

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.
• Reviews blueprints and work orders.
• Creates drawings or sketches of parts to be made or repaired.
• Interprets drawings, calculates and determines indices, tapers and other dimensions to be used for part(s).
• Performs layout work as required.
• Performs on-the-job training and development of assigned personnel.
• Selects, grinds, and adjusts tools, speeds and feed rates for efficient machining.
• Machines parts to precision requirements of tolerance and finish.
• Sets up and operates machine tools, lathes, grinders, mills and hones.
• Performs dismantling, fitting and assembly work required for maintenance of production equipment.
• Repairs and maintains all assigned machines and equipment.
• Selects, grinds, and adjusts tools, speeds and feed rates for efficient machining.
• Performs on-the-job training and development of assigned personnel.
• Receives tools and paperwork; establishes and maintains logbooks.
• Performs dismantling, fitting and assembly work required for maintenance of production equipment.
• Assists in inspection of tooling and operates inspection equipment.
• Complies with environmental regulations when using, dispensing, or handling hazardous and non-hazardous materials and wastes.

Qualifications

• If working knowledge of the following areas – standard machine shop and tool and die practices; knowledge of metallurgy; knowledge of terminology of assigned equipment.
• Ability to read blue prints.
• Ability to demonstrate skills relating to tool and die work.
• Ability to work with basic math, algebra, geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to operate and functionally use a computer.
• Ability to wear appropriate safety glasses, hearing protection, clothing and footwear in appropriate areas and follow safety practices.
• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through high school education, General Education Development (GED) or through equivalent work experience.
• 2 years of job-related experience.