Location: Wigan
Job Type: 3-6 month term
Hours : Friday and Sunday night - Immediate Start
Salary: Premium Rate
About the Role
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.
Duties and 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.
Experience and Skills Preferred
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.
How to Apply
Send your CV to: lauren@picklesrecruitment.co.uk or Stephanie@picklesrecruitment.co.uk
Call us: 0161 339 9595
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