Area 30 student signs to start career with Crown Equipment

Signing days aren’t just for those who can run the fastest or jump the highest any more. Area 30 Career Center senior Trevor Torr signs to go to work for Crown Equipment as a welder following his graduation later this month. Attendees at the recent signing ceremony are (standing, from left:} Victoria Sampson, welding instructor; Curtiss Davis, Welding Program director; Chris Torr, Trevor’s father and current Crown employee; Jennifer Torr, Trevor’s mother; Travis Girton, Crown production manager; Lora Busch, Area 30 executive director, and Amber Pittman, ICE instructor. Seated left is Trevor Torr, student and future Crown employee, alongside Alison Hendrich, Crown Equipment HR manager.

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Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, is dedicated to technological innovation and investment in its people. These guiding principles have led to the company’s continuous growth throughout its 77-year history.

The latest example is Greencastle High School and Area 30 Career Center senior Trevor Torr, talented son of Chris and Jennifer Torr, Greencastle, who recently signed an agreement to continue his career as a welder with Crown Equipment following his upcoming graduation.

Supporting the Area 30 Career Center and its welding internship program enables Crown Equipment to help develop the welders of tomorrow, company officials said.

Welding students like Torr who interview with Crown and are ultimately selected to participate in the internship program work in Crown’s Greencastle facility to learn on-the-job welding skills during the school year. After graduation, welding students can pursue full-time employment with the company, earning approximately $28 per hour after they have met the required proficiencies.

The cooperative effort provides students with the opportunity to pursue a rewarding, long-term career immediately after graduation, employing both traditional welding and automated robotic welding techniques.

Should they choose to continue their education, Crown also provides tuition reimbursement to full-time employees that covers course, lab and other fees for training that supports the individual’s career development.