Back End Engineering Specialist

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:

As the Back End Engineer – Regional Process, you are a key member of Ball’s Regional Process Team, reporting to the Back End Manager – Regional Process.

You will contribute to the success of Ball by providing expert technical support across our manufacturing network, supporting the installation, optimization, and maintenance of Back End equipment including Decorators, Inside Spray systems, Neckers, and Palletisers.

This role is critical in ensuring best-in-class operational performance, delivering process improvements, supporting innovation and cost-reduction initiatives, and promoting maintenance standardization across the EMEA region — and globally when required.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Providing engineering support for Back End production equipment installations, audits, and process problem-solving
• Supporting capital projects, process efficiency improvements, and spoilage reduction initiatives
• Driving standardization of maintenance practices and operational excellence across Ball plants
• Ensuring plants are up-to-date on latest process technologies and best practices
• Preparing detailed site visit reports, documenting findings, actions and technical recommendations
• Working closely with equipment suppliers and OEMs to resolve technical challenges and support upgrades
• Developing strong working relationships with Plant Engineers, Operations leadership, and Global Engineering teams
• Supporting and delivering technical training to plant personnel
• Leading small plant-based projects and contributing to continuous improvement programs
• Identifying and resolving root causes of repair and maintenance cost overruns

What are we looking for?

• Technical qualification in Mechanical Engineering (City & Guilds / equivalent minimum)
• Solid experience working with Back End processes in a 2-piece beverage can plant (Decorators, Inside Sprays, Neckers, Palletisers)
• Strong problem-solving skills and hands-on engineering capability
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across diverse global teams
• Strong MS Office skills and ability to prepare structured technical reports
• Self-motivated, highly organised, and able to work independently with extensive travel
• Team-oriented mindset and ability to influence and build effective working relationships
• Fluency in English; another European language is an advantage

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.