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Cold Mill Operator 1

Job Locations US-IA-Davenport
ID
2026-51878
Schedule
Full Time
City
Davenport
State/Province
Iowa
Country
US

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

The Novelis North America Building and Construction Business is looking for a Cold Mill Operator for our Davenport, IA facility.

 

Responsibilities Include:

 

  • Guides metal as it is fed mechanically from payoff to and through take-up rolls of cold mill using wooden stick. 
  • Cuts jagged edges and scrap from sheet, using hand or machine shears and flattens leading edge of sheet if necessary. 
  • Clears cobbles using pry bar, hand tools, and automatic equipment and adjusts guides using hand or power tools and/or automated equipment. 
  • Observes metal for defects such as tears, cracks, dross holes, etc. and corrects or notifies Cold Mill Operator for corrective action. 
  • Observes and adjusts speed of metal feed from Operator’s console. 
  • Directs and/or assists roll changes using power crane and counterbalance using adjustable sliding counterweight to achieve correct balance. 
  • Maintains housekeeping in work area. 
  • Scrapes floor around mill as needed with long handled scraper. 
  • Using hook, retrieves bands, scraps, and debris from payoff pit each week.
  • Works as a team member to assure a smooth and efficient operation with minimum disruption or delay and the highest priority for safety. 
  • Works toward implementation and on-going development of Quality Improvement Process as it pertains to all functions.
  • Performs other duties as required for smooth, efficient, and safe operation and to assure quality output in accordance with internal/external customer requirements and specifications.

Required Qualifications:

  • GED or High School Diploma

Location Profile

Davenport IA has been a key player in the aluminum industry for over 11 decades. Novelis employs more than 300 people in the Davenport community across two facilities: a finishing mill and a casting facility. Novelis is an active and engaged community partner in Davenport teaming up with organizations such as Toys for Tots and Hope at the BRICK House. Novelis is also a member of the Good Neighbor Project in Davenport.

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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