Mechanical Front End Engineer

Ball Corporation

  • Luton
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
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.Position overview:The Mechanical Front End Engineer will assist the Regional Process Support Group with installations, audits, problem solving, best practice rollout, innovation, cost reductions and maintenance of Front End process equipment within BPEMEA & Asia facilities. Core skills would be on Cuppers, but this role would also cover Bodymakers and Trimmers. This role will also train appropriate personnel in the operation and maintenance to a suitable level of competence within BPEMEA and Asia as requested. You would be considered the “Subject Matter Expert” for Front End equipment and would be the point of contact for any technical questions.This role will require 90% of travelling.Key responsibilities include:
  • Support all projects and overhauls as requested with technical expertise required
  • Ensure detailed reports from site visits are generated and sent to the Managers as requested
  • Use expertise and knowledge to assist plants in raising requests for capital investment as required
  • Liaise with appropriate equipment suppliers/OEM's
  • Make available workable SOPs to aid with good process equipment working practices
  • Promotes the valuable skills available to all the plants
  • Follow up on recommended actions
  • Maintain good working relationships with the plants and suppliers
  • Develop and provide technical training for new and existing Plants
  • Be available at short notice in case of an emergency breakdown
What are we looking for?
  • C & G Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
  • At least 8 years hands on engineering experience on various types of Cuppers
  • All maintenance requirements, audits, set up and problem solving aspects of Cupper types
  • Very familiar with how the Front End of a 2 piece can plant operates
  • Able to travel at short notice and can work weekends when required
  • Fluent in English
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. 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.LI-MS2LI-Hybrid

Ball Corporation