Quality Control Technician
Crown Holdings · Bradley, IL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Crown Holdings (packaging) in Bradley, IL. Is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of packaging products for consumer goods.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
- Tools it names
- EHS / safety
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $50k–$70k.
Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 401 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 21 other live quality postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $64k–$95k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 64%
- FDA / GMP 23%
- Root cause 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Responsibilities
- ◆Reporting directly to the Quality Assurance Manager and Production Supervisor, the Quality Control Technician
Requirements
JOB
Requirements
In addition to the specific
Requirements
- ✓High School Education/GED
- ✓2-3 year(s) experience with computer skills in inspecting, testing, packaging and high speed manufacturing environment. Basic Computer skills required.
- ✓Must be available to work various shifts if needed and be able to work nights, weekends, and overtime to cover absences or provide additional support.
Requirements
- ✓While performing the duties of this job, the associate 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 be required to climb stairs to upper level at times.
- ✓The associate may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
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About Crown
Crown Holdings, Inc. through it's subsidiaries, 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.
Crown is dedicated to building a team of highly talented, dedicated, and driven individuals. 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.
Job Description
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 approximately 23,000 people and net sales of approximately $12 billion , we are uniquely positioned to bring the 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 compelling brand presence where it counts. Here is your chance to join the Crown Beverage Division.
Location
1035 E. North St.
Bradley, IL.
The Quality Control Technician works closely with Supervision and to ensure optimum levels in Quality Inspections, Testing, Package identification, and Final packaging.
would include, but not be limited to, the following
- •Understand and follow verbal instructions to completion of assigned tasks.
- •With focus on Safety and Spoilage, the responsibility of the Quality Control Technician will ensure a quality product is produced thru inspections and testing.
- •Responsible for the quality of all operations of all process for the production of aluminum beverage cans.
- •Ability to identify quality problems, and disposition. .
- •Communicates all pertinent information between management, co-workers, and between shifts on changes to equipment, production problems or any other related information.
- •Assists and trains and/or coaching of all new Technicians as needed or required. Applies skills, methods learned to improve plant production.
- •Responsible in following JHA’s, SOP’s, Rules, 6S Housekeeping, maintaining gauging equipment and modifications of existing production standards to achieve optimal efficiencies
- •Enter information into a computer to document data.
- •Accurate and continuous quality checks and record keeping required.
- •Complete and/or administer necessary documentation such as monthly SAFE cards, accident/near miss/hazard reporting, and data process control input.
- •Performs other job-related duties as required or assigned.
Job
but not mandatory
- •Knowledge of all OSHA related training in a manufacturing environment.
- •Beverage Packaging Quality industry experience
- •Knowledge of AS400, QAS, and NWA
- •6S Training
Competencies
- •Problem solving skills through an individual and/or collaborative approach
- •Ability to work independently or with a team.
- •With consensus be able to look at new solutions and “think outside the box”.
- •Effective leadership skills such as conflict resolution, communication, decision making, etc.
- •Demonstrated good relations skills and the ability to motivate or team with people.
- •Excellent time management skills and multi-tasking.
- •Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- •Computer skills and working knowledge of various Microsoft programs (Excel, Word, Access, etc.).
Physical
Working Conditions
- •Generally works in a manufacturing, office, packaging, and warehouse environment.
- •While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be exposed to light lifting, warehouse forklift traffic.
- •Production noise level is frequently loud.
- •*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- •Benefits:
- •Crown offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits including free company paid health insurance for employees as well as company matched 401(k).
- •COMPENSATION:
