Entry Level Controls Engineer Jobs in Lake Forest, IL

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.

Our Lincolnshire, IL Finishing Plant is seeking to add a talented Electrical Specialist to our team.

As a member of the team, you can expect:

Excellent pay - Our Electrical Specialists start at $41.40 per hour. Employees receive premium pay (time and one-half; $62.10 per hour) for hours worked on Saturday and Sunday and receive shift differential pay for evening shifts ($1.50 per hour).

Incentive plan - Employees are eligible for a Productivity Incentive Plan once completing 90 days of service. The plan is paid on a monthly basis with a maximum payout of 5%.

Benefits - We offer a competitive benefit program including paid vacation and holidays. Employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance which begins on date of hire. New employees are immediately eligible to participate for the 401(k) plan, including Company match up to 2.5%; additional Employer contributions of 4% after one year of employment.

Schedule - 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM on 3-2-2 Schedule

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.
• 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.

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. Motor 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 to five years industrial electrical experience or combination of training and work experience

Military MOS Crosswalk can include but is not limited to:

Air Force

• 32E1E - Civil Engineer Officer (Electrical)
• 32E3E - Civil Engineer Officer (Electrical)
• 62E - Developmental Engineer (Electrical/Electronics)

Army

• 12A - Engineer Officer
• 24A - Telecommunications Systems Engineer
• 24B - Data Systems Engineer
• 25D - CommunicationsElectronics Engineering Officer

Navy

• 1220 / 1223 / 1225 / 1227 - Naval Reactors Engineer Officers
• 1400 / 1403 / 1405 / 1407 - Engineering Duty Officers
• 1440 / 1443 - Ship Engineering Duty Officers
• 9374 - Ship's Engineer Officer, Nuclear (Electrical)
• 9371 - Nuclear Engineer Officer (General)
• 9372 - Nuclear Engineer Officer (Main Propulsion)
• 9373 - Nuclear Engineer Officer (Damage Control)
• 9392 - Ship's Reactor Officer
• 9393 - Reactor Mechanical Assistant
• 9394 - Reactor Control Assistant

Marine Corps

• 8824 - Electronics Engineer Officer

The finishing mill in Lincolnshire Illinois is located 26 miles from Chicago and was established in 1966.  The facility cold rolls aluminum to a desired gauges anneals to tempers levels and slits the rolled sheet to size.  The facility which employees around 100 people produces mill finish coils for the building construction and transportation industries where its' products are used for gutters siding soffits and facia.  Lincolnshire is committed to the local community through its ongoing volunteer initiatives with a number of local organizations.

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.