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 Ashville Rolled Products North America (RPNA) division is seeking to a Mechanical Engineer to its team. The individual in this position will use mechanical engineering knowledge to support high volume aluminum coating & slitting processes through OpEx & CapEx initiatives/projects in a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in & support all aspects of the Novelis safety systems and Safety Absolutes.
• Ensure work done aligns with all corporate, plant, and regulatory safety standards.
• Ensure safety is designed into all aspects of assigned projects.
• Ensure vendors and contractors meet Novelis safety requirements
• Engage collaboratively & participate in support of the plant single-agenda and plant ethos.
• Provide Engineering Support for industrial continuous coating lines, multiple slitting machine centers, & facility systems.
• Provide specific support to fix equipment issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Develop & implement corrective and preventive actions to improve asset reliability.
• Lead and support capital projects & other improvement projects from a mechanical engineering standpoint collaborating for on-time & on-budget results.
• Support outages and shutdown work in coordination with reliability, operations & supply chain.
• Manage vendors, contractors, and internal project teams as needed.
• Support the site Reliability Excellence process through participation in and support of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, spares planning & management, reliability best practices, etc.
• Support the Novelis Operating System (NOS) as they relate to Reliability Excellence & Operator Care Practices.
• Other items as assigned.
• Adhere to and support company quality, environmental, health & safety, and certification standards, including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, IATF 16949:2016, and ASI Certifications, where applicable.

Minimum Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering degree, or degree in related engineering field, required.
• Minimum 3 years of related industrial experience, including planning, specification, and implementation of engineering design projects.
• Experience in the aluminum industry preferred; experience with continuous flat rolled product process preferred.
• Technical and process management skills are needed in this position, with potential ability to work multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance processes is beneficial
• Must possess strong decision making and problem-solving skills including the ability to solve problems while exhibiting practical judgment and realistic understanding of the issues involved.
• Ability to overcome obstacles and find reasonable resolutions to situations on a case-by-case basis as encountered.
• Must have the ability and confidence to make decisions relating to role’s accountabilities.
• Ability to exercise discretion when determining if direction from manager is needed.
• Ability to lead and participate collaboratively.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CMMS experience.
• Experience in aluminum or steel manufacturing.
• Exposure to TPM, Lean, or Six Sigma.
• AutoCAD or SolidWorks knowledge.

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.

What We Offer

Novelis’ benefits reflect our commitment to supporting employees and their households with flexible, high-quality options, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Company-paid life insurance and voluntary coverage options
• Competitive paid time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retirement and post-retirement health coverage options
• Employee assistance programs available 24/7
• Wellness, career development, and work-life support resources

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Founded in 1971 Ashville is a finishing facility with coating capabilities. Employing around 190 people the facility primarily serves the Building & Construction and Commercial Transportation markets.

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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