Senior Customer Technical Support Specialist (Quality)

Ball Aerospace; Oss; Hybrid; EUR 54,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Bicycle plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Ball Corporation in Oss, Netherlands is seeking a Senior Customer Technical Support Specialist (Quality) to join the Operations team. You will provide technical service to customers, run trials, and guide product performance in filling operations.

You will lead root-cause investigations with Six Sigma tools, coordinate line trials, deliver GMP training, and collaborate with manufacturing, sales, and quality teams. Travel is required across the region, and there is a hybrid/remote work option.

Qualifications

• Technical training or Engineering degree.
• Experience in technical customer support within a production environment.
• Knowledge of quality systems, Lean Six Sigma, or statistical analysis tools is desirable.
• Strong analytical mindset with excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Customer-oriented approach with strong communication, relationship-building, and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Providing comprehensive technical service and support to assigned customers, ensuring product performance and satisfaction.
• Coordinating and implementing filling line trials for new or modified Ball products and for customer product introductions using Ball components.
• Acting as the first point of contact for quality issues — managing customer communication, coordinating investigations with manufacturing plants, and implementing corrective actions.
• Assisting in troubleshooting activities on customer filling lines to identify root causes of technical issues using Six Sigma and statistical tools.
• Coordinating availability and testing of can and end samples for evaluations, ensuring timely reporting and recommendations.
• Conducting audits of customer facilities to identify opportunities for efficiency, safety, and quality improvements.
• Delivering training to customers on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), stress corrosion, seaming, and can handling.
• Collaborating with Ball’s manufacturing, sales, and quality teams to ensure alignment on customer specifications, standards, and trial results.
• Supporting the introduction of new customers, products, and production lines through technical validation and data-driven feedback.
• Preparing and maintaining detailed reports, documentation, and communication for internal and customer stakeholders.

Skills

Customer support experience

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Dutch language

English language

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical/Chemical/Industrial)

Tools

Six Sigma

Job description

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Senior Customer Technical Support Specialist (Quality)

Company: Ball Corporation

Location: Oss, NL, 5347 KG Genk, BE, 3600

Date: 12 Sept 2026

Job Category: Customer Support/ Operations

At Ball, integrity and trust are the foundation of who we are. Guided by our core values—"We Care. We Work. We Win."—we create a culture where every voice matters and every idea drives progress. 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! Create a new future.

Position overview:

As a Customer Technical Support Specialist, you are a key member of the Operations team, reporting to the CTS Manager.

You will contribute to the success of Ball by providing technical service and support to our customers, ensuring the best performance of Ball’s products in their filling operations.

Your work will involve leading technical trials, resolving product and process issues, supporting product development, and maintaining strong partnerships with both customers and internal manufacturing teams. This is a customer-facing, hands-on technical role with frequent travel to customer sites across the region.

How You'll Make a Difference:

• Providing comprehensive technical service and support to assigned customers, ensuring product performance and satisfaction.
• Coordinating and implementing filling line trials for new or modified Ball products and for customer product introductions using Ball components.
• Acting as the first point of contact for quality issues — managing customer communication, coordinating investigations with manufacturing plants, and implementing corrective actions.
• Assisting in troubleshooting activities on customer filling lines to identify root causes of technical issues using Six Sigma and statistical tools.
• Coordinating availability and testing of can and end samples for evaluations, ensuring timely reporting and recommendations.
• Conducting audits of customer facilities to identify opportunities for efficiency, safety, and quality improvements.
• Delivering training to customers on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), stress corrosion, seaming, and can handling.
• Collaborating with Ball’s manufacturing, sales, and quality teams to ensure alignment on customer specifications, standards, and trial results.
• Supporting the introduction of new customers, products, and production lines through technical validation and data-driven feedback.
• Preparing and maintaining detailed reports, documentation, and communication for internal and customer stakeholders.

What are we looking for?

• Technical training or Engineering degree (Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial preferred).
• Experience in technical customer support within a production environment.
• Knowledge of quality systems, Lean Six Sigma, or statistical analysis tools is desirable.
• Strong analytical mindset with excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Customer-oriented approach with strong communication, relationship-building, and presentation abilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in English and Dutch.
• Willingness to travel regularly and represent Ball professionally at customer sites.

Work Environment: This role supports central functions and offers flexible work arrangements including hybrid or fully remote options, subject to role requirements and manager approval.

Hiring Range: 54 ,000 – 77,760 EUR gross per year. The final salary will be determined based on the candidate’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and market benchmarks. Depending on these factors, the actual offer may fall above or below the posted range.

Incentive Plan: This position is eligible to participate in Ball’s annual incentive compensation program.

Comprehensive Benefits Package: Pension plan, bicycle plan, employee assistance program.

If you have a disability and/or long-term health condition that impacts on your ability to access any of the information outlined in the job application process, please do not hesitate in letting us know, so that we can endeavour to provide it you in the most accessible format. please email [e-mail] with your access request and somebody will respond to you within 3 business days.

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.

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.