Frontend Operator

090 CROWN Cork & Seal USA, Inc.; Cheraw (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety focus

Career growth

Training opportunities

Sustainability focus

Job summary

CROWN Cork & Seal USA, Inc. is seeking a Production Operator in Cheraw, SC to support safe, efficient metal packaging production. You will operate equipment, inspect for defects, and assist with changeovers to meet customer specifications.

The role requires 2–4 years of manufacturing experience, basic English, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Join a team committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years manufacturing/production experience.
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• Good record keeping skills.
• Ability to understand and speak basic English.
• Standing, using hands, reaching with hands and arms.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor production machinery during shift.
• Check safety equipment, guards, and devices are in place.
• Inspect cups and coils for defects during changeovers.
• Load and unload materials; adjust settings for cup making and trimming.
• Identify and report quality issues; record data as required.
• Clear jams and perform daily/periodic lubrication of equipment.

Job description

About Crown Crown Holdings, Inc. through it's 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. Crown is dedicated to building a team of highly talented, dedicated, and driven individuals. It's an exciting time to join our business because Crown offers you the opportunity to grow and develop your skills in an expanding industry. Crown was founded with the goal of valuing and promoting sustainability and this vision continues to be essential to our long-term future.

Job Description: About Crown: 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 approximately 23,000 people and net sales of approximately $12 billion, we are uniquely positioned to bring best practices in quality and manufacturing to our customers to drive their businesses locally and globally. Sustaining a leadership position requires us to build a team of highly talented, dedicated, and driven individuals.

Job Accountabilities

• 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
• Checks a set of cups on shift to make sure the problem is not being created by the plant
• Checks the coil for dents and holes during changeover before rotating mandrels into position to be threaded into cupper.
• Installs the coil being loaded on the off mandrel in an overlap position which should be facing in the opposite direction during the changeover
• Rotates the coil around, while the machine is in manual mode, by using the unwinder during the changeover.
• Inspects cups once per shift to visually detect defects such as excessive earlng, score marks, ID visibility, pinching, thining of cup at radius, lube and hairing.
• Shuts down machine when defective can is detected
• Identifies cups by recording date and shift on bottom of cuts, before sorting cups in sorter of station on process control board.
• Removes scraps from die of press before starting machine.
• Pulls 5 consecutive samples for an equipment set-up evaluation from bodymaker after tooling change has been verified.
• Adds oils to ironers as needed for proper operation.
• Adjust dome for depth, to meet customer specifications.
• Clears jams from bodymaker and trimmer
• Conducts daily or monthly lubrication on ironers for normal operation of equipment.
• Identifies trim quality problems.
• Checks three cans of trimmer every two hours for dimension
• Identifies the proper size rings to ensure customer specifications are met
• Sets timing for cup infeed, can blowoff and discharge pocket for bodymaker
• Operates the ironers and trimmers during daily production runs.
• Adjust trim heights to Crown's specifications for finish.
• Checks cup elevator for damage or scrap cups after a die jam
• Performs other related duties as required

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent experience
• 2-4 years manufacturing/production experience
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• Good record keeping skills.
• Good listening skills.
• Accurate measurement capability.
• Ability to understand and speak basic English.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand, use hands, and reach with hands and arms.
• The associate is required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The associate may be required to sometimes sit, climb or balance.
• The associate may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds repetitively.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position includes close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes.
• The associate may be exposed to a wide range of temperatures.
• The noise level is usually loud.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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 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.

Crown Holdings, Inc. through it's 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. Crown is dedicated to building a team of highly talented, dedicated, and driven individuals. It's an exciting time to join our business because Crown offers you the opportunity to grow and develop your skills in an expanding industry. Crown was founded with the goal of valuing and promoting sustainability and this vision continues to be essential to our long-term future.

Ready to go behind the scenes? With hundreds of maufacturing plants and 20,000+ employees worldwide, there's a lot that goes into the design and production of Crown packaging. We serve a variety of markets including food, beverage, household, personal care, and more. Since we were founded in 1892, we've been on a mission to manufacture best-in-class packaging while championing best-in-class teams. Together, we're building something that lasts thanks to great products, made by great people.