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

The Novelis Bay Minette, AL team is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to work on site. The ideal candidate will be responsible for mechanical engineering and providing support to contribute to the achievement of the plant’s safety, quality, sustainability and budget objectives. This position will work with other mechanical engineering teammates and work to keep current with the constantly evolving technology, balancing it with the needs of the operations to bring forth improvements in existing systems and methods.

Responsibilities

Embrace the Novelis Safety Principles to build a zero-injury culture and the Novelis cultural beliefs of Be Open, Build Trust, Say Anything, and Be Authentic.
Identify areas of potential advancements in the processes, equipment, and facilities to achieve increased profitability through reduced costs, increased efficiency, improved quality, increase production output and optimized equipment uptime.
Support the aluminum manufacturing process by working closely with the Operations, Engineering, Administrative, and Process groups.
Provide after-hours and weekend support as needed to assist maintenance in the resolution of issues having an immediate impact on plant performance. This can involve providing direction/mentorship remotely and/or onsite.
Lead maintenance technicians and engineers, as needed, to resolve and prevent maintenance and engineering problems and to develop training programs on processes and equipment for the maintenance staff.
Train teams on subjects related to Mechanical Engineering as it applies to recycling, remelting and casting equipment.
Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers and other technical resources inside and outside of the Site and Company
Review site equipment and technology for robustness, reliability and obsolescence. Develop plans for modifications and/or upgrades when needed.
Assist and support capital projects from concept to implementation phases
Use Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for Mechanical reliability. Provide data for the monthly Mechanical Reliability Dashboard.
Develop and refine PM/PdM frequencies and the mechanical preventive/predictive maintenance program in a systematic, professional manner coordinating all efforts with operations, engineering and the electricians, to ensure the program is properly approved and endorsed.
Interact with operators, mechanical technicians, planners, process leaders, and engineers on a regular basis to handle the efficiency of the PM/PdM system.
Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
Ensure all equipment modifications and selection of replacement or new equipment meet corporate standards for standardization of components and ease of maintenance, and company and governmental safety and health rules and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
3-5 years of professional experience
Experience supporting the process groups and the maintenance groups in a self-managed team environment
Good methodical skills in equipment problem-solving and related issues.
Leadership skills to advise, lead and develop other personnel to accomplish personal, plant and corporate objectives
Excellent communication (oral and written) skills; ability to connect with all levels in the organization
Project management skills
Experience developing scope of work using P&ID's, specifications, and project requirements to specify and complete the mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic aspects of the scope.
Digital literacy with software applications proficiency, including Microsoft Office, AUTOCAD.
Desire to take initiative and develop a pro-active relationship with employees through follow-up, understanding their needs and encouraging a collaborative relationship
Knowledge of Reliability equipment concepts

Preferred Qualifications

Steel or Aluminum
Experience with furnaces, hydraulics, refractories, combustion systems, and large pieces of equipment (conveyors, Gearboxes, spindles, Fume Exhaust fans)
Basic understanding of capabilities for controls and servo systems and an understanding of maintenance procedures and principles of equipment reliability.

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, driven by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits:

Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, programs for building healthy habits, virtual physical therapy for joint, back, and pelvic health, health management programs and more.
Diabetes Management Program
Pet insurance
Identity Theft Protection
PerkSpot Discount Program
Tuition assistance and career development programs

Location Profile

Novelis' newly announced Bay Minette facility will be located 35 miles northeast of Mobile AL and 45 miles west of Pensacola FL and is expected to create approximately 1000 high-paying advanced careers in modern manufacturing. This highly advanced rolling and recycling facility will be the first of its kind. It will primarily serve our customers in the beverage can and automotive markets. Novelis is committed to the community and will actively build partnerships in Baldwin County focused on recycling STEM education and workforce development. At Novelis we believe our culture of collaboration is our competitive advantage and we would love for you to consider building a career with us.

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.

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