Production Engineer - Ends
Crown Holdings
Production Engineer - Ends
Crown Holdings, Inc. is a world leader in the metal packaging production process. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative and sustainable metal packaging solutions and products. Our clients are some of the largest and most respected companies in the world. It's an exciting time to join our business because Crown offers you the opportunity to grow and develop your skills in an expanding industry. Crown was founded with the goal of valuing and promoting sustainability and this vision continues to be essential to our long-term future.
About This Opportunity
We are now looking to recruit a Production Engineer – Ends within our central Production Engineering Department (PED) Bevcan EMEA, based at our center in Wantage (UK) or preferably in one of our plants in Europe. The scope of the role is to support the 13 manufacturing locations in Europe (UK, France, Spain, Italy, Slovakia, Greece, Germany and Turkey) and 5 in the Middle East and North Africa (UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia). You will also be involved in project work at new greenfield sites and newly acquired manufacturing locations.
Your mission in Crown is to provide ongoing technical assistance to the manufacturing Ends plants to enable them to achieve Business plan targets and to act as an interface between Bevcan EMEA and CROWN Technologies on Easy Open End Development.
You will provide project support in equipment and process specifications and all associated documentation, procurement and commissioning. You will also provide equipment and process start-up including plant crew training during ramp up of the project.
You will provide plant operational support in quality issues, reliability, efficiency, and spoilage. You will give support in maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting. You will promote the development of SOP's, best practices implementation, and follow up with issues and improvement projects.
You will lead downgauging and lightweighting initiatives. You will liaise with CROWN Technology on equipment, tooling, materials, and process improvements and standardization of specifications.
About You
The successful candidate has a sound engineering background or you are qualified to ONC, HNC, HND or degree level. You are highly experienced in Ends engineering and process knowledge, with a safety mind-set. You are able to show proven ability to communicate clearly and concisely at all levels and you demonstrate with a logical approach, high levels of problem-solving and effective decision-making skills.
A self-starter, you are an effective team player, with strong leadership and interpersonal skills. You are also computer literate. You are flexible to travel at short notice and for extended periods overseas, with the willingness to adapt to different cultures and circumstances. Fluency in English, another language a plus.
What Crown Offers You
The opportunity to build a career in a multi-cultural environment. To be rewarded fairly and promoted based on merit and performance. Professional and personal development through training and work experiences. Strong engagement and commitment to the safety of our employees.