Front End Line Engineer

Ball Corporation; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global packaging company seeks a Front End Line Engineer in Milton Keynes. The role involves managing production equipment, conducting health and safety checks, and ensuring team communication. Candidates should have experience in manufacturing and be flexible with shift patterns. A salary starting at £53,265.16 is offered.

Qualifications

• Salary – starting at £53,265.16.
• Fabrication and welding skills are preferred.
• Lean manufacturing experience would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct health and safety checks.
• Complete daily and monthly PM's.
• React to breakdowns and solve problems.
• Communicate effectively with the team leader.

Skills

Flexibility and team player

Time served in a similar environment

Able to understand and interpret data

Fabrication and welding skills

Good English and Maths

Lean manufacturing experience

Job description

Front End Line Engineer

Company: Ball Corporation

Location: Milton Keynes, GB, MK15 0DA

Date: 23 Sept 2025

Job Category: Manufacturing/ Operations

Position overview:

To meet production targets, by managing the production equipment, adhering to H&S requirements, meeting PM compliance, improving and securing line efficiency, fault finding and responsible for monthly and weekly maintenance tasks.

This role involves shift work, 12-hour shifts, involving days, nights and weekend working.

Key responsibilities

• Health and safety checks, work in a safe manor following the company guide lines
• Completion of daily and monthly PM’s
• React to break downs
• Problem solving and identifying faults
• Work within a team, building and sharing knowledge, lead and help the mechanics when needed
• Priorities work to maximise output
• Communicate with your Team Leader, and communicate good and effective hand overs
• Ensure all Quality checks and start up sheets are complete

What are we looking for?

• Salary – starting at £53,265.16
• Flexibility and team player
• Time served in a similar environment (production, manufacturing, FMCG)
• Able to understand and interpret data
• Fabrication and welding skills
• Good English and Maths
• Lean manufacturing experience would be desirable

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.