Frontend Operator

Crown Holdings, Inc.; Cheraw (SC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong engagement and commitment to employee safety

Opportunities for career development

Professional training programs

Job summary

A global packaging leader in Cheraw, South Carolina is looking for a Manufacturing Associate. The role includes responsibilities such as ensuring safety protocols, inspecting production cups for defects, and adjusting equipment to meet specifications. Candidates should have 2-4 years of manufacturing experience and a high school diploma. This position requires physical stamina and good communication skills. Join a team committed to sustainable practices and employee safety.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years manufacturing/production experience needed.
• Physical mobility to stand, kneel, and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to adapt to a noisy environment with moving machinery.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all safety equipment is in place and follows safe work procedures.
• Inspect cups for visual defects and shut down machine if defects are found.
• Adjust equipment to meet customer specifications.

Skills

Good oral and written communications skills

Accurate measurement capability

Ability to understand and speak basic English

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. 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

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

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 include 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!

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