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 approximately $12 billion, we are uniquely positioned to bring the 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 compelling brand presence where it counts. Here at the Olympia Plant, we currently manufacture 12 oz. beverage cans. It is your chance to join the Crown Beverage Division!

LOCATION:

Here at the Olympia Plant, we currently manufacture 12 oz. beverage cans. We are expanding to manufacture other size cans for some of the top consumer product companies. We are adding to our world class team to operate this facility and looking for a Quality Control Assurance Technician (Plant Inspector). It is your chance to join the Crown Beverage Division.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Quality Control (QC) position will be responsible for:

• Managing and maintaining standards and evaluating can samples
• Analyze and interpret trends, charts dates and conditions as noted and recorded by Can Technicians and Department Inspectors
• Visually or with gauges, conduct random sample inspections of in-process or finished products
• Perform planned audits, complaint follow-up to ensure company quality control standards are maintained
• Provide relief coverage requiring familiarity with and competency in performing all of the requirements of other Quality Inspector positions
• Will require frequent data entry into select company data bases, including AS400 and basic spreadsheets such as EXCEL
• This position requires good verbal and written communication skills when interacting between the inspectors, plant employees, supervisors, and management to communicate needed information relating to quality issues
• Company and customer standard requirements, demonstrating attention to detail in inspections or in auditing are effectively performed to ensure the best corrective action can be enacted

• Must be a minimum of 18 years old
• High School diploma or G.E.D. preferred
• Minimum 6 months’ work experience in Quality Control/Assurance in a manufacturing company is highly desirable
• Prior computer experience is required
• Recent EXCEL spreadsheet experience is preferred
• Must possess basic math skills
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail, good record keeping, organization, and precision abilities is essential
• Ability to work under time pressures and flexibility to adjust to sudden work patterns or schedules
• Must demonstrate time management skills and prioritization
• Must have good interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and with teams
• Must have good decision-making skills for quarantining out of specification product

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate 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
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus
• Must be able to stand for long periods as well as work on elevated stationary platforms and withstand extreme climate changes especially during summer and winter months.
• Must be able to work 12-hour shifts 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., weekends, and overtime as business needs dictate.
• Fully comply with all OSHA and WISHA safety rules and regulations.
• This position requires union membership after 30 days of hire

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Generally works in a plant environment but will be required to perform some job duties involving lab work.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicular traffic
• The associate may be exposed to a wide range of temperatures
• The noise level is frequently loud

SALARY: Starting wage $26.1812 progressing every 1,000 hours up to 3,000 hours ending at $28.7670 as a fully trained Quality Control Assurance Tech.

BENEFITS:

• Crown offers eleven paid holidays in a year, a competitive and comprehensive benefits package including medical/dental/vision/prescription/ life insurance, pension plan and stock purchase.