General Laborer - $23.81/Hr, Rotating 12 Hr Shifts

Location: De Pere, WI

Position: General Laborer

Pay: $23.81/hr - average entry level earnings at $60,000 PLUS a year

2 weeks of vacation & 2 Personal Holidays, after a 60 day probation period

Shift: Rotate 12 hour shifts - work week is 48 hours

Overtime: Time and one half after 8 hours in a day

You will like working for us as we have amazing people and a highly collaborative culture.   Global success hasn’t changed our tight-knit feel – we’ve simply grown into a larger, more diverse family.   We have thousands of jobs around the globe and encourage all associates to chase their dreams without having to find them in another company – it truly is a special place.

Sonoco U.S. Paper Mills Corp., De Pere Mill is a global supplier of paperboard and spirally wound core stock.  We are now hiring for full-time Entry-Level General Labor positions.  The company offers competitive wages at $23.81 with the average entry level earnings at $60,000 PLUS a year.  Earnings increase when an employee qualifies in a position.  Additionally, the company also offers a great benefits package including health, dental, prescription, paid vacation, and a 401k Program with company matching.

While reporting to the Mill Superintendent, you will be responsible for setting up machines for producing customers' orders, this means being able to multi-task and work with different specifications relating to each order.  Attention to detail is crucial for the team to achieve success. You must have a proven record of success in a fast-paced environment.  You must have the ability to work with various teams and successfully troubleshoot, and adjust equipment as needed. 

What you'll be doing:

• Being able to troubleshoot and adjust equipment to ensure production quality that exceeds our customer’s standards.
• Setting up new jobs and operate various types of paper manufacturing machinery.
• Collaborating closely with other departments and teams.
• Maintaining a safe, clean and organized work area. 
• Performing all duties as designated by supervisor/manager.
• Performing all duties in support of Sonoco’s quality and safety policies.
• Assisting other departments as needed.

We'd love to hear from you if:

• We expect you to be Sonoco mission driven.
• Previous machine operating experience (preferred).
• Prior Forklift Experience (preferred).
• You will need to have exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.  
• You need to have working knowledge of our products and their quality requirements.
• Being reliable, having good initiative, being committed, and being quality focused is a must.
• You will need to be able to lift up to 25 lbs. as needed and team lift 50 lbs.
• Having the ability to effectively work with a team in a fast-paced environment is crucial to success.
• You will need to have the ability to read and understand manufacturing instructions.
• You will need to able to perform repetitious duties while standing for long periods of time on concrete floors.
• Seasonal Wisconsin temperatures and heat generated from the paper machines influence the temperature of the mill.
• Shifts are 12 hours 6am to 6pm and 6pm to 6am (Rotating). Qualified applicants must be available to work all shifts on a rotating schedule.