Workshop Engineer: Maintenance & Tooling Lead

Ball Aerospace; Kettering; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ball Corporation in Kettering, England, is seeking a Maintenance/Tooling technician to service tooling and ancillary equipment ensuring the smooth operation of the manufacturing area. You will support production line readiness under supervision, with a focus on servicing plant processes and meeting budget targets.

The role requires an apprenticeship in Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering and hands-on experience in a workshop, with knowledge of preventative and planned maintenance on production

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship in a Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering discipline.
• Experience of working in a workshop environment and knowledge of machine shop processes and practices.
• Experience of preventative and planned maintenance on workshop and production equipment.
• Experience with compressors, boilers, water tanks, rollers, pumps, gearboxes, conveyors, pinchains, shafts, grinders, lathes, manual millers.
• Strong toolmaking skills.
• Manufacturing background in a high speed, high volume continuous process.
• Ability to work well under pressure and organise and prioritise their work load.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining Plant services in safe working condition, i.e. compressors, boilers, and water towers.
• The re-refurbishment, preparation and repair of plant spares & equipment i.e. coater rollers, pumps, gearboxes, conveyors, pinchains, shafts etc.
• Assisting with Plant breakdowns, i.e. pin chains, oven shafts, strappers etc.
• Assisting with line conversions, i.e. palletiser conversion and size conversions.
• Engineering project work within the Plant.
• Have a comprehensive knowledge of the Environmental Policy and EMS.
• Ensure operational control procedures, regulations, or codes of practice are observed within the Plant and that all registers, records and reports are properly prepared and maintained.
• There will be a requirement to support and work during maintenance and conversion days, holiday shutdowns, etc.
• As this role will involve setting up the brand new production lines, a high level of flexibility is required; the role will be both based in the workshop environment and on the shop floor, supporting reactive maintenance.

Skills

Workshop experience

Maintenance expertise

Toolmaking skills

High-speed manufacturing

Prioritising workload

Education

Apprenticeship in Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Ball Corporation in Kettering, England, is seeking a Maintenance/Tooling technician to service tooling and ancillary equipment ensuring the smooth operation of the manufacturing area. You will support production line readiness under supervision, with a focus on servicing plant processes and meeting budget targets.

The role requires an apprenticeship in Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering and hands-on experience in a workshop, with knowledge of preventative and planned maintenance on production