Back End Operations Leader

Job Description:

Are you an experienced can-making professional with a passion for technical excellence, process improvement, and developing others? Do you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where quality, efficiency, and operational performance are critical to success?

The Opportunity

As a Back-End Operations Leader, you will act as the technical expert for the Back-End area, supporting engineering and operational teams across all shifts. Your primary focus will be ensuring best practices are established, standardised, and consistently applied to maximise line performance, product quality, and equipment reliability.

You will work closely with Shift Engineers, Operators, and Production Leaders to identify opportunities for improvement, resolve recurring technical issues, and enhance the overall capability of the team. Through coaching, mentoring, and the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), you will help build technical competence and create sustainable improvements across the department.

The role will also involve reviewing production performance, supporting preventative maintenance activities, planning can-size changeovers, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring critical spare parts are identified and available to support reliable operations. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced can-making professional to play a key role in influencing operational excellence within a world-class manufacturing environment.

What’s on Offer

- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Pension scheme and healthcare benefits
- Opportunity to work within a world-class manufacturing environment
- Continuous training and professional development opportunities
- Career progression opportunities within a global organisation
- The opportunity to influence plant performance and engineering standards

What You'll Bring

You'll be a technically capable and proactive individual with a strong understanding of manufacturing processes and a passion for continuous improvement. You will have experience supporting production teams, solving technical problems, and influencing operational performance through coaching, training, and the implementation of best practices. A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline is desirable, although candidates with equivalent technical knowledge and relevant industry experience will also be considered.

Strong communication and leadership skills will be key, as you will regularly collaborate with Engineering, Production, and Continuous Improvement teams to develop capability and drive performance improvements. You'll be committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence.

Desirable Experience

- Previous beverage can manufacturing experience within Back End operations
- Experience developing and delivering training and operational SOPs
- Experience leading continuous improvement and efficiency projects
- Knowledge of preventative maintenance planning and execution
- Experience analysing production data to identify performance improvement opportunities