Sr Mechanical Engineer- Casthouse

Position Overview

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.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Position Overview

The Novelis Bay Minette, AL team is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to work on site. This role will work under the Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability & Automation (EMRA) Leader of the Casthouse. The ideal candidate will be responsible for mechanical engineering and providing support to contribute to the achievement of the plant’s safety, quality, sustainability and budget objectives. This position will work with other mechanical engineering teammates and work to keep current with the constantly evolving technology, balancing it with the needs of the operations to bring forth improvements in existing systems and methods.

 

Responsibilities

• Embrace the Novelis Safety Principles to build a zero-injury culture and the Novelis cultural beliefs of Be Open, Build Trust, Say Anything, and Be Authentic.
• Identify areas of potential advancements in the processes, equipment, and facilities to achieve increased profitability through reduced costs, increased efficiency, improved quality, increase production output and optimized equipment uptime.
• Support the aluminum manufacturing process by working closely with the Operations, Engineering, Administrative, and Process groups.
• Provide after-hours and weekend support as needed to assist maintenance in the resolution of issues having an immediate impact on plant performance. This can involve providing direction/mentorship remotely and/or onsite.
• Lead maintenance technicians and engineers, as needed, to resolve and prevent maintenance and engineering problems and to develop training programs on processes and equipment for the maintenance staff.
• Train teams on subjects related to Mechanical Engineering as it applies to recycling, remelting and casting equipment.
• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers and other technical resources inside and outside of the Site and Company
• Review site equipment and technology for robustness, reliability and obsolescence. Develop plans for modifications and/or upgrades when needed.
• Assist and support capital projects from concept to implementation phases
• Use Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for Mechanical reliability. Provide data for the monthly Mechanical Reliability Dashboard.
• Develop and refine PM/PdM frequencies and the mechanical preventive/predictive maintenance program in a systematic, professional manner coordinating all efforts with operations, engineering and the electricians, to ensure the program is properly approved and endorsed.
• Interact with operators, mechanical technicians, planners, process leaders, and engineers on a regular basis to handle the efficiency of the PM/PdM system.
• Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
• Ensure all equipment modifications and selection of replacement or new equipment meet corporate standards for standardization of components and ease of maintenance, and company and governmental safety and health rules and regulations.

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of professional experience
• Experience supporting the process groups and the maintenance groups in a self-managed team environment
• Good methodical skills in equipment problem-solving and related issues.
• Leadership skills to advise, lead and develop other personnel to accomplish personal, plant and corporate objectives
• Excellent communication (oral and written) skills; ability to connect with all levels in the organization
• Project management skills
• Experience developing scope of work using P&ID's, specifications, and project requirements to specify and complete the mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic aspects of the scope.
• Digital literacy with software applications proficiency, including Microsoft Office, AUTOCAD.
• Desire to take initiative and develop a pro-active relationship with employees through follow-up, understanding their needs and encouraging a collaborative relationship
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Steel or Aluminum recycling and remelt processes.
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