Novelis Oswego has an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Technician! The primary focus of this position is maintenance, service and repair of facilities and equipment. Successful Mechanical Technicians are fast learners and self-motivated, independent workers. They will have the ability to work under pressure and the willingness to work in varying conditions. Mechanical Technicians receive training in troubleshooting, technical procedures, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain machines and the plant facility’s equipment
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service
• Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities
• Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas

Qualifications

• 2 Year Mechanical Tech Degree or 5+ years’ experience
• Medical Clearance for use of Fall Protection Harness (Weight restrictions related to equipment limitations may apply)
• Machine repair and troubleshooting
• Hand tools & measuring instruments
• Welding
• Experience with pipe fitting, centrifugal pipe repair, rigging & lifting, rotating equipment, industrial hydraulic power, bearings, industrial lubrication, and statistical process control

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience

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’ 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.