Deco Team Lead - Manufacturing Excellence

Ball Corporation; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Ball Corporation in Milton Keynes is seeking a Team Leader Deco to supervise the Deco area, drive team performance and meet production targets. The role requires taking ownership of daily operations, ensuring safety and quality, and reporting issues to the Shift Manager.

The successful candidate will lead a multi-disciplinary team, respond to equipment defects, and drive continuous improvements to reduce downtime and waste while maintaining strong industrial relations and effective communication

Qualifications

• Mechanical knowledge and hands-on engineering experience.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving machine breakdowns.
• Ambition to progress to the next level within the plant.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the Deco area to drive team performance and meet production targets.
• Ensure safe working practices, housekeeping and safety awareness throughout the team.
• Investigate defects and coordinate corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Drive continuous improvements to reduce costs and reject rates.
• Coordinate with engineering for maintenance and aim to reduce breakdowns.
• Standardise equipment settings to meet specification and quality.
• Train and develop the team; maintain good industrial relations.
• Communicate with shifts and optimise downtime usage.
• Monitor team performance and material usage to minimise waste.
• Ensure deco safety and compliance with all checks and usage controls.
• Manufacture cans to the production plan within H&S and budget requirements.
• Encourage ideas from the Shift Team to drive continuous plant improvements.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Machine breakdown experience

Driven to achieve

Job description

Ball Corporation in Milton Keynes is seeking a Team Leader Deco to supervise the Deco area, drive team performance and meet production targets. The role requires taking ownership of daily operations, ensuring safety and quality, and reporting issues to the Shift Manager.

The successful candidate will lead a multi-disciplinary team, respond to equipment defects, and drive continuous improvements to reduce downtime and waste while maintaining strong industrial relations and effective communication