Electrical Technician

Position Overview

Novelis Oswego 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 & Qualifications

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
• Plan and prepare work orders or instructions utilizing blueprints, sketches, and drawings

Qualifications

• 2 Year Electrical Degree or 5+ years experience
• Experience with:
• Power Distribution
• Industrial motor control (A/C & D/C Controls)
• Process control and instrumentation
• Combustion control systems
• Computer skills / computer operated control systems
• Ladder logic

Preferred Qualifications

•    Manufacturing experience preferred

For this role, the pay is from $35.67 USD / hour. Individual pay will vary based on qualifications, experience, and performance.

 

What Novelis Offers

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, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your family’s well-being:

• Core benefits coverage (medical, dental and vision) for you and your family premiums starting as low as $75/ month for the employee, spouse/domestic partner, and children
• HSA contributions
• Competitive Paid vacation and personal time off
• Novelis contributes up to 9.5% of your pay into a 401(k) for your Retirement savings
• 8 weeks of paid time off for new parents
• 6-months of short-term disability at 100% pay
• Finally, the Novelis holistic Well-Being benefits include programs to support weight loss and management, fitness challenges, 24/7 mental health support, tobacco and substance use cessation programs, lifestyle discounts, and more. Novelis actively explores diversifying our Well-being benefits to support our unique and changing work force

Location Profile

Novelis’ Oswego facility is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and employs approximately 1100 people. The Oswego site produces more than a billion pounds of high-quality aluminum sheet each year in order to serve our customers in the automotive beverage can and specialty markets. In addition to museums and public parks many Oswego residents and visitors enjoy boating fishing hiking and other local recreational activities. Novelis is committed to the Oswego community through its ongoing support of the local United Way Habitat for Humanity Oswego Harborfest and many other worthwhile community and civic organizations. 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.