Mechanic (Fixed-Term Contract)

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.,

• Ensure the machines are making good quality cans, to the volumes required.
• Ensure ink levels are kept to the correct amount and design changes are efficient and accurate.
• Ensure machine cleaning and quality checks are completed on time and accurately.
• Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment.
• Supports and follows the guidelines of the food safety system.
• Performs various manual or mechanical production and support functions by operating, adjusting, and repairing the production and support equipment to meet customer specifications.
• Performs preventative maintenance on production and support equipment as required.
• Initiate, review, and follows all standard operating procedures for area of responsibility.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships within the department.
  
  Job-related experience for 2 years minimum in a manufacturing environment
• Apprenticeship in a Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering discipline (time served engineer)
• Experience of preventative and planned maintenance
• The ability to assist with breakdowns and line conversions
• Printing experience would be advantageous
• Sound communication skills, ability to clearly explain processes
• Fluency in written and spoken English
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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., 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 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.

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.