Baghouse Technician

NOVELIS; Greensboro (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Novelis in Greensboro, GA is seeking a maintenance technician to support plant operations. The role focuses on taking/recording readings, reacting to alarms, performing visual inspections, and completing preventive maintenance on baghouse and related equipment.

You will use SAP to write work orders, identify performance trends, and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems, contributing to reliability improvements and safe, efficient production at the facility.

Qualifications

• Experience performing mechanical and electrical repairs.
• Ability to conduct troubleshooting and data collection to determine proper actions.
• Familiarity with preventive maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

• Take/record readings for key operational parameters.
• React to alarm situations and maintain safe operations.
• Perform visual inspection of equipment and components.
• Identify performance trends and assist in outage planning.
• Complete Operational PMs and maintain housekeeping and safety.

Skills

Mechanical repairs

Electrical repairs

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Tools

SAP

Job description

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

• Take/record readings for key operational parameters
• React to alarm situations
• Perform visual inspection of key equipment and components
• Identify performance trends
• Complete Operational PMs
• Change air cylinders
• Replace Rotary Valves
• Replace slurry pumps
• Replace bags
• Wire small motors
• Perform maintenance PMs
• Identify and react to baghouse operational performance trends
• Identify, prioritize, and schedule major outage projects
• React to upset and non-routine situations
• Have ability to perform Mechanical and Electrical repairs
• With a key focus on electrical troubleshooting
• Develop measures for improved performance
• CI of baghouse areas (6S, shadow boards, etc.)
• Assist in troubleshooting and or replacing rotary valves, slurry pumps, filter bags & cages
• Wiring of small motors and changing of air cylinders
• Use of SAP is critical to write Work Orders and Purchase Requisitions

• Reliability improvements of all baghouse equipment
• Provide support in the aluminum manufacturing process by working closely with the Operations, Engineering, Administrative, and Process Groups.
• Provide troubleshooting and problem-solving expertise for equipment and systems problems to maintenance and operations teams
• Knowledge of fluid mechanics will be considered an advantage
• Work with maintenance group to provide technical expertise
• Attend morning area meeting for communication of area needs
• Work with process owners to develop solutions to process issues and perform data collection to determine proper course of action
• Work with project leaders to collect data necessary for proper analysis and determination of issues to target
• Assist in the development of engineering or maintenance procedures and repair work to ensure they are safe, effective and efficient.Maintain good housekeeping and safe working conditions at all times.
• Promote EHS policy and ensure continual improvement of EHS performance in day-to-day operations.

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 several 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.

Disclaimer

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