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Beavercreek plant’s expansion means 26 additional jobs

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By Mark Gokavi, Staff Writer Updated 10:20 PM Thursday, August 19, 2010

BEAVERCREEK — When the hiring phase is complete next year, Sonoco’s Beavercreek manufacturing plant will have added 26 jobs at several levels during a $1.65 million expansion.

The positions will be in production, administration, shipping and maintenance.

The plant, which makes fiber caulking cartridges for adhesives and sealants for companies such as DAP Products Inc., celebrates its new facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. today, Aug. 20, at 761 Space Drive.

Sonoco executives and Beavercreek Mayor Scott Hadley will tour the plant and have a buffet lunch.

In business in Beavercreek since 1974, the facility currently has 62 employees.

The 16,000-square-foot expansion allows the plant to consolidate some operations from the closed Orrville location.

The plant also is celebrating more than 750,000 working hours without any employees getting hurt.

“We’ve worked over six years injury-free here,” plant manager Norwood Bizzell said. “Safety is a very, very high priority.”

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-6951 or mgokavi@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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