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 16,000 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. This role is a Fixed term contract for 6 months. Base salary – starting salary is £44,000 per annum, increasing to £46,000 per annum upon completion of the first phase of the skills matrix and a further increase to £48,000 per annum upon full completion of the skills matrix should the contract go beyond 6 months. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK as sponsorship is not offered for this role. This role involves shift work – 12 hour shifts, working days, nights and weekends. Position overview: As the Line Mechanic, you’re a key member of the Milton Keynes Team, reporting to the Team Leader/Shift Manager. You will contribute to the success of Ball by performing tasks and proving services to support the plant's production goals and overall business plans. Key responsibilities include: <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ensure the machines are making good quality cans, to the volumes required.</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ensure ink levels are kept to the correct amount and design changes are efficient and accurate.</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ensure machine cleaning and quality checks are completed on time and accurately.</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment.</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Supports and follows the guidelines of the food safety system.</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Performs various manual or mechanical production and support functions by operating, adjusting, and repairing the production and support equipment to meet customer specifications.</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Performs preventative maintenance on production and support equipment as required.</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Initiate, review, and follows all standard operating procedures for area of responsibility.</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Establishes and maintains effective working relationships within the department.</li> </ul> What are we looking for? <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Job-related experience for 2 years minimum in a manufacturing environment</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Apprenticeship in a Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering discipline (time served engineer)</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience of preventative and planned maintenance</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The ability to assist with breakdowns and line conversions</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Printing experience would be advantageous</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Sound communication skills, ability to clearly explain processes</li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Fluency in written and spoken English</li> </ul> #LI-IS1 #LI-OnsiteBall 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 16,000 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.

Mechanic (Fixed-Term Contract) (Milton Keynes, GB, MK15 0DA) @ Ball Corporation

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