Posted: 16 June
The role
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 Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 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.
Primary Purpose Of The Position
Working as part of a team of Process experts, the role will have responsibility predominantly for New Build, New Line and Line Conversion start-up performance in cupper, bodymaker, and trimmer areas. He/she will have their own process area of responsibility based on their prior experience and role within the team. Responsibility will predominantly be driven by achieving Efficiency and Spoilage, respecting safety requirements in the first instance, with secondary responsibility for other KPIs such as Material usage, Production Supplies, respecting also Environment prescriptions as appropriate to the area of expertise.
Essential Responsible Areas
Champion a “safety-first” culture, demonstrating safe work practices, ensuring equipment meets all compliance requirements, and coaching new team members to consistently follow safety expectations.
Lead equipment start-up and ramp-up, providing hands‑on technical support during installation, setup, commissioning, and early production to ensure equipment meets design and performance specifications.
Serve as the on‑site operational Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assigned process areas, applying advanced technical knowledge to guide the line toward stable, reliable, and high-performance operation.
Deliver structured training to plant teams, providing approximately 80% on-the-job instruction and 20% classroom-based learning to develop operator and mechanic capability in operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and quality practices.
Provide real-time troubleshooting and problem resolution throughout start-up, diagnosing mechanical, chemical, and process issues to stabilise production quickly and develop line awareness within the plant team.
Support and participate in root cause analysis, applying structured problem‑solving techniques to eliminate recurring issues and strengthen long‑term reliability.
Validate SOPs, work instructions, and training materials, ensuring they accurately reflect new equipment requirements, start‑up conditions, and best operating practices.
Promote food safety, sanitation, and housekeeping discipline, ensuring all start‑up activities and equipment meet regulatory and internal compliance standards.
Assist with parts, tooling, and material readiness, verifying availability of critical start‑up resources and identifying ongoing operational needs early.
Collaborate with Engineering, Production, and Quality teams to transition the line from start‑up to steady‑state operations once defined performance targets are achieved.
Capture, document, and communicate lessons learned to contribute best practices for future builds and continuous improvement across the network.
Achieve Efficiency and Spoilage targets for all New Builds, New Lines, and Line Conversions in alignment with approved start‑up curves.
Operate as part of a unified Start‑Up Team, taking shared responsibility for overall start‑up success while leading the assigned process area.
Train and develop site personnel at recruitment and during start‑up to build sustainable process understanding, performance capability, and autonomous operation.
Provide emergency breakdown support to reduce downtime and restore operations quickly during the critical start‑up phase.
Support size conversions, ensuring local teams are capable of executing safe, efficient, and repeatable changeovers.
Identify, share, and implement best practices to enhance future start‑ups and optimise long‑term operational performance.
Supports implementation of BOE standards to a level 3, associated with the assignment scope for all safety, quality, business management, and maintenance pillar elements.
Position Requirement & Competencies
Mechanical or electrical qualification
Training/teaching qualification to minimum Train The Trainer
Strong knowledge of the full Can making process and subject expert in at least one specific area.
Ability to transfer Can making process knowledge to others
Strong capability in equipment setup, troubleshooting, optimisation, and supporting line performance
Competent computer skills for data analysis and report writing
English communication skills (minimum communicative level)
Preferred: Experience with line launches or rebuild projects
Ownership mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and waste reduction
Ability to mentor and develop less experienced team members
Strong attention to detail and adherence to specifications
Effective communication across all departments and levels
Strong teamwork and collaboration mindset
Minimum of 5 years’ experience operating in Can manufacturing
Has used basic Problem Solving techniques and the basics of Lean
Line launch or line project (e.g., equipment rebuild) experience preferred
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 16,000 members worldwide.
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
