Team Leader FE

ball; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aluminium packaging company in Milton Keynes is seeking a Team Leader to oversee the production of high-quality cans. You will lead a team of up to 7 people and ensure safe working practices while managing tooling and maintenance budgets. The ideal candidate has a mechanical engineering background with team leadership experience in a manufacturing environment. A commitment to innovation and safety is essential. This full-time role offers a competitive salary upon training completion.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years experience as Team Leader in manufacturing.
• Experience with hydraulic machines and tooling geometry.
• Proactive service-minded teamwork approach.

Responsibilities

• Organize and lead a team to ensure high quality can production.
• Manage tooling and maintenance budgets effectively.
• Promote safety and good housekeeping practices within the team.

Skills

Hyperion

Acquisition

Asset

ABAP

Basic

Activex

Education

Engineering qualifications mechanical background

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 Newsweeks 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader we have over 16000 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 work pattern for this role is 12 hour shifts working days nights and weekends in a rolling pattern.

Please only apply if you are eligible to work in the UK as sponsorship is not offered for this role

Salary: 56897.90 increasing to 63220.58 upon completion of the training matrix

Primary purpose of the position

To organise and provide leadership to their team to ensure they provide high quality cans with lowest spoilage at required production efficiencies and providing cans in a safe low cost effective and environmentally sustainable highly efficient manner both from the tooling and machinery.

Essential Responsible Areas

• Control tooling and maintenance spend to budget reduce working capital of tooling and spare parts
• Provide innovative sustainable cost saving plans manage tooling development / improvement projects in the Front End and Toolroom
• Work with maintenance software and data to drive operational decisions
• Lead a team of up to 7 people and own leadership activities including managing appraisals motivating the team training and development of the team. Provide and organise training to ensure the team is competent in all aspects of their jobs.
• 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.
• 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.
• Set up effective communication links with the team leaders on the other -ordinate actions to effectively utilise downtime. Operate effectively with other Team Leaders to control the overall performance of the plant.

Requirements

• Engineering qualifications mechanical background with mechanical breakdown experience
• Previous Team Leader experience is required ideally you will be a leader with 3 to 5 years experience within a manufacturing environment
• Team player proactive service minded approach
• Experience with hydraulic machines understanding of tooling geometry and tool room experience is essential as is an understanding of theoretical tooling design and the can forming process
• Driven to achieve and progress to the next level within the business

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 16000 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.

Key Skills

• Hyperion
• Acquisition
• Asset
• ABAP
• Basic
• Activex

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1