Production Associate

Ball Aerospace; Whitby; On-site; CAD 68,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Ball Corporation in Whitby, Ontario is seeking a Production Associate to join our high-speed metal beverage packaging operation. The role involves operating and maintaining production equipment, performing quality checks, and ensuring compliance with safety, SQF, and food safety standards.

The successful candidate will have at least 3 years of manufacturing experience, technical training, and a strong mechanical aptitude.

Qualifications

• Secondary School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of manufacturing experience.
• Technical training or equivalent.
• Mechanical troubleshooting skills and ability to read technical documents.

Responsibilities

• Operate, adjust and repair production equipment to meet specifications.
• Perform troubleshooting on equipment as needed.
• Input data and label finished products.
• Contribute to quality checks and compliance with SOP and SQF.
• Replenish supplies and maintain records.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Attention to detail

Reading and writing

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Education

Secondary School diploma

Technical training

Tools

Forklift operation

Aerial lift operation

Job description

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Production Associate

Company: Ball Corporation

Location: Whitby, ON, CA, L1N 7C1

Date: Sep 2, 2026

Job Category: Manufacturing/ Operations

Req. ID: 50817

At Ball, integrity and trust are the foundation of who we are. Guided by our core values —"We Care. We Work. We Win"— we create a culture where every voice matters, and every idea drives progress.

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We are currently recruiting for Production Associates at our metal beverage packaging facility in Whitby, Ontario.

The successful candidate must be capable of performing various manual and mechanical functions within a high speed production environment while fulfilling health, safety, environmental, quality, food and production standards.

Primary Purpose of Position:

Performs tasks and provides services to support the plant’s production goals, overall business plans and objectives as directed.

What will you be responsible for?

• 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 duties as required to ensure compliance with the plant’s quality standards. Progressive responsibilities will involve various manual or mechanical production functions by operating, adjusting, and repairing production equipment to meet customer specifications .May disassemble, overhaul, and rebuild production equipment under the supervision of a qualified operator.
• Perform troubleshooting on production equipment as required.
• Inputs data on a computer terminal to identify, label, and palletize finished products.
• Conducts inspection of in-process or finished product.
• Assist in making adjustments or mechanical repairs to production equipment.
• Responsible for replenishing supplies required for assigned area.
• Performs record keeping duties as required under the direction of management.
• Work in compliance with standard operating procedures (SOP) and safe quality food (SQF) standards

What are we looking for?

• Ability to communicate effectively, write effectively, read, comprehend, and follow complicated verbal and written instructions
• Ability to learn to identify product defects.
• Required to work assigned schedule or 12-hour shifts, rotating days and nights, Monday through Sunday. Incumbent must be able to work overtime on a regular basis and/or be on call as directed.
• Ability to use hand and power tools.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend written material.
• Ability to operate fork truck and aerial lift, if required.
• Possesses an interest in and an aptitude for mechanics.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to organize, plan, and prioritize.
• Ability to meet deadlines and to concentrate and pay attention to detail.
• Ability to operate and functionally use a computer.
• Performs such individual assignments as management may direct.
• Secondary School graduate – obtained diploma
• Technical training or equivalent.
• Must have 3 years previous manufacturing experience and mechanical job related experience
• Working knowledge of machine mechanics and troubleshooting skills

Salary begins at 33.34$/h

Required to work assigned schedule or 12-hour shifts, rotating days and nights, Monday through Sunday (4 IN/4 OFF)

Incumbent must be able to work overtime on a regular basis and/or be on call as directed.

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 22,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups, and aerosol bottles, to aerospace solutions that enable our customers to have a deeper understanding of our planet and the universe.

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

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