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Production Worker - Sorter

Cheraw, South Carolina

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Working on your feet and with your hands isn’t for everyone—but it’s a joy for those who join Crown’s Manufacturing & Production team. When you work within our manufacturing divisions, you’re creating the environment and tools that bring the world’s most renowned products to life. A commitment to quality and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting are crucial in these roles. Put your skills to the test and assist across departments in operating, repairing, maintaining and improving plant machinery and equipment.

Ready for a role that’ll grow your skills and your career? Read our full description to see if you’re a fit.

Production Worker - Sorter

Cheraw, South Carolina

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Overview

Joining Crown means joining a global leader in the design and manufacture of packaging products. In one of our manufacturing divisions, you’ll be key in packaging household products we use every day. You may develop, fix or fabricate solutions and work within the shop and production departments. No matter the location, safety’s a top priority for you, and you’ll be fully compliant with all OSHA rules and regulations. While day-to-day tasks may vary, flexibility and agility will be required in these roles.

Where Lifelong Careers Take Shape

Possibility takes many shapes—
what shape will it take for you?

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Success Profile

We’re looking for a candidate who's goal oriented and able to work in a high-speed manufacturing environment. You should be a team player and take direction well in addition to being focused and flexible enough to move from task to task.

  • Deadline-oriented
  • Efficient
  • Patient
  • Team player
  • Industrious
  • Independent

Our Culture

At Crown, we’re on a mission to create the shape of things to come. That means shaping quality packaging with integrity, making products that’ll last, and building careers with longevity. We’re invested in doing the work to ensure all employees are treated fairly and are compensated with the benefits, pay, learning resources, and welcoming environment they deserve.

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“Crown has given me the opportunity to build on my education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program and to grow my career while doing work that I love.”

Tracy Zavasky

Packer Operator

Benefits

In addition to a generous starting hourly wage, you may be eligible for our total rewards benefits, including a 401(k) with company match.

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401(k)

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Pension Plan

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Tuition Reimbursement

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Free Company-Paid Health Insurance

Responsibilities

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 over 27,000 people and net sales of over $11 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.

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 a compelling brand presence where it counts.  Here is your chance to join the Crown Beverage Division.

Location:

Cheraw, South Carolina

Position Overview:

Operate manual palletizer, depalletizer, bander and drive a forklift.  Inspect and discard defective cans while ensuring the package meets acceptable quality standards.  Ensure accurate and proper pallet tag placement for each package post inspection.  Keep a meticulous record of pallets sorted and final shift count.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Safety and Quality minded with willingness for excellence required.
  • Ensures all safety equipment, guards, and devices are always in place, and follows safe work procedures and safety rules.
  • Follows all SOP Operating Procedures.
  • Work with QA Supervisor to determine HFI pallets to be sorted each shift.
  • Safely transfer pallets from HFI Area to Sorter depalletizer.
  • Record HFI information from each pallet tag.
  • As the pallet is depalletized monitor cans on cable way conveyor for said defects.  Discard defects.
  • Palletize remaining ‘quality’ cans at 21-layers high.
  • Place pallet on Bander; band pallet with 3-straps on long side and two straps on short side.
  • Contact QA Lab for final pallet inspection.
  • Post QA Inspection, pull HFI ticket and place original production tickets on pallet.  If pallet is less than 21-layers (8169) request a new production ticket from the Bander Operator with correct pallet amount. 
  • Stage finished pallets at production Bander area for warehouse driver to collect and place in ‘good’ inventory.
  • NOTE: Sorter required to complete 8-10 ‘defective’ pallets per shift.
  • Keep the area safe, clean and organized.
  • End of Shift empty all scrap bins, sweep surrounding floor, wipe down equipment and turn off conveyor belts.


Qualifications:

In addition to the specific responsibilities listed above, the ideal candidate will possess the following:

Minimum Requirements

  • Forklift Certified (at least one sorter operator certified)
  • All sorters must pass the color test

Competency

  • Employee must be able to read and write

Physical Requirements

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, climb, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and may be required to balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
  • Employee may lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

  • Employee required to work 8-hour shift (7:00am-3:30pm) 5-days a week. 
  • Works in a manufacturing environment with exposure to a wide range of temperatures.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicular traffic.
  • The noise level is frequently loud.

Benefits:

CROWN offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits including free company paid health insurance for employees as well as company matched 401(k).

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