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 Maintenance Planner & Scheduler is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities at the Warren plant to support safe, efficient execution with minimal operational disruption. This role manages preventive and corrective maintenance work through the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), coordinates labor, materials, tools, and equipment availability, and partners with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, the Storeroom, contractors, and vendors to improve plant reliability. The position reports to the EMRA Leader and has no direct reports. After-hours, weekend, and holiday support is required for urgent maintenance needs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support a safe working environment; identify and address unsafe conditions or at-risk behaviors, support investigations and Behavior-Based Safety observations, and give safety needs top priority in work planning.
• Receive, review, and screen maintenance work requests for clear scope, appropriate priority, realistic completion dates, accurate coding, and sufficient detail.
• Plan work by defining job steps, labor and skill requirements, estimated hours, materials, special tools, equipment, safety inspections, and standby support.
• Coordinate requisitions, ordering, kitting, and availability of parts and materials, and verify critical inventory with the Storeroom.
• Estimate direct labor, material, and total costs for work orders and compare estimates with actual labor and material usage to improve planning accuracy.
• Develop and publish maintenance schedules that match available workforce capacity, account for carryover work, and support preventive maintenance deadlines.
• Manage and prioritize the maintenance backlog, including work awaiting engineering, materials, or downtime, and maintain ready-to-execute work for unscheduled equipment shutdowns.
• Coordinate planned outage work and negotiate downtime windows with Operations; finalize balanced schedules and work with the Associate EMRA Leader during outage execution.
• Develop standard job plans and recommend, research, and write preventive maintenance procedures for recurring work.
• Communicate critical or abnormal conditions to the EMRA Leader and Associate EMRA Leader; notify requesters when work cannot be completed within required lead times.
• Work closely with maintenance personnel, engineers, team leaders, the Storeroom, contractors, and vendors to support equipment reliability, repairs, and timely delivery of goods and services.
• Follow up on completed schedules and work orders, support system improvements and Continuous Improvement teams, provide Storeroom support as needed, and perform other assigned duties.
• 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

• Trade school certificate or equivalent experience.
• 2 to 4 years of continuous experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2 years of supervisory experience.
• Computer proficiency (MS Office Suite)
• Ability to multitask.
• Self-motivated and possess excellent reading, writing, listening, and verbal skills.
• Ability to respond to trouble calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal relationship skills.
• Ability to maintain direction and focus while working alone for extended periods.
• Ability to successfully represent the Company and act as onsite management representative during normal conditions, and as plant Emergency Coordinator during emergency conditions and with external parties.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP experience
• Knowledge of coating technology, coiled sheet business, and CMMS programs
• Bachelor’s degree

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 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

Novelis’ Warren facility is located in northeast Ohio— approximately an hour drive from Cleveland and an hour and a half from Pittsburgh. The facility built in 1965 applies coating to rolled aluminum beverage can sheet. The sheet is used to make aluminum beverage can ends (lids) for global soft drink beer and sparkling water brands. Warren showcases several high-end cultural venues including the Warren Community Amphitheater and Packard Music Hall. The 95+ employee Warren team is active in the community promoting recycling supporting STEM education and offering a helping hand to local community shelters.

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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