Lacquer Operator - Sh1

Ball Corporation; Devizes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in sustainable packaging is seeking a technician to join their lacquer team. This role involves ensuring the quality and efficiency of coatings usage and providing technical support to line operators. You will adhere to safety regulations and contribute to continuous improvement projects. The position involves a rotating shift pattern, including nights and weekends, and requires a commitment to a clean workspace and accurate record keeping.

Qualifications

• Observe company health, safety and environmental regulations.
• Comply with BRC requirements.
• Carry out operator maintenance of lacquer machines.

Responsibilities

• Assist operators to set, run, and clean the washing and spraying units.
• Monitor the performance of washing and coating processes.
• Trick-shoot problems on line and recommend preventative measures.

Job description

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.

The main purpose of our Lacquer Team is to prepare and issue coatings materials to line. To provide specialist technical support to the line operators to ensure a high quality product is produced at the maximum efficiency.

Key responsibilities include

To observe company health, safety and environmental regulations at all times.

To comply with BRC requirements at all times

To assist the operators to set, run and clean the washing and spraying units, the external coatings units and the ovens

To monitor performance of washing and coating processes at all times to ensure quality and efficiency of coatings usage

To trouble-shoot problems on line and recommend preventative measures

To carry out continuous improvement projects

To carry out operator maintenance of the lacquer machines and to maintain spare parts and change parts in good order

To prepare and issue coatings materials to line, inlcuding bookings on SAP

To hand over to the on-coming Technician and inform him / her of the state of the lines

To remove all waste to the correct bins and maintain a clean and tidy workplace

To maintain accurate records according to Ball Aerosol Packaging UK Ltd requirements

To carry out any other duties as requested by Management

To adhere to ISO9001 and ISO 14001 requirements

This role is working a rotating shift pattern which includes days, nights and weekends.

The shift pattern is shown below. The hours are 6am - 6pm and 6pm-6am

The rotation is 4 weeks on days and 4 weeks on nights

The work week is

Week 1 - Mon - Tues - Fri - Sat - Sun

Week 2 - Wed - Thurs

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.

No agencies please.