Line/Production Mechanic

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 21,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK, sponsorship is not provided for this role

This role involves shift work – day, night and weekend work, 12 hour shifts

Competitive salary – above market average

Purpose of the job

To run and maintain machinery and equipment in multiple processes, ensuring quality specifications are met while delivering budget KPI’s for the area.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

Maintain safe working practices at all times

Completion of quality checks, reacting to non-conformances in a timely manner

Completion of autonomous and preventative maintenance tasks

Problem solving machine faults and quality deviations

Communication up and down the line and to the team leader

Handover compilation and communication to counterpart using line log books

Drive self-improvement and development through training matrix and following SOPs

Housekeeping maintained to required standards

Utilisation of live data (real time indicators) to prevent quality deviations and line downtime

Material and machine part changeovers

React to line spoilage, identify losses and put in place improvements

Assist line engineer with breakdowns and conversions

Float between multiple back end processes providing cover and support where required

Key stakeholders

Team Leader, Shift Manager

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Professional & Education Qualifications

Mechanical qualifications

Engineering qualification (desirable)

Previous experience

Mechanics / engineering

FMCG / Manufacturing

Skills and competencies

Key skills in English, Maths, ICT

Good communication skills

Data gather and able to interpret

Work to imperial and metric

Personal attributes

Works well in a team

Hard working / self-driven

Motivated

Languages

Strong English reading, writing and verbal skills are required

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 21,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

No agencies please.