Process Technician

Novelis Inc.; Warrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in aluminum processing is seeking a Process Technician to join its Warrington plant. The role includes conducting spectrometry and water testing, tooling support, and maintaining quality standards. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, fault finding experience, and a keen attention to detail. This permanent position includes a competitive salary and opportunities within a committed and diverse workforce focused on sustainability and innovation.

Benefits

Attractive salary package

Company pension plan

Open corporate culture

Qualifications

• Experience with routine testing and quality control on spectrometers.
• Ability to manage chemical services for cooling water towers.
• Experience in maintaining tooling schedules and inventory.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and test routine samples when required.
• Support the operation of spectrometers, including standardisation and QC testing.
• Conduct routine testing of water systems and manage chemical services.

Skills

Fault finding experience

Good communication skills

Strong attention to detail

Good knowledge of spreadsheets

Good safety practices

Can do attitude

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Novelis is driven by its purpose to shape a sustainable world together. As a global leader in innovative products and services and the world's largest recycler of aluminum, we partner with customers in the automotive, beverage can, aerospace and specialties industries to deliver solutions that improve the benefits of balanced lightweight aluminum. We have a coordinated network of technically sophisticated rolling and recycling plants as well as foundries across 31 facilities in 9 countries throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia with 13,250 employees worldwide. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, USA. Our customers include some of the largest and best-known brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Ford, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Nespresso, Samsung, and others. In addition, Novelis is leading the industry with its sustainability and recycling efforts. Become part of our mission to create a sustainable world and start as soon as possible at our location in Latchford as:

Process Technician (days)

Responsibilities & Qualifications

What awaits you:

• Spectrometry Testing and Support
  • Preparation and testing of routine samples when required.
  • Support on operation of all spectrometers including standardisation and QC testing.
  • Providing training to operations for use of spectrometer.
  • Sample mould inspections, maintenance and replacing.
  • Management and ordering of Spectrometry spares and standards.
• Cooling Water Systems Testing and Support
  • Routine testing of water system and investigation of issues.
  • Managing the chemical and services for cooling water tower.
  • Legionella awareness (training can be provided).
• Metal Cleanliness Testing
  • Taking inline casting tests such as Podfa, Hycal and LiMCA.
  • Compiling results and organising shipping of Podfas.
  • Maintaining the stock levels to remain testing.
• Casting Tooling Support
  • Scheduling and ordering of required casting tooling and related consumables.
  • Completing water tests on tables.
  • Maintaining casting tooling schedule and inventory list, including launders.
• General Responsibilities
  • 5S projects and maintaining 5S standards throughout the Process & Quality department.
  • Be involved in NOS activities.
  • Daily process audits.
  • Supporting technical department activities as required.

How You Convince Us

• Strong attention to detail even when faced with a repetitive task.
• Fault finding experience.
• Good communication skills with a hands-on approach and working as part of a team.
• Good knowledge of spreadsheets and an understanding of SAP procedures.
• Good safety practices.
• Can do attitude, strong work ethic and able to organise and plan their own work schedule.

What Novelis Offers You

• A permanent position with the global pioneer for technology and sustainability in the future market of aluminum processing and recycling
• An attractive salary package as well as a company pension plan
• An open corporate culture with the opportunity to drive things forward and contribute ideas
• The opportunity to shape a sustainable world together

Have we caught your interest?

Then become part of our team! We are looking forward to your application! You can apply easily with your resume via our application system in less than 5 minutes. Please note that postal applications cannot be processed and considered. We live diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, and identity.

Location Profile

The Novelis Latchford plant a suburb of Warrington Cheshire in England employs approximately 200 employees. It is one of Europe’s largest aluminium used beverage cans recycling plants and Europe’s largest closed-loop recycling operation for automotive aluminium rolled products with an annual recycling capacity of up to 195000 tonnes. The plant is an essential part of Novelis’ European production and collaborates with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to create the first closed-loop system in Europe with a dedicated railway service to efficiently deliver aluminium between Novelis and JLR’s production site in the UK. The Latchford plant is committed to its community in supporting math and science education to local schools as well as sharing the value of safety and works with a local charitable foundation to sponsoring health. In addition Novelis UK supports the program “Every Can Counts” to actively promote can recycling across Europe.