About this role
Please only apply if you have experience working in Bodymaking
Job Title: Bodymaking Operator
Location: Wigan
Shift Pattern - Friday Night, Sunday Night (at premium rate)
3-6 Month FTC
Immediate Start Available
Role Summary
The Bodymaker Operator runs, monitors, and troubleshoots high-speed bodymaker equipment that shapes can bodies. You will ensure safe operation, consistent quality, and reliable output by following standard work, completing checks, responding to alarms/defects, and coordinating with Maintenance and Engineering to keep equipment running at required performance levels.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate and monitor high-speed bodymaker machinery and supporting equipment to meet production, quality, and safety targets.
- Perform start-up, changeover, and shutdown activities per standard operating procedures (SOPs), including verifying tooling setup and machine settings.
- Conduct routine in-process quality checks and document results; take immediate action when results are out of specification.
- Identify defects and process issues and adjust machine parameters within training and authorization limits.
- Perform basic mechanical troubleshooting and minor adjustments and escalate issues appropriately.
- Support preventive maintenance activities by completing operator PM tasks and partnering with Maintenance for planned downtime work.
- Maintain accurate production and downtime records in required systems/logs
- Follow all safety requirements, including lockout/tagout (LOTO) expectations, machine guarding, PPE, and safe work practices; stop work and escalate when unsafe conditions are observed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Technical certificate, apprenticeship in mechanical engineering, industrial maintenance, mechatronics, or a related field.
- Experience in metal packaging, can manufacturing, or high-speed forming operations
- Familiarity with basic troubleshooting methods.
- Experience working with preventive maintenance routines and collaborating with Maintenance/Engineering teams.