Fitter/ Machinist

Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Alloa; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in glass packaging seeks a skilled Mould shop fitter/Machinist to perform inspections, repairs, and machining tasks. This role offers hands-on experience with both manual and CNC machines, ensuring high standards of quality in mould production. Competitive hourly rates, bonuses, and a supportive work environment are offered to foster skill development.

Benefits

Enhanced overtime rates

Employer contribution pension plan (up to 11% contributions)

Company Sick Pay

Performance based Bonus plan from 0 - 12% of base pay

Attractive Holiday Allowance - up to 33 per year

Employee Assistance Programme

Supportive teams to help you grow and learn new skills

Qualifications

• Experience in machining parts using lathes and milling machines (CNC experience beneficial).
• Experience utilizing hand and power tools including grinder, drill press, caliper.
• Time served in a mechanical engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Inspect all mould parts and repair back to spec.
• Carry out machining tasks using Mastercam.
• Lay out work and operate shop floor equipment.

Skills

Machining parts

Using hand and power tools

Inspections and repairs

Education

Time served in a mechanical engineering discipline

Tools

Lathes

Milling machines

Mastercam

Job description

To be the leading producer of glass bottles and jars worldwide you need passion, commitment and innovation baked into the very fabric of a business and its people. For more than 120 years, our glass makers have honed their craft—channelling their creativity into more than 1,800 patents held today. When you join O-I you become part of that story.

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. We are dedicated to make what matters to shape a healthier, more sustainable and more exciting world. We transform the industry to make glass more relevant and more accessible to more people.

Job Description

Mould shop fitter/ Machinist is responsible for inspections, repairs, adjustments and maintenance of mould kit and related equipment. You also will be involved in machining tasks on manual/ CNC lathes and milling machines.

You should have:

• Experience in machining parts using lathes and milling machines (CNC experience will be beneficial but full training will be provided)
• Experience utilizing hand and power tools, including but not limited to grinder, drill press, caliper, micrometer, protractor, gauges, wrenches, chisels, files and scrapers

You will:

• Inspect all mould parts and repair back to spec
• Carry out machining tasks using mastercam

Lays out work, makes set-ups, operates shop floor equipment and machine tools to repair or make required parts

Qualifications

• Time served in a mechanical engineering discipline

Additional Information

We offer:

• From £17.02 per hour, increasing with qualifications
• Enhanced overtime rates
• Employer contribution pension plan (up to 11% contributions)
• Company Sick Pay
• Performance based Bonus plan from 0 - 12% of base pay
• Attractive Holiday Allowance - up to 33 per year inclusive of statutory days
• Employee Assistance Programme including free benefits for employees, partners and dependants such as counselling sessions and legal advice.
• Supportive teams to help you grow and learn new skills

Next Steps:

If you are smart, passionate, innovative, culturally open, curious and collaborative, we’d like to hear from you.

O-I is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that attracts and embraces the brightest minds and creates a culture that welcomes a diversity of ideas and perspectives while encouraging growth and rewarding performance. Apply today!

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.