Production Worker – Sorter Position Available In Chesterfield, South Carolina

Production Worker – Sorter
Plant/Location
Cheraw, SC 29520 US (Primary)
Job Type
Hourly
Category
Manufacturing and Production
Career Level
Entry Level
Education
High School Education/GED
Job Accountabilities

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.
Job Requirements

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).
Travel
None/Not Specified
Crown is an equal opportunity employer. Crown does not discriminate against any candidate or employee on the basis of race, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.