Mechanical Engineer II

Responsibilities

• Participate in & support all aspects of the Novelis safety systems and Safety Absolutes.
• Ensure work done aligns with all corporate, plant, and regulatory safety standards.
• Ensure safety is designed into all aspects of assigned projects.
• Ensure vendors and contractors meet Novelis safety requirements.
• Engage collaboratively & participate in support of the plant single-agenda and plant ethos.
• Provide Engineering Support for industrial continuous coating lines, multiple slitting machine centers, & facility systems.
• Provide specific support to fix equipment issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Develop & implement corrective and preventive actions to improve asset reliability.
• Lead and support capital projects & other improvement projects from a mechanical engineering standpoint collaborating for on-time & on-budget results.
• Support outages and shutdown work in coordination with reliability, operations & supply chain.
• Manage vendors, contractors, and internal project teams as needed.
• Support the site Reliability Excellence process through participation in and support of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, spares planning & management, reliability best practices, etc.
• Support the Novelis Operating System (NOS) as they relate to Reliability Excellence & Operator Care Practices.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering degree, or degree in related engineering field, required.
• Minimum 3 years of related industrial experience, including planning, specification, and implementation of engineering design projects.
• Experience in the aluminum industry preferred; experience with continuous flat rolled product process preferred.
• Technical and process management skills are needed in this position, with potential ability to work multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance processes is beneficial.
• Must possess strong decision making and problem-solving skills including the ability to solve problems while exhibiting practical judgment and realistic understanding of the issues involved.
• Ability to overcome obstacles and find reasonable resolutions to situations on a case-by-case basis as encountered.
• Must have the ability and confidence to make decisions relating to role’s accountabilities.
• Ability to exercise discretion when determining if direction from manager is needed.
• Ability to lead and participate collaboratively.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.