Production Supervisor

Position Overview

The Novelis Uhrichsville team is seeking an Associate Operations Leader to join our team. This position works closely with various line and staff personnel at all levels of the organization. It provides guidance for continuous improvement projects, troubleshooting of various manufacturing operations, maintenance diagnostic work, developing standard operating procedures, employee training and assessment, quality issue resolution, and employee engagement. As a leader at Novelis, it will be expected for you to cascade our cultural beliefs and drive our Focused 5.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• Embrace the Novelis Safety Absolutes to build a zero-injury culture and the Novelis cultural beliefs to support our 24/7 operations
• Schedule and direct employees in assignment and completion of production work. Creates and trains a team of workers to achieve or exceed budgeted production goals while maintaining compliance with environmental and other regulatory requirements
• Checks the types, location, quantity, and availability of materials needed to complete the production requirements for the shift. Checks records from previous shift, and alerts maintenance of potential equipment problems. Directs incoming material shipments where, when and how to unload.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet schedules. Determines overtime work schedule and approves employee time in Kronos.
• Completes all production information to be entered.
• Interprets instructions, specifications, or job orders to employees.
• Monitors production output and quality data. Maintains time and production records. Compiles reports for management review. Provides hands-on operation of furnaces with responsibility for optimizing recoveries.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase employee efficiency.
• Analyzes and resolves or assists workers in resolving work related problems.
• Conducts meetings with employees and ensures compliance with all health, safety and environmental regulations, and company policies and procedures.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments or shifts.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Novelis policies and applicable laws.
• Work collaboratively with Maintenance and Engineering departments to support initiatives and activities for reliable people, processes, and equipment.
• Assist in the development and refining of training programs

 

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years as an Operations Supervisor
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to work with both internal and external customers, suppliers and contractors
• Solid understanding of lean manufacturing or World Class Manufacturing
• Ability to solve problems while exhibiting judgment and a realistic understanding of the issues involved.
• Ability to achieve results, manage multiple tasks and objectives in parallel and manage the technical and social issues associated with change
• Success in driving a positive culture of teamwork, accountability and employee development

Location Profile

Opened in 1985 the Uhrichsville facility produces flat rolled aluminum sheet. The rolling mill cold rolls aluminum sheet to a desired gauge anneals to temper levels and slits the rolled sheet to size. Employing more than 350 people the facility produces aluminum sheet for building and construction automotive distribution transportation and consumer durable applications.Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.