Product Performance Engineer
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 headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis operates 32 facilities across 4 continents and employs approximately 13,000 people. The North America Technical team is seeking a Product Performance Engineer for its new facility in Bay Minette, Alabama. This role is crucial for supporting the qualification and ongoing customer support of aluminum beverage can and automotive sheet products manufactured at the Bay Minette facility. It acts as a vital link between manufacturing, commercial, and technical service teams to ensure successful product qualification, production transition, and consistent customer satisfaction throughout the product lifecycle. The engineer will collaborate with Bay Minette’s Product, Process Engineering, and Commercial Technical Services teams to coordinate qualification programs, provide technical support, resolve customer issues, and ensure optimal product performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical or materials engineering.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in aluminum sheet manufacturing or beverage can-making operation roles.
- Strong analytical skills with demonstrated experience in statistical analysis, process capability evaluation, and visualization of product performance trends.
- Proven ability to communicate and collaborate across functions and locations.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and make sound technical decisions in customer-facing and manufacturing environments.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically to customer locations to support product qualifications, and customer performance evaluations.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in related field
- Previous experience in a large, high volume manufacturing environment
- Experience in managing/supervising others with demonstrated results.
Responsibilities
- Be a role model for safety; demonstrating behaviors that align with the Novelis Safety Absolutes and Safety Principles to build a zero-injury culture.
- Partner closely with Commercial Managers and Technical Service team to support customer qualification activities for new Beverage/Packaging products produced at Bay Minette.
- Act as the Voice of the Customer (VOC) champion for Bay Minette, coordinating the communication of customer requirements, qualification feedback, product performance results, and emerging market needs to support successful product commercialization and continuous improvement throughout the product lifecycle.
- Coordinate, at the plant level, the transition of newly qualified products into commercial manufacturing.
- Monitor product and process data including mechanical properties, earing, gauge control, flatness, surface quality, formability, and coating.
- Evaluate can manufacturing process performance against customer specifications, critical output variables and Bay Minette’s plant operational metrics.
- Promptly respond to customer, commercial team, and technical service inquiries regarding current product capabilities, manufacturing histories, and product/process performance.
- Provide technical support during customer issue investigations and quality incidents.
- Coordinate metallurgical, quality, and statistical analyses required to assess product performance and issue resolution.
- Lead root cause investigations related to product performance concerns.
- Coordinate corrective and preventive actions with Product Development, Operations, Quality, and Technical Service teams.
- 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
- 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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
