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Overview

The Maintenance Apprentice position at Sonoco in Horsham, PA, offers an opportunity to learn and grow within a global packaging solutions company. The apprenticeship typically lasts four years, providing on-the-job training and a structured path for career advancement.

Responsibilities

  • Complies with established job safety practices and procedures.
  • Supports and follows food safety system guidelines.
  • Installs, maintains, and troubleshoots machinery and tooling.
  • Interprets drawings and determines dimensions for parts.
  • Maintains logbooks for tools and paperwork.
  • Selects, grinds, and adjusts tools for efficient machining.
  • Sets up and operates machine tools, lathes, and grinders.
  • Repairs and maintains assigned machines and equipment.
  • Maintains an organized and clean work area.
  • Communicates pertinent information to the next shift.
  • Performs clean-up, painting, and housekeeping duties.
  • Performs welding and heat treating as needed.
  • Monitors supply conditions and informs management as necessary.
  • Provides support for plant facilities maintenance.
  • Initiates and follows all standard operating procedures.
  • Establishes effective work relationships within the department.
  • Works assigned schedule or 12-hour shifts, rotating days and nights.
  • Ensures regular and predictable attendance.
  • Maintains safe working conditions and enforces safety rules.
  • Completes individual assignments as directed by management.
  • Complies with hazardous waste management requirements.

Requirements

  • Interested in completing an Associates Degree/Certification in Mechatronics or related field.
  • Experience with hand tools.
  • GED/High School Diploma required.
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds.
  • Must maintain a 3.0 average during schooling.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Horsham, PA
  • Wage: $26.42 per hour
  • Shift: 3/4/4/3 schedule with 12-hour shifts
  • 36-40 hours weekly
  • Length of Apprenticeship: Typically 4 years with yearly pay increases.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Horsham, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 17% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, where the middle half runs $27–$38/hr across 89 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Horsham, PA

Horsham, PA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 228 other active welding openings from 143 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Horsham, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Hanwha Philly Shipyard (6), TradeWorx (6), and Mission Critical Group (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $35/hr and York at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Apprentice Maintenance figures were last recalculated when this page was built.