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.

The Novelis Davenport team is seeking a Lead Process Engineer – Capital. The Lead Process Engineer – Capital (Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability, Automation) is a critical leadership role responsible for coordinating capital improvement projects within the Davenport Casting, Davenport Finishing and Lincolnshire Finishing facilities. This role combines strategic oversight of engineering and maintenance projects while coordinating financial accountability with the plant controller to support operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Help establish and implement the capital budget that aligns with strategy execution, performance objectives, development plans, goals and programs to contribute to maximization of return on investment of the operations.
• Capital Tracking and Asset Performance.
• Drive improvement activities in support of the plants annual and strategic plans.
• Be proficient at providing reasonable equipment purchase and install investment cost estimates to help guide capital planning priorities.
• Ensure engineering support, expertise and guidance is given to the Reliability Organization to develop an appropriate Manufacturing Unit Reliability Master Plan.
• Assess the current assets, relative to its life cycle and capability in achieving the business plan and recommend appropriate equipment changes and/or improvements to achieve and sustain.
• Develop a highly proficient business understanding of business customers and suppliers compared to process capabilities such that they can be a valued participant in strategy development efforts.
• Evaluate and recommend changes and/or new technologies, which could differentiate Novelis in the marketplace through product quality, shorter lead times, cost, reduction in environment footprint and energy consumption, improved safety and health, etc.
• Develop and implement an annual and five (5) year capital plan, which supports the Manufacturing Unit annual and strategic plans, ensuring the sustainability of the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Controls, Automation or Mechanical Engineering
• 5 years of experience in the field of engineering in management or leadership role
• Effective organizational skills and ability to work with different levels of the organization
• Excellent leadership skills and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proficient in Computer Software
• Ability to write specifications and facilitate bids from contractors and suppliers
• Excellent understanding of Rolling Theory and associated process fundamentals
• Fundamental knowledge of AutoCad, with the ability to make minor changes to drawings
• Ability to trouble shoot and perform root-cause-analysis on equipment and process issues, related to rolling and process equipment
• Excellent ability to manage all types of projects and administer the Capital Expenditure Budget
• Fundamental understanding of financial analysis associated with project justifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical, Controls, Automation or Mechanical Engineering with a P.E. Certification
• 5 – 10 years’ work experience in engineering management or leadership role in a related manufacturing process with strong fundamental knowledge of both the equipment and process in rolling.

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

Davenport IA has been a key player in the aluminum industry for over 11 decades. Novelis employs more than 300 people in the Davenport community across two facilities: a finishing mill and a casting facility. Novelis is an active and engaged community partner in Davenport teaming up with organizations such as Toys for Tots and Hope at the BRICK House. Novelis is also a member of the Good Neighbor Project in Davenport.

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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