Summer Intern - Engineering

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 47 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 Closures, Aerosol & Promotional Packaging (CAPP) Division manufactures a variety of packaging solutions for the largest consumer packaging companies in North America. Our distinguished list of clients including SC Johnson, WD40, Barbasol, Abbott Laboratories and Unilever. We manufacture total packaging solutions including:

Closures: We manufacture a variety of decorative food and metal vacuum sealed closures, metal and composite closures, capping systems for glass and plastic container manufacturers.
Aerosol Packaging: We manufacture cans and ends for manufacturers of personal care, food, household, and industrial products. We offer our customers a broad range of products including multiple sizes, color schemes and shaped packaging.
Promotional and Specialty Packaging: We manufacture a wide array of decorative containers with numerous lid and closure variations.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Students now have a chance to gain real world operations and engineering experience in a manufacturing company by joining Crown for a 12-week summer internship opportunity with our Spartanburg, SC plant.  The intern will be key member to work on business-critical projects that support daily operations, safety, quality and productivity improvements of our products and processes. Intern will be provided with tasks that are both technically challenging and educationally stimulating. Although we make no guarantee of full-time employment upon completion of the internship, it is our goal to have our interns fully capable of stepping into a full-time position within our organization

SPECIFIC PROJECTS/DUTIES FOR THIS INTERNSHIP INCLUDE:

The intern will take part in maintenance and increased productivity projects. They will gain training with the site electrician to perform PLC programming. A barcoding system project will also be asigned to design and implement a system to track materials. 

Steel Toed Shoes Required

8:00 - 5:00 PM

• Student must be currently working towards a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or an EHS Major. 
• Minimum GPA 2.8
• Must be able to work 40-hours per week
• Must be able to relocate if needed
• Background in PLC programming and Gannt charts required
• Must be mechanically inclined
• Leadership experience a plus
• Ability to take notes, ask why, provide suggestions, and communicate with leadership
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Strong written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills required
• Must display maturity and a high level of professionalism
• Proven high degree of personal motivation and discipline to perform duties
• High level of independent thinking and resourcefulness to develop and propose solutions to problems
• Ability to interface with various levels of staff from other engineers, to management, to production employees
• Ability to successfully prioritize and work multiple tasks concurrently

Crown is pleased to provide a real-world learning opportunity through this internship program where students will discover the benefits, rewards and development opportunities to help them in their continued studies of engineering/operations and prepare them for a career in manufacturing.