Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability & Automation Leader (EMRA)

Novelis Greensboro Manufacturing Facility•Greensboro, GA

5d•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 Greensboro team is seeking an EMRA Leader to provide strategic leadership for engineering, maintenance, reliability, and asset management initiatives. This role is responsible for driving a culture of safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement while ensuring the reliability and performance of plant assets. The EMRA Leader partners closely with multi-functional teams to develop long-term capital and reliability strategies, optimize processes, support environmental, health and safety goals, and mentor a high-performing engineering and reliability organization.

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 good 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.
Understand 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.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Direct the EMRA Organization in implementing and practicing good safe working practices, through compliance with all federal, state, local and Novelis programs, procedures, and regulations.
Ensure that all engineering design efforts meet applicable standards, methods and practices, such as NEC, NFPA, ISO, OSHA, EPA, UL, etc.
Support the BBS process by actively facilitating and coaching all of the members of the EMRA Organization to engage in BBS observations.
Support the plant's effort on Novelis EHS Performance Standard.
Use the facilities internal and corporate resources, along with third parties to develop the engineering knowledge and skills required to continually enhance and optimize the processes' performance.
Drive improvement activities in support of the plants annual and strategic plans.
Provide leadership and guidance to ensure engineering/reliability activities related to PCT improvement activities are supported and funded appropriately, to ensure they are completed in a timely manner, on budget and sustained.
Ensure engineering support, expertise and guidance is given to the Reliability Organization to develop an appropriate Facility Reliability Master Plan.
Interact with operators, mechanics, electricians, planner, process leaders, shift specialist and reliability leaders on a regular basis to ensure the effectiveness of the PM/PdM system.
Ensure reliability is an integral part of all projects and process optimization activities.
Assist the engineering/reliability organization in coordinating and performing Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for all significant failures in the facility.
When new projects and/or changes are made to existing assets, involve the reliability organization to help ensure the appropriate training, communication, documentation and PM/PdM’s are available and/or are created.
Assess the current assets, relative to its life cycle and capability in achieving the LGVS’s business plan and recommend appropriate equipment changes to achieve and sustain it.
Evaluate and recommend changes and/or new technologies, which could differentiate Novelis in the market place 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 LGVS’s annual and strategic plans, ensuring the sustainability of the business.
Identify and provide for the extended education needs such as workshops, classes, lectures, discussion groups, etc to support the EMRA Department.
Provide coaching and mentoring to members of the organization in the area of EMRA Excellence.
Review and develop, in conjunction with HR, appropriate succession plans and hiring procedures and practices for the engineering organization, including Job Descriptions.
Develop a training program for new personnel coming into the EMRA Organization.
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.

Benefits

Paid parental Leave
Adoption Assistance
Fertility Treatment
Childcare Discount
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