Sonoco

Engineer

• Maintain, upgrade, and optimize control and automation systems for Sonoco’s Industrial Products Division
• Act as project lead for automation and control projects
• Work with engineering, operations management, maintenance personnel, and contractors to meet project scope, budget, and schedule requirements
• Create documentation packages for bidding, installation, start-up, and maintenance of control system projects
• Provide commissioning and startup support for controls projects
• Develop and maintain a project funnel for automation and control system upgrades
• Work with plant process engineers to optimize control system performance
• Provide direction to the maintenance team on controls-related work orders
• Train the maintenance team on new and existing automation and control systems
• Troubleshoot alongside the maintenance team during system upsets
• Provide strategic technical support and develop plans for system modernization
• Lead or participate in control system upgrade and installation project teams
• Continuously improve system and equipment safety, reliability, and productivity

Engineer II

Compliance

• Support the execution of Sonoco’s global sustainable packaging strategy and business unit-level regulatory needs
• Review global legal requirements, focusing on packaging design (PPWR), extended producer responsibility (EPR), reporting (CSRD), supply chains (EUDR, CSDDD), and external communication (EmpCo)
• Coordinate regulatory implementation with internal stakeholders
• Collect and analyze market and customer insights to support sustainable product development
• Handle customer requests and optimize documentation and feedback processes using modern IT tools
• Represent Sonoco in selected packaging industry associations and contribute to relevant focus areas
• Organize internal guidelines, webinars, trainings, and newsletters
• Support trials and recyclability investigations at lab or industrial scale globally
• Support global coordination of SEDEX / SMETA activities
• Identify and implement continuous improvements
• Manage internal and external stakeholder engagement on sustainability-related aspects of Sonoco’s packaging
• Develop internal and external communications supporting Sonoco’s sustainability efforts
• Manage tool development on sustainability-related databases
• Coordinate and report sustainability activities across the business
• Handle moderate to complex issues under limited supervision and refer more complex issues to higher-level staff

Global Sustainability Compliance Specialist

Accountant

• Support accounting and business policies and procedures
• Perform monthly close tasks
• Maintain plant financial processes
• Prepare summary reports to help drive business decisions
• Perform and monitor fundamental plant-level accounting activities
• Complete daily accounts payable and customer invoicing processes
• Execute month-end closing procedures
• Prepare and review general ledger and subsidiary ledger transactions
• Support synchronization of Navision ERP and Oracle financial systems
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and support internal controls and audits
• Assist with inventory reporting and annual physical inventories
• Support cost accounting, costing system updates, standard cost variance analysis, and BOM/routing updates
• Track capital expenditures and maintain the asset register
• Assist with forecasts and annual budget preparation and review
• Maintain professional customer service for internal and external customers

Accountant III

• Prepare, review, and reconcile balance sheet accounts
• Analyze financial results and identify variances, trends, and potential issues
• Prepare financial statements in accordance with company policies and accounting standards
• Support accounting processes, systems, and reporting requirements
• Prepare and distribute recurring and ad hoc financial reports
• Assist in calculating and processing commissions and other financial metrics
• Review transactions and accounting entries to detect and correct errors
• Communicate with plant and corporate stakeholders
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation and responding to inquiries
• Promote compliance with internal controls and company policies
• Participate in process improvement initiatives
• Stay current on accounting principles, regulations, and industry practices
• Provide customer service to internal and external partners
• Lead portions of the monthly close process
• Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reports
• Perform detailed variance analysis and explain results
• Manage intercompany reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
• Assist in preparation of SEC filings, including 10-Q and 10-K
• Interact directly with auditors
• Maintain and improve financial reporting processes
• Contribute to policy updates and internal controls