Machinist

Description

Position Summary: This position supports the plant's safety, quality, and productivity objectives, ensuring adherence to business plans and promoting sound manufacturing practices. Key Highlights: 1. Performs equipment and machinery inspections and preventive maintenance. 2. Operates conventional and CNC machines, participating in continuous improvement initiatives. 3. Fosters a positive and collaborative work environment within the team. **TOGETHER WE ARE BALL** Ball Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We actively encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religion, ability, or orientation. When you join Ball, you become part of a global team of more than 22,000 members. We manufacture infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups, and aerosol bottles—enabling our customers to gain deeper insights into our planet and the universe. Each of us is deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, which forms 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 do is make a difference. **Position Objective:** Perform tasks and provide services that support the plant’s safety, quality, and productivity objectives to ensure compliance with established business plans; additionally, ensure and promote sound manufacturing practices. **Responsibilities:** Adheres to established workplace safety practices, policies, and procedures as specified by the plant and corporate guidelines for safe performance of assigned work. Supports and follows food safety system guidelines. Conducts inspections of materials, tooling, and machinery. Identifies and corrects equipment and machinery failures systematically and proactively, always in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and technological respect for such equipment. Operates conventional and CNC machines. Documents and determines activities to be performed during line stoppages.Documentes and determines activities to be performed during line stoppages. Performs preventive maintenance on assigned peripheral equipment, support equipment, and tooling. Is available to travel to other plants in different locations to assist with projects. Maintains hand tools supplied to them in orderly and good condition. Uses computers to obtain and analyze information, as well as to record activities. Determines all supplies, materials, and parts required for each task. Performs cleaning, organizing, and painting tasks. Participates in continuous improvement projects and proposes ideas contributing to company objectives. Communicates relevant information to personnel on the next shift. Follows and participates in the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Establishes and maintains effective working relationships within the department and across the company. Also maintains a productive and positive work environment and minimizes personal conflicts. Required to work assigned shifts of 12 hours, rotating between nights and days Monday through Sunday; working hours may vary as directed by management. Must be able to regularly work overtime and/or respond to calls as directed by management. Regular and predictable attendance is required from the start to the end of assigned working hours. Performs tasks without creating a direct threat to people or property. A direct threat is defined as a significant risk that cannot be eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level through reasonable accommodations. Ensures and maintains healthy and safe working conditions. Has the ability to work independently within parameters set by management. Ability to communicate effectively, write effectively, read, comprehend, and follow complex instructions—whether written or spoken. Ability to meet established knowledge, talent, skill, physical, and working condition requirements. Responds to and understands directions from EHS responders and/or coordinators during emergencies, being familiar with emergency procedures, equipment, and systems when necessary. Understands and follows environmental documentation for which the individual has been trained, or as required by the EHS department. Recognizes waste streams and minimizes waste generation through prudent use of materials, as well as proper separation and disposal as instructed during EHS department training. Understands and practices appropriate waste accumulation and storage requirements. Complies with environmental regulations when using, distributing, or handling hazardous and non-hazardous waste and materials. **Position Profile:** **Knowledge** Minimum two years of work experience. Certifications/Licenses/Others: Knowledge of the following areas: conventional and CNC machines. **Skills** Ability to communicate effectively, write effectively, read, comprehend, and follow complex instructions—whether written or spoken. Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously. Ability to apply standard evaluation, selection, adaptation, and substantial modification of standard electrical/electronic techniques, procedures, and criteria. Must be able to handle confidential work-related information privately and sensitively. Carries out individual tasks as required by management. Ability to effectively train personnel. Ability to operate and use a computer functionally. Proficiency with general conventional machines: lathes, milling machines, bench and manual drills, surface grinders. Interpretation of drawings (GD\u0026T), interpretation of mechanical diagrams, metrology (metric and imperial systems). Installation, assembly, and adjustment of assemblies. Sharpening of cutting tools. Handling of carbide tooling. Design of industrial parts. General welding and metal cutting. **Attitudes** Must maintain personal competence, ethical integrity, knowledge, and skills. Action-oriented: works hard, shows initiative, demonstrates urgency, and is energetic; not afraid to act with minimal direction or planning. Customer-focused: dedicated to meeting the quality expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; establishes and maintains effective relationships with internal and external customers and earns their respect and trust. Decision quality: makes sound decisions based on a blend of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most suggestions and solutions are accurate and appropriate. Learns on the job: learns quickly when facing new problems, is a persistent learner, open to change, analyzes successes and failures to identify improvement opportunities, experiments and tries whatever is necessary to find solutions, enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks, rapidly grasps the underlying essence of anything. Builds effective teams: creates strong morale and spirit within the team, shares triumphs and successes, promotes open dialogue, defines success in terms of the entire team, fosters a sense of belonging within the team, collaborates to solve problems—even those outside one’s area. Results-oriented: dependable, highly focused on outcomes, unconditionally pushes oneself and others to deliver results. **TOGETHER WE CAN BE MORE** Advance your career at Ball, the global leader in sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things by joining our team—and make a difference in your professional development, your community, and the world!