Day Maintenance Engineer

Ball Corporation; Devizes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ball Corporation in the United Kingdom is seeking a maintenance professional to execute the PPM plan and support Shift Engineers during breakdowns, contributing to the department's continuous improvement strategy. Working hours are 8 am to 5 pm.

You will carry out mechanical and electrical repairs, support autonomous maintenance, and help optimise production output and quality by quickly resolving machine issues.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a maintenance role in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Completed a mechanical apprenticeship.
• Experience in bench fitting/service engineering and mechanical maintenance.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Solutions-focused approach; Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Carry out mechanical and electrical repairs as directed by the engineering leadership group or zonal specialists.
• Address problems with production machines likely to affect production or safety.
• Support autonomous maintenance by upskilling operators' mechanical knowledge.
• Perform Planned Preventative Maintenance to company standards.
• Update operation standards that define maintenance tasks for PPM operations.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement of processes and machines.
• Communicate to the engineering team proactively about issues.
• Operate and maintain production machines.
• Seek to optimise production output and quality by resolving machine problems.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Mechanical apprenticeship

Bench fitting

Communication skills

Solutions-focused

Education

Mechanical apprenticeship

Job description

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.

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!

Position Summary

You will execute the PPM plan and support the Shift Engineers during breakdowns whilst contributing to the departments continues improvement strategy.

Working hours: 8 am to 5 pm.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Carry out any mechanical (bias) electrical repairs (based on capability) required by the engineering leadership group or zonal specialists (
• Action any problems with production machines likely to affect production/operator, or machines defects likely to make the machine unsafe to work
• Support the development of autonomous maintenance by upskilling operators' mechanical knowledge and know-how in the pursuit of efficient production
• Efficiently carry out the PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) to company standards
• Update operation standards that define maintenance tasks for PPM operations As well as associated knowledge sharing platforms
• Identify and implement continuous improvement of processes & machines within an allocated section of the line. Innovative machine set up/modifications to make better
• Communicate to engineer team proactive/reactive issues as required
• Perform all tasks relating to operating and maintaining production machines
• Continually seek to optimise production output and quality by way of responding to machine and process electrical and mechanical problems and taking appropriate action to make better

What We Are Looking For

• Previous experience in a maintenance role in a manufacturing or industrial environment (preferred)
• Completed a mechanical apprenticeship (preferred)
• Experience in bench fitting/service engineering and mechanical maintenance
• Excellent communication skills
• Solutions-focused approachFluent English

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

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