Laboratory Technician

Position Overview

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Position Overview

The Novelis North America Bay Minette Technical team is looking for Lab Technicians to be located at our new facility in Bay Minette, Alabama. The Laboratory Technician will ensure the quality of aluminum products meet their requirements by conducting process and product testing. They will be responsible for the daily operations of the labs by guiding the lab team, supporting the setup of lab equipment (maintenance and calibration), monitoring lab consumable inventory, reviewing and analyzing test results, supporting qualification trials, and assisting in root cause investigation on customer claims.

Responsibilities

• Be a role model for safety; demonstrating behaviors that align with the Novelis Safety Absolutes and Safety Principles to build a zero-injury culture.
• Ensure personal safety and physical and mental well-being, as well as that of colleagues and visitors in their area of expertise; use mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and guide others in its use.
• Preserve the environment and align with legal environmental requirements established in ISO and other specific standards.
• Collaborate with the Quality Lab Leader and logistics to prioritize daily activities, arrange lab technicians' shift schedules, and meet shipping and production needs.
• Perform mechanical and metallography tests, provide finished product certifications, use microscopes and software for analysis, and drive root-cause analysis initiatives to improve quality processes and products.
• Conduct statistical analysis of lab data for validation, review and monitor test result accuracy and trends, and investigate anomalous results.
• Analyze new and in-process mill coolants and cleaning section chemicals, and communicate test results to process areas.
• Install and set up new equipment, develop work instructions, maintain lab instruments, and ensure maintenance and calibration records are up-to-date.
• Train staff and cross-train lab technicians, maintain training records, perform layered process audits, and ensure management of change documentation is recorded.
• Provide technical support for customer claims, trials, qualifications, and product development projects, perform cross-checks with other Novelis plants, and ensure consistency and best processes

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Preferred Qualifications :

What We Offer :

Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits :

Location Profile

Novelis' newly announced Bay Minette facility will be located 35 miles northeast of Mobile AL and 45 miles west of Pensacola FL and is expected to create approximately 1000 high-paying advanced careers in modern manufacturing. This highly advanced rolling and recycling facility will be the first of its kind. It will primarily serve our customers in the beverage can and automotive markets. Novelis is committed to the community and will actively build partnerships in Baldwin County focused on recycling STEM education and workforce development. At Novelis we believe our culture of collaboration is our competitive advantage and we would love for you to consider building a career with us.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

Disclaimer

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