Quality Assurance Technician

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 approximately 23,000 people and net sales of over $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. 

Division Overview:

Crown’s Food Division is the number one manufacturer of food cans in the world. Our complete array of food packaging serves a variety of markets, including fruit, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat, ready meals, pet food, infant milk powder and other dry food products. We offer a wide selection of food cans from round to bowl as well as shaped cans. We truly focus on excellence. Here is your chance to join the Crown Food Division. 

Location:

Plant 37 is located in Hanover, PA. The Plant manufactures 2-piece and 3-piece steel cans for the food industry. There are approximately 95 employees at the Hanover location. The Hanover Plant is located on Route 194 in York County and is in close proximity to York, PA, Gettysburg, PA and the Maryland border.

Position overview:

The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for working with the operations and quality teams to ensure adherence to quality specifications and standards throughout the manufacturing process. This position is scheduled 5am-5pm on a yearly rotational schedule. The starting hourly rate is $23.6773 with progression increases. 

Duties And Responsibilities:

Reporting directly to the Quality Supervisor, the Quality Assurance Technician’s responsibilities would include, but will not be limited to, the following:  

• Perform quality checks throughout the manufacturing process at proscribed intervals
• Identify non-conforming product and react according to quality system or plan requirements
  • Retain out-of-spec products per quality plans
• Communicate effectively quality data to team members or appropriate contacts; including but not limited to, QA Team, Manufacturing Supervisor, Superintendent, etc.
• Able to understand quality data and charts recorded by quality systems
  • Analyze and interpret trends and conditions as recorded by quality systems
• Help identify root cause(s) for non-conforming product
  • apply of statistical problem-solving techniques
  • Provide feedback to team members
• Work with operations and quality to manage sorting or push on product on the shift
  • Manage shift chargebacks
• Record all information for food safety investigations
• Provide knowledge of upper and lower control limits
• Be familiar with SOPs to help sustain compliance and offer process improvement suggestions
• Participate in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Audits and support site GMP compliance
• Maintain work area in clean and orderly condition
• Other responsibilities and tasks as assigned 

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Requirements

• At least one year work experience in manufacturing or industrial environment
• Basic math skills
• Computer skills and working knowledge of various Microsoft programs (Excel, Word, Access, etc.).
• Demonstrated decision making skills
• Able to work alternate work schedules including overtime, voluntary and mandatory, based on business needs

Preferred Requirements

• GED or High School Diploma preferred
• Previous roles with responsibilities for Quality Assurance or Quality Control
• Previous food manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of GMPs
• 6S Training

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and may be required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee 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 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus

Working Conditions:

• Generally works in a production environment where hearing protection is required.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to light lifting, warehouse forklift traffic and changing climate changes, depending on the season.
• Production 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) and active hourly Pension Plan.

Interested:

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

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