Machine Operator

CarnaudMetalbox Engineering Limited; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Health insurance (company paid)

Retirement with 401(k) match

Job summary

Crown Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Production Technician in Sugar Land, TX to maintain and repair automated can-production equipment. You will work closely with a team to ensure high-quality output and meet customer specifications.

Responsibilities include inspection, adjustment, and minor repairs, plus material handling with a forklift. This role requires hands-on mechanical and electrical troubleshoot skills and willingness to work varied shifts.

Qualifications

• Minimum of hands-on maintenance experience with production machines.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair machine malfunctions.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents and instructions.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts, nights, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and observe operation of production machines to ensure high-quality cans.
• Inspect cans per customer specs and adjust as needed.
• Replenish inks, oils, chemicals, and fluids for each machine; clear jams and perform minor repairs.
• Operate forklift for materials handling and assist with loading/unloading.

Skills

Maintenance & repair

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Reading blueprints

Education

Technical certificate or degree in maintenance / industrial mechanics

Tools

Forklift operation

Mechanical/electrical testing 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:

Job Description:

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. Here is your chance to join the Crown Beverage Division.

Location:

Sugar Land, Texas.

Position overview:

The Production Technician must possess the desire and ability to manage, maintenance and repair automated production machines or equipment that performs one or more functions in the making of aluminum cans. The Production Technician works closely with an entire team, Team Coordinator, and the Team Leader.

Duties And Responsibilities:

The Production Tech responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Maintains and observes operation of machines and equipment to ensure the production of high-quality cans.
• Inspect cans according to customer specifications. If specifications are not met, make the necessary adjustment to ensure the correct can's specifications.
• Replenishes inks, oils, chemicals, fluids, or other supplies according to the requirements of each machine or equipment. If the machine jams, stops machine and adjusts as necessary: clearing away damaged or jammed cans, etc. If malfunctions of the machine are detected, stop machine and adjust or repair as necessary (see next paragraph).
• Duties include operating forklift for materials handling. May include loading/unloading trucks or rail cars, warehousing, and staging materials.
• Responsible for the mechanical performance of line and standard production output.
• Diagnoses or troubleshoots machines or equipment to determine malfunction and the need for adjustment or repair.
• Performs mechanical repairs and maintenance required for production such as repairs or replaces defective parts, installs special functional and structural parts in devices.
• Lubricates and cleans parts, installs, moves, sets-up and operates all types of machinery, equipment and machine tools, and performs any dismantling, fitting or assembly work required for plant maintenance.
• Reads blueprints, sketches, machine parts or specifications to determine type and dimensions of stock required.
• May operate manual machine shop equipment and work with close tolerances.
• May repair electronic or electrical equipment: perform a variety of general electronic or electrical maintenance, repair and installation work.
• May install, repair, construct, adjust, overhaul, calibrate and service all types of electronic and electrical equipment.
• Responsible for all required paperwork of area or machine assigned examples: Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts, logbook entries, and maintenance checklist for the body-makers; or bills of lading, inventory sheets, and warehouse tags for the warehouse area. Initiates purchase order for parts and machines.
• Other duties as assigned by the team or management.

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements

• Must be available to work various shifts if needed and be able to work nights, weekends, and overtime to cover absences or provide additional support.
• Must be experienced in maintenance and repair of production machines and equipment.
• Must be highly skilled in troubleshooting and repairing machine malfunctions.
• Must have significant experience in operating production machines.
• Related work experience or technical training/school or technical degrees may be substituted for the required work experience.

Preferred Requirements

• Three (3) plus years of experience as maintenance mechanic in a manufacturing environment.

Competency

• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of team members or to customers.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to work effectively both as an individual and in a team, environment using collaborative methods.
• Must be committed to ongoing personal training and development.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
• The team member frequently is required to climb or balance and talk or hear.
• The team member is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The team member must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and /or move up to 75 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

• Working with high-speed automated machines and equipment in a manufacturing plant producing aluminum cans for the beverage industry.
• The plant operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year.
• Will have constant pressure to produce high quality cans and to keep the production line operating.
• The shifts are rotating with four (4) days on and four (4) off with the shift starting at 7:00 and ending at 7:00 (12 hours).
• The plant is hot when the weather is hot and cold when the weather is cold.
• Will be assigned to different areas of the plant throughout a team member's work career.
• Must be willing to work in all areas of production and in any shift.
• While performing duties, the team member regularly works near moving mechanical parts.
• The team members frequently work in high, precarious places and may frequently be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.
• The team members may occasionally be exposed to risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level is loud in the work environment.

Possible Equivalent Military Titles

• Maintenance Mechanic or Technician; Automotive Mechanic; Diesel Engine Mechanic; Generator Specialist or Technician; Helicopter or Plane Mechanic.

Benefits:

Crown offers competitive pay, bonus, comprehensive benefits including free company paid health insurance for employees as well as excellent retirement package including a pension and company matched 401(k).

Interested: Take the next step in your career and apply online today at www.crowncork.com/careers.

EEO/AA/Vets/Disabled

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

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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

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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.

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

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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.