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Engineering Manager

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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 Engineering Manager is responsible for leading, planning and managing the engineering operation to ensure maximum efficiency from all equipment and services by means of preventative maintenance and continuous improvements and modifications to equipment and methods.

Your key responsibilities include:

  • Being the ambassador of Ball's culture, driving the right behaviours amongst all plant employees.
  • Ensuring the maximum efficiency from all equipment and services by means of preventative maintenance.
  • Acting on own authority and initiative on day to day maintenance and repairs.
  • Driving continuous improvements to all equipment (mechanical and electrical), processes and buildings.
  • Execution of all plant engineering projects from the start to completion.
  • Reviewing manufacturing performance.
  • Keeping up-to-date with any new equipment or processes that are relative to our particular industry.
  • Controlling and optimising all engineering costs within agreed budget. Compiling budgets for capital projects and engineering expense.
  • Ensure that training & development for engineering staff are put into effect and continuously reviewed, revised and maintained.
  • Compliance with all statutory regulations.

What are we looking for?

  • Previous experience in a similar position within a large manufacturing facility
  • Experience in building and leading high-performing teams
  • Engineering background, with relevant degree or qualifications
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
  • Strong communication skills across all organisational levels
  • Analytical skills and ability to drive outcomes
  • Fluency in written and spoken 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.

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Engineering Manager

Ball
Kettering, UK
Full-Time

Published on 15/01/2025

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