Mounter 1

Position: Mounter
Location: Elk Grove, IL
Wage: 23.84/hr + $2.00 shift differential
Shift: Night shift (5:45pm - 6:15am); 12-hour continental shift 3 days one week, 4 days the following, off every other weekend.

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.

While reporting to the Technical Manager, you will be responsible for performing tasks necessary to provide high quality, efficient, timely shipment of Sonoco products. Excellent attendance 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 be an effective problem solver. You will take pride in your personal hands-on and analytical abilities, organizational skills and attention to detail.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Check proper plates against the job jacket sample or the art board in order to mount specific job.
• Ensures proper number of plates are available for each color, acquires proper cylinders from cylinder rack location or if job is mounted on sleeves or on sleeves from twin lock rack.
• Check each cylinders total indicated run out with a cylinder gauge ensuring cylinder is not damaged.
• Determine proper plate position on print web and proper stagger for the job.
• Inspect photopolymer plates and sleeves coming from the press department and take the sleeves off the carriers or strip the plates.
• Responsible for putting the sleeves in their proper twinlock rack.
• Check first piece conformance to specifications.
• Input Mounting specification on the FAMM Mounter Machine.
• Ensure primer is placed on the plates.
• Ensure plates are available in good condition for press department.
• Cut plate properly to fit into cylinder.
• Report ALL accidents to the shift manager or department manager immediately..
• Report ALL unsafe acts and conditions to the shift manager or department manager immediately.
• Report all food safety violations to management .
• Regular, consistent attendance and punctuality are essential to the job.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Participate in Sonoco’s Performance System (SPS) activities as required – 5Star, Pillar Teams, Audits, Near Misses, etc.
• Regular, consistent attendance and punctuality are required and expected for job performance.

We’d love to hear from you if:

• Read, Speak and Write English 
• Mechanical Aptitude,
• Math Skills,
• Knowledge of Cylinder Gauge
• Moderate to heavy physical effort performing duties/work activities; lift up to 60 lbs.
• Good Communication Skills 
• Continuous Mental/Visual attention required

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.