Frontend Specialist

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 JOB TITLE Front End Specialist REPORTING TO Mechanical lead JOB SUMMARY Front End Engineer primary role is to focus on OEE of front end Equipment in can making line He will focus on Daily operation process and maintenance issues of Cupper Bodymakers trimmers and take corrective actions on time He will plan the front end resources and allocate them to focus on Periodic inspection and maintenance predictive maintenance and corrective Maintenance activities in front end He will gain mastery in Process troubleshooting and maintenance of Cupper Bodymakers and trimmers train the team and get the best out of them He will act as a link between Shift Manager Area Leader maintenance supervisor toolroom maintenance engineers Electrical engineers spareparts stores and co-ordinate all the activities of Maintenance improvements TPM 5 s activities in the area He will strive hard to achieve area KPI s through collaboration teamwork and planning He will play key role in size changeovers and achieve best in class changeover time in the front end KEY ACTIVITIES RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for Planning of and execution of preventive Maintenance activities in Cupper Bodymakers and trimmers majority in Minster cupper Stolle BM s Tracks the maintenance compliance on periodical basis and take corrective actions to bridge the gap Ensures Front end equipment are operating at designed optimum speed Makes action plan corrective plan and gets the equipment back in optimum operating conditions speed Checks the daily operations log book and note down the actions needed and includes in action list to action upon Checks for daily maintenance compliance randomly checks if the daily Pm s are actually done on line and feedback to operating team Compiles daily PM s compliance in front end and send out report on periodic basis Responsible for hydraulic oil consumption in the front end tracks and takes corrective actions for deviations Checks and control critical process indicators in front end such as tramp oil concentration coolant concentration short can rate etc and take timely actions to highlight and correct it Responsible for corrective Maintenance on front end either attend personally or allocates resources and get the equipment back in operation with least possible downtime Plan for spareparts Study the spareparts needed for the Bodymakers and cupper forehand and plan the spares on time Gives input to Maintenance supervisor Spareparts stores engineer to set Minimum maximum of spareparts used in the Equipment Works closely with spareparts stores to arrange for spareparts Tracks and controls the consumable spares consumption such as stripper rings seals filters etc Tracks and controls spares used in the front end Attends daily engineering meetings and justifies for the spares consumed Responsible for the tooling consumption timely change of tooling upon reaching their optimum life Works closely with toolroom for availability of all the tooling on time Responsible for ASSEMBLED SPARES Domer Rear piston front Piston Cartridges spindles Keeps the assembled spares ready near line Responsible for die set maintenance Gains Mastery in Die set maintenance and performs periodic inspections Maintenance as needed Responsible for Size changeovers in cupper Bodymakers and trimmers Organizes and inspect change parts prior to changeovers Plan and organize resources to ensure Size change is done within specified time and up in running smoothly with least issues Follows and maintain organization s SOPs and safe working practices Comply with any legal environmental and safety BRC requirements and or checks To actively participate in companies Continuous Improvement initiatives e g Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma SMED 5 S ISO etc Conduct lean manufacturing activities and participate in audits as per company requirements Maintain housekeeping to the standard defined in the Housekeeping and Hygiene procedure Responsible for all the standard and special tools used in the front end Ensures effective utilization of tools and tackles and prevent misuse of same EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Diploma Engineering in Mechanical engineering or toolroom technology PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE 10 Years maintenance repair experience in manufacturing background in a high speed high volume continuous process plant with hydraulic and Mechanical presses Such as automotive ancillary Successful track record in mechanical maintenance Hands on experience is must Experience in machine shop lathe Milling surface Grinding SKILLS COMPETENCIES REQUIRED Computer literacy and the ability to generate reports Ability to read understand and develop engineering drawings Analytical skills to interpret numerical data Working knowledge of Health and Safety work practises LANGUAGES REQUIRED English Local languages Key Result Areas Front end OEE Short Can rate Maintenance compliance Hydraulic oil consumption Changeover time Breakdown percentage Compensation Benefits - Hiring Salary Range Salary to be determined by the applicant s education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity and alignment with market data - This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan - Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure Go to our career site and click Total Rewards to learn more Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer We actively encourage applications from everybody All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race color religion creed national origin aboriginality genetic information ancestry marital status sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression physical or mental disability pregnancy veteran status age political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic 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 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 Job Grade Global Grade 10