Engineering Leader

Novelis • Guthrie, KY

16d • Onsite

About The Position

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 Guthrie, KY team is seeking an experienced EMRA Leader for its automotive finishing plant located in Guthrie Kentucky. The Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability, Automation (EMRA) Leader is responsible for the provision of required mechanical, electrical, and reliability engineering/maintenance service to the plant, within planned levels of cost and capital investment, minimizing downtime and improving efficiency. Additionally, the EMRA Leader is responsible for providing automation, instrumentation, and computer expertise to the plant along with managing the storeroom.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Controls, Automation or Mechanical Engineering
• 5 years of experience in the field of engineering in a 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 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Project
• 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
• Proficient in the fundamentals of reliability such that the position can help establish appropriate PM’s and PdM’s for process equipment
• Understanding of advanced engineering and diagnostic tools such as Finite Element Analysis, vibrations analysis, lubrication analysis, FFT, etc.
• Excellent ability to manage all types of projects and administer the Capital Expenditure Budget
• Fundamental understanding of financial analysis associated with project justifications

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Electrical, Controls, Automation or Mechanical Engineering with a P.E. Certification

Responsibilities

• Manage the storeroom along with a team of engineers and technicians to plan, schedule, and maintain installed and new assets.
• Ensure activities are properly scoped and that machine center downtime is kept to a minimum.
• Ensure that engineering issues related to safety are resolved as quickly as possible.
• Provide equipment capable of operation in a safe and ergonomically correct manner.
• Manage projects to install, upgrade or modify plant assets or infrastructure.
• Work with local maintenance and corporate reliability departments to develop maintenance plans to attain world class uptime.
• Understand and document equipment reliability requirements.
• Lead the Manufacturing Unit in aspects of the process related to automation and controls.
• Improve the efficiency and reliability of automation systems.
• Provide leadership in the assessment, analysis, monitoring and measurement of recovery performance
• Evaluate opportunities to invest capital funds.
• Ensure projects are delivered within cost parameters.
• Manage the repair and maintenance budget.
• Manage the capital project process and maintain a 5-year CapEx plan.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees