Senior Seamer Service Representative-Metal Packaging

CarnaudMetalbox Engineering Limited; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Safety focus

Sustainable packaging

Job summary

Crown Holdings, Inc. seeks a Traveling Maintenance Specialist for its North American Food and Household Division. You will ensure can closing equipment runs smoothly and troubleshoot issues to keep customers productive while traveling extensively across the region.

The role requires 5–10 years in manufacturing or machine maintenance, strong mechanical skills, and proficiency with Word, Excel and Outlook. Travel up to 70–80% is expected, with opportunities for professional development and safety

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma with technical training.
• 5–10 years of experience in manufacturing or machine maintenance.
• Experience with can closing equipment preferred but not required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills at all levels.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and repair knowledge.
• Willingness to travel up to 70–80% (driving and flying).

Responsibilities

• Set customer seaming equipment and diagnose seam defects to ensure sound double seams.
• Respond to emergency breakdowns to restore output.
• Conduct pro-active customer visits and provide advice; commission new equipment and perform on-site overhauls.
• Maintain communications with management and identify training opportunities for customers.
• Submit service reports and timesheets; document activities for accountability.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Computer skills

Mechanical aptitude

Verbal and written communication

Travel readiness

Time management

Education

HS Diploma with technical training

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

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:

(Traveling Maintenance Role) This position will provide technical support for the customers of our North American Food and Household Division. They will ensure our customer’s equipment and can filling processes are running effectively and help them to troubleshoot any issues that may develop when they are using our steel and aluminum cans to fill their products.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The key responsibilities for this role are as follows:

• Ensure that customers are able to satisfactorily close food cans and ends by setting customer seaming (closing) equipment to achieve sound double seams. Diagnose and correct seam defects and seaming machine problems on increasingly sophisticated equipment.
• Respond to customer requests for both general and emergency break down assistance in order to restore customers output to planned levels.
• Arrange pro-active visits to customers to analyze customer seam results or carry out independent checks and provide advice as necessary. Commission new equipment and carry out repairs, inspections and subsequent on-site overhauls of closing equipment.
• Maintain good internal/external communications and keep manager updated on field developments and competitor activity. Identify opportunities to provide training for customer’s personnel where new equipment or technology is being installed or where several improvements are needed.
• Submit customer service reports and time sheets in a timely manner; record all activities for the above accountabilities.

Typical tasks performed by CES at customers:

• Double seam tear down / evaluation
• Double seam tear down documentation
• Seamer set up
• Seamer adjustments
• Seamer troubleshooting
• Seamer audits
• Seamer repairs
• Seamer rebuilds
• Seamer installation (mechanical – no electrical)
• Seamer removal
• Assist with product trials / testing
• Assist with product quality problems
• Assist with Double Seam training
• Gather and report information on tooling - equipment – product – processes etc.
• Install tooling – equipment

Job Requirements

- H.S. Diploma with technical training

- 5-10 years of experience in manufacturing or other machine maintenance

- Experience with can closing equipment preferred but not required

- Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with employees at all levels

- Proven computer skills with a complete understanding of Word , Excel and Outlook

- Strong mechanical aptitude with technical training in equipment and machinery repair and maintenance

- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written

- Ability to travel up to 70-80%, both driving and flying

- Effective time management skills and the ability to balance multiple projects at one time

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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