Front End Operator Cum Maintainer

Ball Corporation; Maharashtra; Vor Ort; INR 450.000 - 750.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Ball Corporation in Maharashtra, India, is seeking a Front End Operator cum Maintainer to focus on OEE of front end equipment on the can keeping line. This role manages operation, maintenance, and corrective actions during the shift, coordinating with maintenance, TPM, and engineering teams to achieve KPI targets.

The role emphasizes process troubleshooting, changeovers, and adherence to housekeeping and safety standards to ensure quality and efficiency across the front end.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in operation and maintenance of front-end equipment.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve process issues during shifts.
• Team coordination to support maintenance and TPM activities.

Aufgaben

• Operate and maintain front-end equipment at specified line speeds.
• Complete daily operation and maintenance checks and take timely corrective actions.
• Ensure quality checks on cans and address deviations to meet specifications.
• Support housekeeping and handover at shift change with clean area and proper scrap accounting.
• Coordinate with maintenance and engineering for tool replacement and SMED coil change.

Kenntnisse

Operation

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Tools

Cuppers

Bodymakers

Trimmers

Jobbeschreibung

Career Opportunities: Front End Operator Cum Maintainer (50842)

Requisition ID50842-Posted24/09/2026-Supply Chain & Operations-Taloja-Manufacturing/ Operations-0-10%

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Purpose of the role

Front End Operator cum maintainer is key member of shift operation team and his primary role is to focus on OEE of front end Equipment in can keeping line. He will focus on operation, process and maintenance issues of Process equipment in the front end namely Cupper, Bodymakers & trimmers and take corrective actions on time during his shift. He will focus on Daily operation, Periodic inspection and maintenance, predictive maintenance and corrective Maintenance activities in front end. He will gain mastery in Process troubleshooting and maintenance of Cupper Bodymakers and trimmers. He will work with team and co-ordinate all the activities of Maintenance, improvements, TPM, 5’s QC Check activities in the area. He will strive hard to achieve area KPI’s through collaboration, teamwork and planning. He will play key role in size changeovers and achieve best in class changeover time in the front end

Essential Responsible Areas

• Responsible of Operation and maintenance of Front end equipment. He will ensure the front end Machines are utilized and operated to their optimum speed and efficiency.
• Ensure power press Safety checks are completed within first two hours of shift on Both Cuppers and Bodymaker. Ensure actions are taken on time to close the deviation.
• Ensure daily Operation / Maintenance checks are done in the front-end and corrective actions are taken on time. If any support is needed, ensure to expand to proper level and close the open items.
• Ensure the cans produced in front end meet all quality specification. Ensure Quality checks are completed and corrective actions are taken on time for any deviation. Responsible for CCP- Sliver in Trimmers. Ensure proper procedure / measures are followed in his shift to control the CCP.
• Ensure front End area and Equipment are maintained in accordance with housekeeping and hygiene standard. Ensure Housekeeping is maintained during shift hours and handover shift with good housekeeping.
• Beginning of shift take the handover from the outgoing operator, understand the issues in the area, and plan follow up / support needed from his team and engineering resources. Ensure to receive the area with proper housekeeping, all scrap bin cleared and scrap is counted.
• Responsible for front end area spoilage target. Ensure to address the spoilage concerns (tipped cans / Jams) and take swift action to get the abnormal condition back on track.
• Check for tool usage in Bodymaker. Work closely with toolroom for tools replacement on periodical basis. Polish / crosshatch Bodymaker tooling as per schedule.
• Responsible for short can rate in Bodymaker. Ensure to check process parameters (Cup quality, Cup lube level, Tramp oil level, coolant concentration, Coolant temperature) are within specification. Troubleshoot equipment for short can issues and seek help if needed from Engineering.
• Gain Mastery and Execute coil change with SMED concept. Ensure die set / cupper is cleaned and maintained on periodical basis.
• Utilize the opportunities (Standby time, label change time or any other natural downtime) to plan for Corrective maintenance activity in Bodymaker and cu