Washer Technician

040 CROWN Cork & Seal Company (DE), LLC; Texas; On-site; USD 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan (pension)

Company matched 401(k)

Job summary

Crown is seeking a Washer Technician at our Sugar Land, Texas facility. You will ensure reliable operation of washer systems, UV equipment, and lab testing equipment, manage chemical inventories, and coordinate preventive maintenance programs. Training for CPOs and safety compliance are also part of the role.

The position requires experience with hazardous materials handling and pump repair, with a focus on safe, efficient operations and collaboration with production teams across shifts.

Qualifications

• Must have maintenance and repair experience on production machines.
• Strong troubleshooting and repair of machine malfunctions.
• Experience operating manufacturing equipment.
• Three+ years as maintenance mechanic preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory and repair parts for washers, UVs, and lab equipment.
• Manage chemicals, testing solutions, and lab supplies.
• Oversee maintenance and annual overhauls of equipment.
• Coordinate vendor services and safety training.
• Train CPOs and ensure safe operations.
• Support daily production and respond to breakdowns quickly.

Skills

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Production machines

Safety training

Education

Technical training

Technical degree

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.

Ready to go behind the scenes? With hundreds of manufacturing 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.

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 Washer Technician is responsible for ensuring the reliable operation, maintenance, and performance of the plant's washer systems, UV equipment, and laboratory testing equipment. This role manages chemical inventories, testing solutions, preventive maintenance programs, equipment repairs, vendor coordination, and annual overhauls while supporting daily production activities. The Washer Technician also provides training for CPO's, coordinates required safety training, and applies specialized knowledge of hazardous materials, chemical processes, and pump repair to maintain safe and efficient operations.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory
• Washer chemicals
• Testing solutions
• Lab supplies
• Oversee maintenance of equipment
• All parts and components of the washers, ovens, UV's, and lab testing equipment.
• Maintain a list of maintenance items for monthly PMs
• Maintain Womack
• Maintain a list of items for Annual Overhauls
• Oversee maintenance & overhauls
• Set up vendors for outside services as needed
• Stay involved in daily operations
• Responsible for scheduled repairs and breakdowns
• Responsible for training of CPO's
• Schedule required safety training
• Maintain Womack inventory
• Must have knowledge of hazardous materials (acids), Centrifugal and Pulse pump repair.

Job 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.

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. 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. 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.

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).

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 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.