Electrical Engineer - Utilities

About the role

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. Novelis Oswego is located in northern Central New York on the shores of Lake Ontario and employs approximately 1200 people. The Oswego plant produces more than one billion pounds of high-quality aluminum sheet each year serving customers in the automotive beverage can and specialty markets. In addition to its downtown shopping and dining district Oswego and the surrounding areas are renowned for fishing hiking snowmobiling and outdoor recreation across all four seasons. Novelis is committed to supporting the community and fosters strong relationships with non-profit and educational organizations like The Children’s Museum of Oswego Oswego County Opportunities State University of New York College at Oswego and the Pathways in Technology Early College High School among many others. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for selection of electrical equipment and coordination of the completion of electrical layout drawings, cable sizing and selection, routing and schedule drawings as required to complete the defined project
• Maintain high / medium voltage power to the facility
• Annual substation maintenance
• Transformer maintenance, testing, oil samples, DC control power battery maintenance
• Improve site power distribution interconnecting substations and primary switchgears/ MV switchgear lineups
• Plan/Coordinate plant power outages and yearly preventive maintenance – collaborate with Sithe and National Grid
• Maintain plant power distribution drawings
• Oversee power distribution upgrades and design modifications, including power studies and updating arc‑flash ratings for switchgears, unit substations, and MCCs.
• Manage capital improvement projects by developing scopes of work, timelines, and required resources.
• Stand by generator preventive maintenance and install transfer switches to streamline plant outages
• Maintain electrical components on plant air compressors and air dryers
• Update critical spares and electrical components
• Coordinate with procurement on material purchases and bid packages
• Support manufacturing units with capital projects understanding load studies for future improvements