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Manufacturing Technical Operator

Company:  Ball Corporation
Location: 

Kettering, ENG, GB

Date:  25 Mar 2026
Job Category:  Manufacturing/ Operations
Req ID:  48198

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 Technical Operator, you’re a key member of the wider Kettering Team that plays a critical part in supporting the plant's overall business plans and objectives.

 

This role includes 8.5‑hour shifts, rotating between early, late, and night shifts.  


 Your key responsibilities include:
 

  • Complies with practices, policies, and procedures in the plant.
  • Take ownership of the production area and create a safe and efficient work environment.
  • Demonstrates an aptitude for mechanical equipment and ability to use hand tools.
  • Conducts inspection of the in-process or finished products to ensure quality targets are achieved.
  • Assists with equipment maintenance by performing routine checks and lubrication.
  • Initiate and support lean and improvement initiatives.

 

What are we looking for? 
 

  • Mechanical skills (gained via apprenticeship or experience).
  • Proficient in the use of hand tools.
  • Sound communication skills, ability to clearly explain processes.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.

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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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