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Primary Purpose of the Position

Leads maintenance planning and scheduling, work order management, and coordinated execution of standardized maintenance activities in a manufacturing environment. Administers preventive maintenance data and asset records through the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and ERP platform, including JDE, SAP, or equivalent systems. Coordinates daily maintenance and planned outage/shutdown activities, drives parts and materials readiness, tracks maintenance KPIs, and identifies continuous improvement opportunities that improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and control maintenance costs.

Essential Responsibilities

• Administers and optimizes the equipment maintenance system, CMMS, and ERP data used to set up, plan, schedule, manage, and report maintenance activities, asset history, and work orders.
• Reviews maintenance work orders daily to identify missed or incomplete work, communicates deficiencies to responsible personnel, and calculates assigned maintenance KPIs and compliance metrics.
• Runs preventive maintenance compliance reports, follows up on noncompliant work orders, and supports accurate PM completion and maintenance data quality.
• Reviews P1 notifications and work requests, standardizes descriptions and equipment naming, validates job scope, and improves future CMMS searchability and work order history.
• Meets weekly with management, Operations, and Maintenance to prioritize work requests based on severity, risk, production needs, labor availability, and equipment reliability.
• Creates and maintains preventive maintenance work orders in JDE, including service types, task instructions, model work orders, job plans, PM schedules, labor needs, and required parts, with input from Maintenance and Production.
• Maintains the JDE master tracker and controlled documentation for preventive maintenance work orders, job plans, and task instructions used in the plant.
• Analyzes M&R reports, equipment cost history, backlog, downtime, and other maintenance data to identify high-cost assets, recurring failures, and cost-saving or reliability improvement opportunities.
• Develops detailed maintenance-day and shutdown/outage plans, including hour-by-hour schedules, labor coordination, contractor support, safety requirements, parts, tools, and materials readiness.
• Coordinates with the storeroom, MRO, Procurement, vendors, and contractors to ensure critical parts and services are available at least two weeks before scheduled maintenance when practical.
• Leads maintenance-day and outage coordination through a structured planning and scheduling process and adjusts plans as plant priorities and operating conditions change.
• Assists in developing maintenance SOPs, standard job plans, and work instructions to improve equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, and support safe, repeatable work execution.
• Trains team members on JDE equipment maintenance and CMMS functionality and develops training documentation, data standards, and work management practices that support accurate maintenance records.
• Supports preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance planning and contributes to reliability-centered maintenance, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities as applicable.
• May assist with establishing, reviewing, and monitoring M&R budgets, purchase requirements, and maintenance cost controls in coordination with the maintenance storeroom attendant and plant leadership.

Position Requirements, Education, and Competencies

• Broad training and practical experience in an industrial or manufacturing maintenance environment that directly impacts machine repair, maintenance planning, contractor management, or production support.
• Three or more years of manufacturing or industrial maintenance experience; maintenance planning and scheduling experience is preferred.
• High School Diploma or equivalent education
• Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and ERP software such as JDE, SAP PM, Maximo, or an equivalent maintenance management platform.
• Working knowledge of preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, corrective maintenance, work order management, MRO materials, job planning, maintenance scheduling, and equipment reliability practices.
• Ability to learn the operating principles and nomenclature of assigned equipment, products, processes, and quality standards.
• Ability to analyze maintenance data, perform basic mathematical calculations, and use Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, for reporting and KPI tracking.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, EHS, storeroom personnel, Procurement, contractors, and vendors.
• Ability to organize, plan, prioritize, manage multiple deadlines, pay close attention to detail, and complete other duties or individual assignments as management may direct.
• Ability to handle sensitive, business-related, and proprietary information in a confidential manner.
• Must follow company policies, procedures, practices, and standards of conduct as outlined in Ball Corporation manuals.
• Maintains awareness of and complies with hazardous waste and other environmental management requirements by attending required training sessions.
• This position is exposed to a manufacturing environment with occupational hazards, including high noise levels, physical obstacles, and chemical exposure.
• Must be able to stand, walk, climb stairs and ladders, and safely navigate obstacles in a manufacturing facility.
• Must be able to operate a forklift.
• Must be able to lift or carry up to 50 lb.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Expected Hiring Salary Range: $59,100, - $82,530 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
• This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
• Please visit our "Total Rewards" page to learn more about Ball’s comprehensive benefits structure.
• Onsite Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site. Travel and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.

When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role.

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic.

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.

• Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age-related details—such as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation dates—from your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents (e.g., transcripts, certificates).
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visa, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

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