Bander Operator

Crown Holdings, Inc.; Cheraw (SC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free health insurance (employee)

Company-matched 401(k)

Job summary

Crown Holdings, Inc. in Cheraw, SC, is seeking a production-focused teammate to operate can bodymaking lines and support quality control. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and adherence to SOPs while maintaining clean, organized work areas.

You will read SOPs, handle pallet labeling, and assist with production paperwork as part of a fast-paced manufacturing team. This entry role includes competitive pay and health benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent experience.
• Safety & Quality minded with willingness for excellence.
• Maintains housekeeping in the work area.
• Communicate with QC when quality problems are noted and pallets are tagged.
• Read SOPs and other workplace postings in work area.

Responsibilities

• Ensures bodymakers are operating efficiently with required supplies available to produce aluminum cans at the highest quality standards to meet daily customer schedules.
• Safety & Quality minded with willingness for excellence required.
• Ensures all safety equipment, guards, and devices are in place at all times, and follows safe work procedures and safety rules.
• Maintains housekeeping in the work area.
• Enter information into a computer to generate labels for the pallets.
• Print tickets for pallets.
• Place label on pallet to indicate production and customer information.

Skills

Oral & written communication

Record-keeping

Listening skills

Accurate measurement

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent experience

Job description

About Crown

Crown Holdings, Inc. through its subsidiaries is a world leader in the metal packaging production process. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative and sustainable metal packaging solutions and products. Our clients are some of the largest and most respected companies in the world.

Job Description

CROWN Cork & Seal USA, Inc., a wholly owned company of Crown Holdings, Inc., is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of packaging products for consumer goods. At Crown, we are passionate about helping our customers build their brands and connect with consumers around the world. We do this by delivering innovative packaging that offers significant value for brand owners, retailers, and consumers alike. With operations in 39 countries, employing over 23,000 people and net sales of over $11 billion, we are uniquely positioned to bring best practices in quality and manufacturing to our customers to drive their businesses locally and globally.

Division Overview

Crown’s Beverage Division manufactures a variety of packaging solutions for soft drinks, craft beers, coffees, and teas as well as new energy drinks. Crown Beverage leads the packaging industry with innovative technologies that redefine how the world looks at beverage cans. With a large printable surface area and a wide range of sizes, shapes and decorating options, our aluminum cans are the perfect packaging format to create compelling brand presence where it counts.

Location

Cheraw, SC.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures bodymakers are operating efficiently with required supplies available to produce aluminum cans at the highest quality standards to meet daily customer schedules.
• Safety & Quality minded with willingness for excellence required.
• Ensures all safety equipment, guards, and devices are in place at all times, and follows safe work procedures and safety rules.
• Maintains housekeeping in the work area.
• Communicate with QC when quality problems are noted and pallets are tagged.
• Inspect finished pallets for scratches, bad litho or other quality defects.
• Rethread strapper with banding material.
• Enter information into a computer to generate labels for the pallets.
• Print tickets for pallets.
• Place label on pallet to indicate production and customer information.
• Cleans banding heads.
• Check tension on bander and fill out certification sheet to note whether bander is acceptable.
• Void tickets not used during the shift.
• Add paper and change ribbon for the labeling machine.
• Fill out paperwork for accepted or rejected pallets.
• Read SOPs and other workplace postings in work area.
• Perform all other duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent experience.

Competencies

• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good record‑keeping skills.
• Good listening skills.
• Accurate measurement capability.
• Ability to understand and speak basic English.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and may be required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• May lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

• Generally works in a plant environment but will be required to perform some job duties inside a typical office setting.
• May be exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicular traffic.
• May be exposed to a wide range of temperatures.
• Noise level is frequently loud.

Benefits

CROWN offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits including free company‑paid health insurance for employees and company‑matched 401(k).

What Crown Offers You

• Strong engagement and commitment to the safety of our employees.
• The opportunity to build a meaningful career.
• Professional and personal development through training and work experiences.

Join us and become part of a team of professionals who are passionate about sustainable packaging!

Working Together

Working Together is one of the five pillars that make up our Twentyby30™ program. We aim to value and respect each individual and foster an environment of inclusivity.