Associate Engineering Leader

Position Overview

The primary role of the Associate EMRA Leader of Engineering is to ensure that the Fairmont facilities assets are capable of meeting our customer and the Light Gauge Value Stream needs, on a sustainable and accountable basis. The incumbent must continually evaluate and recommend new or developing technologies which may help improve the EHS, quality and cost performance. He/She will develop methods, procedures and people to support the optimization of the facilities processes.  He/she is responsible for assisting in the development of an annual five (5) year capital plan which supports the sustainability of the Fairmont facilities business objectives. Novelis is the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, producing an estimated 19 percent of the world's flat-rolled aluminum products. We work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, beverage can, automotive and high-end specialty markets.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities: 

• Directs the Engineers 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 SIF Top Ten List corrective actions/projects and lead Subject Matter Expert Areas in plant Safety.
• Lead the plants effort on a Novelis EHS Performance Standard.
• Utilize 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 process improvement activities are supported and funded appropriately, to ensure they are completed in a timely manner, on budget and sustained.
• Assess the current assets, relative to its life cycle and capability in achieving Fairmont’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 marketplace through product quality, shorter lead times, cost, reduction in environment footprint and energy consumption, improved safety and health, etc.
• Assist with development and implementation of an annual and five (5) year capital plan, which supports the annual and strategic plans, ensuring the sustainability of the business.
• Ensures all engineers are completing their assigned projects on time and within budget
• Identify and provide for the extended education needs such as workshops, classes, lectures, discussion groups, etc to support the Engineers
• Provide coaching and mentoring to direct reports
• Actively manage performance management cycle
• Develop a training program for new personnel coming into the Engineering group

To be considered, the candidate must have:

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in the field of engineering in a management or leadership role.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, or Automation Engineering
• Effective organizational skills and ability to work with various 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, Microsoft Project
• Ability to write specifications and facilitate bids from contractors and suppliers.
• Fundamental knowledge of AutoCad, with the ability to make minor changes to drawings.
• Ability to troubleshoot 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.

 

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Location Profile

Novelis’ Fairmont facility -- approximately an hour and a half from Pittsburgh -- has operated in the North-Central region of West Virginia for 100 years. With nearly 200 employees the site supplies domestic and international customers with more than 435 different types of rolle