Shift Operator - Back End - Black Shift

Ardagh Group; Rugby; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Ardagh Metal Packaging in the UK is seeking a Shift Technician to safely run and maintain manufacturing equipment on the production line to meet KPI targets while ensuring product quality.

You will support continuous improvement, monitor equipment, perform routine checks, and maintain hygiene and health & safety standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Health and safety compliance responsibilities.
• Daily routine checks and error correction.
• Update and maintain area records as dictated.
• Use SPC tools (APRISO) to ensure can integrity.
• Maintain housekeeping to required standards.
• Carry out cleaning around equipment.
• Control spoilage to target levels.
• Continuous improvement to improve efficiency and reduce spoilage.
• Manage material usage (ODM, spare parts) in the area.
• Monitor equipment performance to keep production lines above target levels.
• Support trials of new materials and/or equipment.
• Support installation or commissioning of new equipment.
• Operate FLT as required.
• Carry out size and diameter changes.
• Hygiene Management System compliance.

Responsibilities

• Operate production machinery safely to meet KPI requirements.
• Ensure safety, quality and housekeeping during production of cans.
• Carry out quality checks and maintain records as required.
• Support trials and installation/commissioning of new equipment.
• Operate FLT and perform size/diameter changes as needed.

Skills

FLT operation

Tools

APRISO

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

4on 4off shift role

• 2 Days - 7am to 7pm

14 days off every 5 shift rotations (holiday allowance included in shift pattern)

Plus 6 "rota days" per year.

£47,929 inclusive of shift allowance plus annual bonus (subject to achievement of set KPIs)

Private health care, contributory pension scheme, life assurance, employee assistance programme

Main Purpose of the Position

Key areas of responsibility will surround the operation of Production machinery. Ensure safety, quality and housekeeping are maintained during the production of Cans and carrying out regular quality checks

• Ensure Health and Safety compliance and policies are adhered to.
• Ensure daily routine checks are completed and errors corrected in relation to area of responsibility.
• Ensure all relevant records for the work area are updated as per dictated frequency.
• Use SPC tools (such as APRISO) to ensure integrity of the can is controlled.
• Ensure housekeeping in the area is kept up to the required standard
• Carry out cleaning duties on and around the equipment.
• Ensure that spoilage from machines and equipment in the area of work is maintained below the required target levels.
• Carry out continuous improvement activities to improve efficiency and spoilage.
• Ensure material usages (ODM’s, spare parts, etc) in the work area are controlled.
• Continuously monitor equipment in the area to ensure efficiency of the production lines is maintained above the required target levels.
• Provide support for trials of new materials and / or equipment.
• Provide support for the installation or commissioning of new equipment
• Operate FLT as and when required.
• Carry out size changes and Diameter changes.
• Ensure Hygiene Management System compliance and policies are adhered to.

Company Values

Trustis earned by displaying personal attributes that show we are respectful, reliable, consistent and honest in our approach to others. It is built on mutual respect, personal integrity and transparency.

Teamworkis achieved with collaboration and open communication. Effective teamwork ensures we interact with colleagues in a mutually beneficial way and is important to building a strong business. Teams should be mindful of the impact their decisions have on other teams, and ultimately the business.

Excellenceis constantly striving to improve ourselves and the business. It focuses on continuous improvement, innovation and sustainability

Inclusionensures we are mindful of others, inviting contributions from everyone and valuing our diversity of thought. We all need to be comfortable and confident to be ourselves while at work.

At Ardagh Metal Packaging we truly believe that people must be at the centre of what we do to provide the best beverage packaging solutions on the market to our customers.

We are searching for a Shift Technician to safely run and maintain manufacturing equipment ensuring the smooth and continuous running of the Production Line in order to meet the plant KPI requirements with a product that meets the defined quality criteria.

You will share our beliefs and want to work in an environment based on trust, teamwork and excellence.

About Ardagh Metal Packaging

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) is a leading supplier of sustainable, infinitely recyclable metal beverage cans to brand owners globally. An operating business of sustainable packaging business Ardagh Group, AMP is a leading industry player across Europe and the Americas, with innovative production capabilities, 23 production facilities, more than 6,000 employees and recorded revenues of $4.8 billion in 2023.

AMP is 76%-owned by Ardagh Group and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AMBP.

About Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group is a global supplier of infinitely recyclable metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for brand owners around the world. We have grown to a team of approximately 20,000 people with revenues of more than $9 billion. Today we have a presence across the Americas, Europe and Africa.

Ardagh produces many of the beverage cans and bottles that contain your favourite beverages.

Our packaging is manufactured from metal and glass - permanent materials that can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality.

Ardagh produces more than 60 billion containers per year (more than 160 million containers per day).

The future we’re creating for Ardagh is built around our four Core Values of Inclusion, Trust, Teamwork and Excellence. We offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team - you’ll enjoy the journey!