Maintenance Electrician

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Novelis is hiring! $42.79/hour with full benefit package.  We’re looking for a talented Maintenance Electrician to join the team at our Davenport, IA Casting. Our ideal candidate is a dependable team player who’s committed to safety and is willing to learn different jobs in our production departments. 

Responsibilities

• Performs breakdown, corrective, renovative and preventative electrical maintenance.
• Locates and determines electrical malfunctions using test instruments.
• Repairs malfunctions by replacing fuses, defective wiring, and cleaning or repairing motors and controls.
• Applies knowledge of gauges, wiring diagrams, schematics and properties of electricity to trouble-shoot disabled or malfunctioning equipment.
• Plans procedures, develops sketches, selects tools, equipment and materials best suited for job.Maintains communication equipment and wiring.
• Diagnoses and remedies furnace burner problems.
• Climbs on buildings towers, and equipment to make inspections, repairs, and installations.
• Considers all safety precautions and proper isolation of circuits to provide maximum safety precautions and a minimum of interference to operations. Follows all safety procedures and energy control (lockout/tagout). Utilizes JSA’s.
• Operates forklift and uses articulating and rotating boom hoist, telescoping hoist, scissors lift, and pick-up truck.

Qualifications

• Must be a leader in safety. Is a safe worker who demonstrates concern for personal safety and safety of others.
• Team player and self-starter.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Electrical aptitude. Understanding of National Electrical Code.
• PLC/Ladder Logic experience and knowledge.
• Variable Frequency Drive knowledge and experience.
• Ability to work from blueprints and written instructions.
• Electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Capable of running conduit and running wiring.
• Understanding of electrical distribution principles.
• Willingness to train and improve knowledge and skills.

Three or more years of industrial electrical experience or combination of training and work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal vocational or technical training
  • Journeyman electrician

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.  

We encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:1. Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers - Novelis2. Verify any communication with us by contacting our talent team at Careers - Novelis