Shift Manager

Ball Corporation

Location

Milton Keynes, GB, MK15 0DA

Date:

25 Sept 2026

Job Category:

Manufacturing/ Operations

Req ID:

51281

At Ball, integrity and trust are the foundation of who we are. Guided by our core values — "We Care. We Work. We Win." — we create a culture where every voice matters and every idea drives progress. 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! Create a new future. Apply Today.

Position overview:

The Shift Manager will run a 12-hour shift and look after safety, quality production and spoilage.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure safe working practices are adhered to at all times and good housekeeping and safety awareness is continuously improved in the work area and throughout the team.
• Meet Production, Quality, Spoilage and environmental improvement targets as set by the Senior leadership team, the Continuous Improvement teams and the Plant budget.
• Investigate and report equipment and process defects promptly and use the team and outside assistance to identify and undertake corrective action to prevent re-occurrence.
• Drive continuous improvements in the team to minimise the costs in the plant and liaise with the engineering department to ensure all maintenance work is completed to their satisfaction and continually look for methods to reduce breakdowns.
• Ensure standardisation of equipment setting and operation to achieve the required specification and product quality.
• Promote and maintain good industrial relations, identify training needs for the team. Provide and organise training to ensure the team is competent in all aspects of their jobs.
• Monitor, control and communicate the performance of the team within and outside the team and ensure corrective action is taken, as required, for all equipment and operational problems/potential problems to continuously improve the operation.
• Ensure effective use of materials, identify programmes to improve usage and minimise waste.
• Ensure adequate training, leadership motivation and corrective feedback to the Shift Team for who they are responsible.
• Actively seek and follow up on Shift Team’s ideas and suggestion and assist in driving change through continuous improvement in the plant.
• Operate effectively with other Shift Manager to control the overall performance of the plant.

What are we looking for?

• Training in management systems
• Previous experience in high speed production and experience in food and drink industry is desirable
• Leadership experience
• Good leadership, delegation, communication, organisational and influencing skills
• Competent computer skills
• Lean six sigma, 5s and kaizen (desirable)
• Fluent in both written and spoken English

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.

Job Grade: Global Grade 11

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