Team Leader Decorator (Fixed-Term Contract)

Ball Aerospace; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ball Corporation in Milton Keynes is seeking a Shift Leader to take ownership of the Deco area, driving daily operations and reporting to the Shift Manager. You will lead a production team to meet targets while upholding safety and quality standards.

Key tasks include coordinating with engineering for maintenance, reducing downtime, and promoting continuous improvements to minimise waste and costs. The role requires hands-on mechanical capability and a track record of reliability in

Qualifications

• Mechanical knowledge and hands-on engineering experience.
• Experience with machine breakdowns and repairs.
• Willingness to progress within the shift team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the Deco area to meet production targets.
• Ensure safe practices and good housekeeping in the area.
• Coordinate with engineering for maintenance and downtime reduction.
• Drive continuous improvements to minimise waste and costs.
• Communicate performance to the Shift Manager and team leads.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Machine downtime experience

Job description

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Company: Ball Corporation

Location: Milton Keynes, GB, MK15 0DA

Date: 16 Sept 2026

Job Category: Manufacturing/ Operations

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Position overview:

Lead and oversee the Deco area to drive team performance and achieve production targets, while taking ownership of daily operations and reporting any issues to the Shift Manager.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure safe working practices are adhered to at all times and good housekeeping and safety awareness is continuously improved in the designated work area and throughout the team.
• Meet Production, Quality, Spoilage and environmental improvement targets as set by the Shift Manager, the Continuous Improvement teams and the Plant budget.
• Investigate/Report equipment/process defects promptly and use the team and outside assistance to identify and undertake corrective action to prevent re-occurrence.
• Drive continuous improvements in the team to minimise the costs in the Plant.
• Liase with the engineering department to ensure all maintenance work is completed to their satisfaction and continually look for methods to reduce breakdowns. World class manufacturing status is the ultimate goal.
• Ensure standardisation of equipment setting and operation to achieve the required specification and product quality.
• Promote and maintain good industrial relations, identify training needs for the team. Provide and organise training to ensure the team is competent in all aspects of their jobs.
• Set up effective communication links with the team leaders on the other shifts. Co-ordinate actions to effectively utilise downtime.
• Monitor/Control/Communicate the performance of the team within and outside the team.
• Ensure effective use of materials, identify programmes to improve usage and minimise waste.
• Responsible for deco safety, ensuring that standards are met, all checks are completed and compliant- deco spoilage and ODM usages.
• Manufacture cans to the production plan within H&S, Quality, efficiency and budget requirements.
• Ensure corrective action is taken, as required, for all equipment and operational problems/potential problems to continuously improve the operation.
• Actively seek and follow up on Shift Team’s ideas/suggestion and assist in driving change through continuous improvement in the Plant.
• Operate effectively with other Team Leaders to control the overall performance of the plant.

What are we looking for?

• Mechanical knowledge, time served engineer (desirable).
• Machine breakdown experience.
• Driven to achieve and progress to the next level.

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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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