Electrician - Day in Kettering

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Position Overview

As the plant Electrician, you will be a member of the wider Maintenance Team that plays a critical part in supporting the plant's overall business plans and objectives as directed. This role will involve a variety of aspects from day to day fault finding to setting up brand‑new production lines; flexibility is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Installs and maintains high‑speed, industrial process equipment for can and/or end‑making, power, lighting control, and PLC logic controls for all production processes and control equipment.
• Troubleshoots, adjusts and repairs all electrical equipment, components, transducers, and complex timing and inspection devices.
• Performs preventative maintenance on assigned electrical systems.
• Identifies inefficiencies and potential electrical problems and coordinates through supervisor to resolve them.
• Diagnoses causes of malfunctions and corrects through programmable logic controls.
• Ensures efficient equipment operation through proper line control programming and proactively suggests methods to improve line performance.
• Installs and troubleshoots facility power distribution and lighting services.
• Must display competent ability to wire, assemble, and layout electrical/electronic systems in an extremely neat and professional manner and conform to Ball wiring specifications.
• Updates wiring schematics and computer program printouts.
• Supplies and maintains required hand tools.
• Initiates, reviews, and follows all standard operating procedures (SOPs, JBSs).

What We Are Looking For

• Experience in a similar role in a fast‑paced, critical 24/7 manufacturing or industrial company.
• Electrical NVQ Level 3 (minimum); desirable qualification HNC/HND in electrical engineering.
• Clear communication across all levels and ability to train colleagues as needed.
• Ability to use basic hand and power tools and electronic testing equipment.
• Working knowledge of assigned equipment nomenclature; solid‑state circuitry, electronics, electrical‑mechanical devices, transmission systems, interface units, AC/DC motors, wiring diagrams and schematics, computers and inspection and digital devices.
• Fluent in English.

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation. Every one 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.