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Shift Manager
Company: Ball Corporation
Location: Kettering, ENG, GB
Date: 24 Apr 2025
Job Category: Manufacturing/Operations
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 Shift Manager is responsible for building and leading an effective, cohesive, and committed team, which will maintain maximum safety, quality, spoilage, and production standards.
Key responsibilities include:
* Being the ambassador of Ball’s culture, driving the right behaviours amongst all plant employees.
* Responsible for the production process as a whole in accordance with the planned performance.
* Responsible for material and tooling supply.
* Ensure job distribution and arrangement within shift.
* Effectively manage all areas of manufacturing (including safety, quality, production, scrap, personnel issues, etc.)
* Participate in the development and maintenance of the integrated management system.
* Undertake the responsibilities of Quality Control Manager and Mechanical Supervisor during holiday and night shifts.
* Identify and address defects occurring during production, notifying relevant units when necessary.
* Proactively detect potential problems to prevent production issues and ensure their resolution.
* Maintain cleanliness of production areas and machinery, encouraging all workers to pay attention to this matter.
* Control the availability, operability, and proper use of work clothes, footwear, and protective equipment by personnel.
Experience required:
* Previous experience in a leadership role within manufacturing/industrial 24/7 environment.
* HNC in an Engineering Discipline.
* Analytical skills to interpret numerical data.
* Good understanding of modern lean manufacturing techniques.
* Working knowledge of Health and Safety practices.
* Fluency in written and spoken English.
Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everyone, 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 and cups to aerosol bottles, enabling our customers to contribute to a better world. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, which form the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Our creations may change, but our commitment to making a difference remains constant.
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