Machinist jobs in West Virginia

Position Overview

The Machinist is directly responsible for laying out work, setting up and operating machine tools, and performing any dismantling, fitting, or assembly work required for plant maintenance, repair, or installation.

The preferred candidate will have to be fully committed to engaging in safe working practices, driven to learn new processes and procedures, and have the ability to work as part of a team to achieve safety, quality and performance goals.

After successful completion of a 90-day probationary perod, employees have the option to join the USW Local 1.  This position works shifts, including evenings, weekends, and some holidays.  The starting hourly wage is $30.18 plus shift premium and overtime rates, as applicable. Novelis offers excellent benefits, working conditions and potential for career growth.  Background, skills and drug tests will be completed prior to employment. Novelis is an EOE employer committed to workplace diversity.

What We Offer:

Novelis benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your family’s well-being:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts – Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retirement savings plans
• Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance

Responsibilities & Qualifications

The primary function of the Machinist job is to layout work, set up and operate machine tools, and perform any dismantling, fitting, or assembly work required for plant maintenance, repair or installation in a safe and efficient method to ensure minimal production downtime and maximum adherence to environmental and safety guidelines. The successful candidate must have 5 years proven experience and must be able to perform the following duties with little or no additional training:

• Receives instructions, prints, and work orders from Maintenance Coordinator.
• Interprets drawings and sketches; plans and determines working procedure.
• Performs any layout work and makes sketches of parts as required.
• Calculates and determines dimensions, tapers, indices and other data using shop formulas and handbooks as necessary.
• Selects and grinds tools for the job in accordance with hardness, machineability and other properties of parts to be machined.
• Makes jigs, fixtures or attachments required for the job.
• Sets up and operates machine tools, adjusting stops, feeds and speeds for efficient machining.
• Machines parts to precision tolerances and specified finishes.
• Uses precision measuring gauges and instruments.
• Dismantles machinery and equipment.
• Assembles, fits, aligns, and adjusts machinery and equipment to very close tolerances.
• Performs machinist functions in shop or field.
• Transports tools, equipment and material to job as required

The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

To be considered, the candidate must have:

• A minimum of 5 years documented experience working in a similar related function.
• The ability to safely and effectively use tools and equipment
• High school diploma or equivalent

Location Profile

Novelis’ Fairmont facility -- approximately an hour and a half from Pittsburgh -- has operated in the North-Central region of West Virginia for 100 years. With nearly 200 employees the site supplies domestic and international customers with more than 435 different types of rolled aluminum products serving the automotive and industrial industries. Downtown Fairmont is the heart of the community offering historic architecture unique shops and restaurants green spaces outdoor recreation and family-friendly events. The Novelis Fairmont team actively supports STEM education sponsoring robotics teamsand volunteering with various youth groups. 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.