**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.** **Base salary** starting salary is **44,000** per annum, increasing to **46,000** per annum upon completion of the first phase of the skills matrix and a further increase to **48,000** per annum upon full completion of the skills matrix **Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK as sponsorship is not offered for this role** This role involves shift work 12 hour shifts, working days, nights and weekends **Position overview:** As the Line Mechanic, youre a key member of the Milton Keynes Team, reporting to the Team Leader/Shift Manager. You will contribute to the success of Ball byperforming tasks and proving services to support the plant's production goals and overall business plans. **Your key responsibilities include:** + Ensure the machines are making good quality cans, to the volumes required + Ensure ink levels are kept to the correct amount and design changes are efficient and accurate + Ensure machine cleaning and quality checks are completed on time and accurately + Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment + Supports and follows the guidelines of the food safety system + Performs various manual or mechanical production and support functions by operating, adjusting, and repairing the production and support equipment to meet customer specifications + Performs preventative maintenance on production and support equipment as required. + Initiate, review, and follows all standard operating procedures for area of responsibility + Establishes and maintains effective working relationships within the department **Experience and skills required:** + Job-related experience for 2 years minimum in a manufacturing environment + Apprenticeship in a Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering discipline (time served engineer) + Experience of preventative and planned maintenance + The ability to assist with breakdowns and line conversions + Printing experience would be advantageous + Sound communication skills, ability to clearly explain processes + Fluency in written and spoken English **Benefits:** + Competitive salary + Annual bonus + Generous company pension contributions + Life assurance scheme + Overtime opportunities + Career progression and development opportunities + Sharesave scheme + Free onsite parking + Subsidised onsite canteen **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.