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    "description": "<h2>Position Overview</h2>\n<p>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.</p>\n<h2>Responsibilities & Qualifications</h2>\n<p>The Novelis Bay Minette, AL team is seeking Automation Technicians to work in the Bay Minette facility. This role will report to the Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability & Automation (EMRA) Leader of the hiring Manufacturing Unit. </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Embrace the Novelis Safety Absolutes to build a zero-injury culture and the Novelis cultural beliefs of Be Authentic, Say Anything, Be Open and Built Trust</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n <li>Maintains computer software and hardware and all facets of automation controls.</li>\n <li>Makes hardware and software upgrades to Programmable Logic Controllers, Micro Controllers and Process Computer Systems. </li>\n <li>Maintains a high technical capability of automated systems hardware and software. 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Knowledge and ability to understand the Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), grounding, arc flash prevention, machine guarding, and alternative means of controls when troubleshooting live circuits and abide by these requirements. </li>\n <li>Inspect, diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair automation devices in production equipment, ensuring minimal downtime and maintaining high-quality production standards. </li>\n <li>Support Mechanical and Electrical crews on troubleshooting sequencing or controlling breakdowns by accessing computer logics, follow PLCs signals, inspecting automation devices like sensors and instruments.</li>\n <li>Familiar with hydraulic and pneumatic circuits to enhance troubleshooting.</li>\n <li>Ability to execute PLC and HMI projects backups, create restoration procedures.</li>\n <li>Ability to analyze trend graphs, feedback from field sensors and digital and analogical inputs and outputs, in 24Vdc or 110VAC.</li>\n <li>Repair and replace defective components in Remote IOs panels and Controller Cabinets. 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Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven in the marketplace, and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your family’s well-being:</p>\n<ul>\n <li>Medical, dental and vision insurance</li>\n <li>Health savings accounts – Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)</li>\n <li>Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage</li>\n <li>Paid vacation and competitive personal time off</li>\n <li>401(k) savings plan with company match</li>\n <li>Retirement savings plans – medical and prescription drug coverage through private exchange</li>\n <li>Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family</li>\n <li>Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Location Profile</h2>\n<p>Novelis' newly announced Bay Minette facility will be located 35 miles northeast of Mobile AL and 45 miles west of Pensacola FL and is expected to create approximately 1000 high-paying advanced careers in modern manufacturing. This highly advanced rolling and recycling facility will be the first of its kinds. It will primarily serve our customers in the beverage can and automotive markets. Novelis is committed to the community and will actively build partnerships in Baldwin County focused on recycling STEM education and workforce development. At Novelis we believe our culture of collaboration is our competitive advantage and we would love for you to consider building a career with us.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>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.</p>\n<h2>Disclaimer</h2>\n<p>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</p>",
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