Training Leader

Position Overview

Come join a company that is investing and expanding! Novelis is the largest aluminum sheet provider to the automotive industry. Investing over $300 million to build a state of the art manufacturing unit, specifically designed to continue our growth in the automotive industry.

 

Producing more than a billion pounds of high-quality aluminum sheets each year, Oswego represents Novelis' first U.S. operation and stands today as the company's largest wholly-owned fabrication facility in North America. Equipped for aluminum scrap remelting, ingot casting and hot and cold rolling, Novelis Oswego generates premium aluminum products used primarily by the beverage can, building construction and automotive markets, as well as in multiple industrial product applications.

 

Novelis employees play a role in shaping a world of sustainable design, innovation, manufacturing excellence and closed-loop recycling. We pride ourselves on the depth of talent opportunities we offer for career advancement, education and management training.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Novelis has approximately 11,600 employees in 25 operating facilities on four continents and is making significant capital investments in recycling and rolling capacity in North America to meet an increasing customer demand. Novelis North America is co-located with its global headquarters and employs a network of 17 facilities to manufacture aluminum sheet for automotive, transportation, beverage cans, high-end specialty products, building materials and other industrial applications.

 

Position Overview

Novelis Oswego has an exciting opportunity for Plant Training Lead. The person in this role will report to the HR Manager. The ideal candidate will be responsible for promoting the training function as in terms of operational and organizational successes. This position will also ensure the efficiency of the Employee Development process in the unit, from orientation, to training and assessment, to the creation and the completion of developmental plans. This position is a critical to ensure we improve talent development across Oswego. Ensuring that all employees can develop themselves and have programs that help them feel empowered to grow is critical to maintaining the ongoing operation.

 

This role’s salary starts from $85,000.00 per year. Individual pay will vary based on qualifications, experience, and performance. In addition to base salary, this position includes participation in a short-term incentive plan (Plant Performance incentive - PPI).

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• Lead training coordinators within all departments to meet training objectives
• Responsible for maintaining costs within training budget to ensure maximum efficiency of budgetary funds.
• Anticipate future training requirements based on future operational and organization needs
• Responsible for workforce development initiatives to ensure ongoing talent pool of skilled and qualified craftsperson’s
• Serves as interface to community workforce development including technical development programs with local universities/colleges and businesses
• P-Tech & AMI/CCC Program Liaison
• Implement and complete training programs
• Lead all aspects of the plant Technical training plan with collaboration with NNA and Global resources
• Auditing and continuous improvement of training program
• Own hourly recruiting/bidding to include internal bidding process and collaborating with HRBP's for external recruiting
• Facilitate effective communication within the plant - goals and objectives, training measures, practices and procedures
• Ensure standardization of training across plant departments
• Develop and cultivate plant-wide systems for organizational development. This includes direct involvement in all phases of change management, strategic planning, implementation, integration and auditing.
• Responsible for the administration of the department Skill Based Pay process within the Craft and Technical positions
• Leading the future CCC Maintenance Tech Program

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field or 5 years experience in a training or human resource role
• Experience in leading others in a sophisticated and fast-paced environment with confirmed results, preferably manufacturing based
• Must be flexible and able to operate in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Excellent digital literacy with software application proficiency, including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office.
• Desire to take initiative and develop a pro-active relationship with employees and