Electrical Technician

Overview

Novelis Greensboro has an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Technician! The primary focus of this position is maintenance, service and repair of facilities and equipment. Successful Electrical Technicians are fast learners and self-motivated, independent workers. They have the ability to work under pressure and the willingness to work in varying conditions. Electrical Technicians receive training in troubleshooting, technical procedures, and safety. They help create, maintain, and repair the electronic components and equipment used in any machinery that involves electricity. They work on site to keep machinery and specialty equipment running correctly.

Responsibilities

• Use specialized measuring and diagnostic devices to evaluate equipment.
• Inspect for problems
• Work with wires using hand tools while handling small components
• Repair and replace defective components in motors, generators, controllers, storage batteries, switchboards, conductors, switches and varied electrical fixtures.
• Install, maintain and repair electrical, electromechanical, and electronic parts of machinery and equipment.
• Perform defensive repair and preservation of field, plant and shop for electronic and electrical systems, equipment, and devices.
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Complete work orders or instructions utilizing blueprints, sketches, and drawings.
• Diagnose, analyze, troubleshoot, remove, replace, repair, and perform electrical preventive maintenance, repair, and adjustment of equipment.
• Offer technical and electrical suggestions to improve efficiency, reliability, and extended life of equipment.
• Continuously work with other departments to evaluate and improve technical solutions and strategies.
• Document and communicate electrical and repair actions as well as irregularities.
• Ensure compliance with safety, cleanliness, and established regulations.
• Comply with all safety procedures such as lockout / tagout, confined space entry permit procedure, etc. and utilize all personal protective and other safety equipment such as fall protection devices. Must replace all safety guards and restore housekeeping following repairs.
• Flexibility in shift schedule / coverage
• Use Maintenance software to complete maintenance work, plan and research projects and tasks, and locate inventory.
• Coordinate functions with operations to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Perform LOTO.
• Operate mobile equipment including forklift, manlift, crane, and other large pieces of equipment and machinery.

Qualifications

Experience with :

This is a list of physical requirements, related to a person’s ability to handle certain physical, mental, emotional demands :

100 degrees in the summer

Be able to work a rotating 12.5 hours shift.

Experience with furnaces / molten metal and / or casting operations will be considered an advantage.

Preferred Qualifications

Manufacturing experience preferred.

Experience working in the metals or industrial industry preferred.

Location Profile

Novelis’ Greensboro facility is located in Greensboro Georgia. With 140 employees it is the first stand-alone used beverage can recycling facility in the company now responsible for pioneering a majority of Novelis’ recycling technologies. Residents enjoy nearby Lake Oconee which includes a number of golf communities. In addition Athens Georgia – home to the University of Georgia and hundreds of cultural and sporting events each year – is a short drive away. Novelis Greensboro actively promotes safety recycling and STEM education through several local community organizations and in 2018 the Boys and Girls Club named Novelis its Business Partner of the Year. 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.

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