Decorator Mechanic

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Decorator Mechanic

Company: Ball Corporation

Location: Milton Keynes, GB, MK15 0DA

Date: 13 Feb 2026

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.

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, you’re a key member of the Milton Keynes Team, reporting to the Team Leader/Shift Manager. You will contribute to the success of Ball by performing tasks and proving services to support the plant's production goals and overall business plans.

Your key responsibilities include:

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• 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:

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• 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
  
• Annual bonus
  
• Generous company pension contributions
  
• Overtime opportunities
  
• Career progression and development opportunities
  
• 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.