Novelis Oswego has an exciting opportunity for a Process Engineer! The candidate will have the opportunity to work with molten aluminum alloys, cast ingot as well as the rolling of aluminum using the hot and cold milling process.  This candidate must have excellent communication skills as well as being able to work effectively with all levels of the organization. 

The major challenge of this position is determination and elimination of the causes of quality defects, effective resolution of customer complaints, and the facilitation and completion of product and process developments and improvement projects through the cooperation of other employees.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the business management system maintenance and update, including interfaces with external organizations and internal customers, primarily NOVI and ATL.
• Responsible for regulatory requirements and standards certifications as required by the business unit.
• Plans and leads internal audit function and is responsible for planning and organization readiness for the annual registrar (SAI) and corporate audits. In addition, customer audits, surveys, and assessments as needed.
• Responsible for document control and repository key user (EtQ).
• Supports Process and Process Leader on management reviews, major quality initiatives, and process improvements.
• Incumbent completes assessments to resolve process deviations that decrease quality, utilization, and throughput.
• Development of process control strategy to ensure long-term product and process capability.
• Development and implementation of projects ranging in scope from near-immediate needs to long-term strategic initiatives to optimize the business management system.
• Determining and eliminating the causes of quality defects, championing problem-solving methodologies with a preference for 8D's, A3, and DMAIC.
• Use WCM methodologies to resolve customer complaints and troubleshoot internal quality concerns. (Often involving technical assistance and advice to the customer.)
• Manage quality lab equipment, perform the product inspections and quality tests if necessary.
• Assist and support the trainings of quality lab technicians.
• Measure, analyze and improve KPI’s of Oswego's Recycle Center. Initiate process improvements, develop the conceptual and detail design, and lead the improvement projects through to successful implementation.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field
• Superior customer service skills
• Excellent communication (oral and written) skills; ability to communicate with all levels in the organization
• Personal traits should include the ability to utilize human relation skills to motivate, train, understand, and develop others to attain the objectives
• Desire to take initiative and develop a pro-active relationship with employees through follow-up, understanding their needs and fostering a collaborative relationship
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload; must be able to manage multiple tasks at once without sacrificing attention to detail
• Must be flexible and able to operate in a fast-paced environment
• Solid computer skills with software applications proficiency, including Microsoft Office. Ability to learn new software programs quickly
• Must also possess leadership skills to direct, lead and develop other personnel to accomplish personal, plant and corporate objectives

Preferred Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Material Science/Metallurgy
• Experience in relevant aluminum metallurgical assignments of increasing complexity and magnitude.

What Novelis Offers

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:

• Core benefits coverage (medical, dental and vision) for you and your family premiums starting as low as $75/ month for the employee, spouse/domestic partner, and children
• HSA contributions
• Competitive Paid vacation and personal time off
• Novelis contributes up to 9.5% of your pay into a 401(k) for your Retirement savings
• 8 weeks of paid time off for new parents
• 6-months of short-term disability at 100% pay
• Finally, the Novelis holistic Well-Being benefits include programs to support weight loss and management, fitness challenges, 24/7 mental health support, tobacco and substance use cessation programs, lifestyle discounts, and more. Novelis actively explores diversifying our Well-being benefits to support our unique and changing work force

This role’s salary starts from $70,000 per year. Individual pay will vary based on qualifications, experience, and performance. In addition to base salary, this position includes participation in a short-term incentive plan (Annual Incentive Plan - AIP or Plant Performance incentive - PPI).

About Oswego

Oswego, NY is a small city with a beautiful waterfront, complemented by the maritime theme found within the city. Our many parks afford a panoramic view of Lake Ontario, and we offer a beautifully preserved historical site at Fort Ontario. Oswego is centrally located in New York State, just 45 minutes north of Syracuse, making the Syracuse suburbs an easy commute. The State University of New York at Oswego is No. 18 on the U.S. News list of the best 50 public campuses in the Northern Region. Oswego’s location makes it very attractive to outdoor enthusiasts with sailing, power boating, world class sport fishing and auto racing opportunities in our back yard. A short drive to the Adirondack Mountains provides countless opportunities for hiking, back packing, canoe/kayaking and camping on and around 46 peaks over 4,000 feet in altitude.

Novelis’ Oswego facility is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and employs approximately 1100 people. The Oswego site produces more than a billion pounds of high-quality aluminum sheet each year in order to serve our customers in the automotive beverage can and specialty markets. In addition to museums and public parks many Oswego residents and visitors enjoy boating fishing hiking and other local recreational activities. Novelis is committed to the Oswego community through its ongoing support of the local United Way Habitat for Humanity Oswego Harborfest and many other worthwhile community and civic 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.

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