Maintenance Planner & Scheduler

Novelis Warren Manufacturing Facility•Warren, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Novelis is a global leader in aluminum recycling and rolling, providing sustainable aluminum solutions for aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging, and specialty markets. With approximately 13,000 employees across 32 operating facilities on 4 continents, Novelis is driven by its purpose of shaping a sustainable world together. The Maintenance Planner & Scheduler role at the Warren plant is crucial for ensuring safe, efficient, and minimally disruptive maintenance activities. This position manages preventive and corrective maintenance using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), coordinating labor, materials, tools, and equipment. The role involves close collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, the Storeroom, contractors, and vendors to enhance plant reliability. The position reports to the EMRA Leader and does not have direct reports. Support outside of standard business hours, including weekends and holidays, is required for urgent maintenance needs.

Requirements

Trade school certificate or equivalent experience.
2 to 4 years of continuous experience in a manufacturing environment.
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.

Nice To Haves

SAP experience
2 years of supervisory experience.
Knowledge of coating technology, coiled sheet business, and CMMS programs
Bachelor’s degree

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.

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