Mechanic A Rate
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 16, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 28, 2026.
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
Requirements:
- Use hand tools, power tools, precision measuring instruments and other equipment to perform breakdown, corrective, renovative and preventative maintenance on production equipment.
- Dismantle machines, reline spindles, adjust clutches, and replace worn bearings and other parts.
- Assemble machines and equipment and start them to test their operations.
- Repair broken parts using brazing, soldering, and welding equipment or metal working tools such as lathe, drill press, or grinder to make and repair parts.
- Work from drawings, blueprints, sketches, JSA’s or verbal instructions to plan organize and layout repairs. Plans procedures, develops sketches, and selects tools, equipment and materials best suited for job.
- Climbs on buildings towers, and equipment to make inspections, repairs, and installations.
- Complies with all safety procedures such as rigging methods, lockout/tagout, hot work, confined space entry permit procedure, etc. and utilizes all personal protective and other safety equipment such as fall protection devices. Must replace all safety guards and restore housekeeping following repairs.
- Operates forklift and uses articulating and rotating boom hoist, telescoping hoist, scissors lift, and pick-up truck.
- Adhere to and support company quality, environmental, health & safety, and certification standards, including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, IATF 16949:2016, and ASI Certifications, where applicable.
Specific Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to work from drawings and sketches.
- Knowledge of hydraulic, pneumatic, and transmission principles.
- Knowledge of bearing installation, lubrication, alignment and failure causes.
- Willingness to train and improve knowledge and skills.
- Three to five years industrial mechanical experience or combination of training and work experience.
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.
Disclaimer
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