Lacquer Spray Machine Operator

Crown Holdings • Hanover, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Crown Holdings, Inc. is a world leader in metal packaging production, designing and manufacturing metal packaging solutions for clients around the world. The Hanover, Pennsylvania plant manufactures two-piece and three-piece steel cans for the food industry and employs approximately 95 people.

Lacquer Spray Machine Operators safely and properly apply lacquer spray coating to the inside of cans according to quality control specifications. Operators oversee cans as they move from the infeed conveyors through the Lacquer Spray Machines (LSMs) to the Internal Bake Ovens. The position follows a 4/4 schedule from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m., with mandatory overtime at times. The hourly rate is $24.11, plus an additional $2 per hour for evening work.

Requirements

• High school education or GED.
• Basic mechanical skills.
• Basic computer skills for data entry.
• Knowledge of SPC programs and ability to interpret SPC data for trends, principles, graphs, and charts.
• Ability to complete and document an ESE for the LSMs.
• Working knowledge of LSM operation, setup, preventative maintenance and repair, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to work alternate schedules, including voluntary and mandatory overtime, based on business needs.

Nice To Haves

• Strong problem-solving skills using an individual or collaborative approach.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to consider new solutions and think outside the box.

Responsibilities

• Clear can jams from Lacquer Spray Machines and upper conveyors.
• Check and monitor canworks cleanliness, overall can quality, LSM lacquer pressure, lacquer temperature, and copper sulfate checks on flanges.
• Complete and record process control checks, including metal exposure, inside lacquer weight, and film weight distribution.
• Clean machines, including spray nozzles, turret wheels, lacquer overspray boxes, machine exteriors, and the general work area.
• Follow safety procedures and personal protective equipment requirements.
• Perform routine maintenance, including setting guns, nozzles, can guides, and spray delay.
• Perform preventative maintenance, including replacing drive and conveyor belts to the oven, tips, rails, guns, lacquer filters, and vacuum filters.
• Follow material handling procedures, including proper disposal of waste lacquer and labeling waste barrels.
• Perform Equipment Set-up Evaluations on LSMs after adjustments or changes.
• Monitor and assist other Back End production processes to maintain a constant flow of cans into and through the LSM process.
• Perform other job-related duties as required or assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Pay-for-performance bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits, including free company-paid health insurance for employees.
• Company-matched 401(k).
• Active hourly pension plan.
• Training and work experiences that support professional and personal development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED