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 36 countries employing over 33,000 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 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 3-piece steel cans for the food industry over 3 shifts. A new 2-piece food can line is being added to this facility and will be operational in 2021.  This new line will position the Hanover plant with the ability to serve our customers with a diverse mix of packaging products.  With this new line, the Hanover plant will employee over 70 team members.  The Plant is located on Route 194 in York County and is in close proximity to Gettysburg PA, York 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.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Reporting directly to the Quality Supervisor, the QA Technician's responsibilities would include, but not be limited to the following; 

• Perform quality checks throughout the manufacturing process at proscribed intervals
• Identify non-conforming product and react accordingly to quality systems 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.
• 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 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 Procedure (GMP) audits and support site GMP compliance
• Maintain work area in clean and orderly condition 
• Other responsibilities and tasks as assigned

*CURRENT OPENING IS 4x4 schedule, 5p-5a.*

Minimum Requirements:

• At least one year work experience in manufacturing or industrial environment
• Basic math skills
• Basic computer skills and working knowledge of various Microsoft programs (Excel, Word, Access, etc.)
• Demonstrated decision making skills

Preferred Requirements:

• GED or High School Diploma heavily preferred
• Previous roles with responsibilities for Quality Assurance or Quality Control
• Previous food manufacturing experience
• Knowledge and application 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.
• May 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 production environment where hearing protection is required
• While performing duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to light lifting, warehouse forklift traffic, and changing climates, depending on seasons.
• 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.

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About the Company:
Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc.