Shift Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 30, 2026.
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Your Opportunity to Make an Impact
At Ball, every role on the plant floor contributes to something bigger. Learn how this opportunity will allow you to grow your skills while helping deliver safe, high-quality products that make a difference for our customers, communities, and planet:
As the Shift Engineer, you’re a key member of the Kettering Team. 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.
The Shift pattern is:
6 days on (2 morning, 2 afternoon, 2 night shifts) - 8.5 hours per shift.
4 days off
How You'll Make a Difference
The responsibilities below represent more than daily tasks. They are opportunities to support safe operations, maintain quality standards, collaborate with teammates, and contribute to the products and solutions trusted by customers around the world:
- Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures a 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.
- Responsible for replenishing supplies, materials, and parts required for assigned area.
- Supplies and maintains required hand tools.
- Initiate, review, and follows all standard operating procedures for area of responsibility.
- Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department.
What Helps You Thrive in This Role
We're looking for individuals who take pride in creating quality products, solving challenges, and keeping operations moving forward. Here are the skills and experiences that will help you succeed in this role and contribute to the manufacturing excellence that powers our business every day:
- Job-related experience for 2 years minimum in the manufacturing environment.
- Apprenticeship in a Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering discipline.
- Experience of preventative and planned maintenance.
- The ability to assist with breakdowns and line conversions.
- Sound communication skills, ability to clearly explain processes.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
Compensation and benefits include:
- Annual salary starting at £53,487
- Plant bonus, up to 2.5% of salary
- Company contributory pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Access to Employee Assistance Support
Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation. 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.
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