Maintenance Supervisor - Novelis Ashville Manufacturing Facility

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 13000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

Position Overview

The Novelis Ashville team is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor. This role will lead the maintenance crew to ensure safe, effective, and efficient continuous operational readiness through proactive maintenance and reliability of the facility and equipment. The Maintenance Supervisor will also assist with process changes, installations, repairs and providing data to improve maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Promote zero SIF (Serious Infury of Fatality) and EHS (Environmental Health Safety) incident culture, support and participate in incident investigations to determine root cause, identify preventive actions, and implement CAPA immediately.
• Communicate effectively with partners regarding EHS, people, quality, process, and equipment issues.
• Lead a crew of 4 technicians by developing personal and working relationships, listening to new insights and suggestions, and promoting participation in decision making.
• Conduct routine audits of EHS adherence, completeness, work order accuracy, housekeeping, etc.
• Complete prioritized daily maintenance activities (predictive, preventive, and breakdown maintenance) ensuring full utilization of the crew to minimize downtime
• Connect with Reliability (PDM, Predictive Maintenance) Technician and Engineers to solve problems to root cause, implement actions that prevent reoccurrence, improve operations, etc.
• Develop, schedule, and provide training for technicians in areas of weakness.
• Establish expectations, performance objectives and reviews for direct reports.
• Use a maintenance escalation chain to minimize response times.
• Manage and approve Technician timecards as required as well as manage overtime, vacations, and shift relief. (Update in Kronos)
• Assist in recruitment for maintenance personnel.
• Make sure all schedule work order needs to complete in system with notes what did.
• Improve technician skill level by given by training through online, offline and shopfloor training.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4-year degree, 2-year technical degree; or experience equivalent preferred (Electrical or Mechanical Engineering)
• CMRP (Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional) certified preferred
• 5+ years industrial maintenance experience
• Industrial utility and facility system knowledge
• Experience leading people
• Experience scheduling and planning of work and personnel
• Very high mechanical proficiency
• Experience using contractor management to perform project and maintenance activities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong electrical, PLC and controls experience is preferred
• CMMS knowledge preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Maintenance knowledge, skills, and abilities in electrical and mechanical machinery
• Maintenance planning and scheduling knowledge to complete planned work and record unplanned work
• Maintenance spare part knowledge to establish stocking levels and sourcing strategies
• Maintenance metrics knowledge to monitor, optimize and drive continuous improvement
• Strong leadership and ability to develop, direct and empower a highly effective maintenance team
• Effective communication skills to work with all levels of the plant organization, contractors, and vendors
• Proficient digital literacy to store, retrieve and analyze data in Operating Controls, Microsoft Office, and Artist and Oracle applications
• Problem-solving ability with industrial equipment
• Decision-making ability to overcome upset conditions
• Authentic hands-on approach

Physical Demands

Individuals for this position need to be able to sit, stand, walk, crouch, kneel, bend, stoop, climb stairs or ladders during the normal course of duties on a routine basis. Individuals would also need to be able to hear, speak, see (including near, far, and peripheral site), handle with fingers, hands, or arms; lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds; reach above, at or below shoulder level during the normal course of duties on a routine basis. Keyboarding is a routine function.

What We Offer:

Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits:

• Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
• Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
• Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, programs for building healthy habits, virtual physical therapy for joint, back, and pelvic health, health management programs and more.
• Diabetes Management Program
• Pet insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• PerkSpot Discount Program
• Tuition assistance and career development programs!

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Founded in 1971 Ashville is a finishing facility with coating capabilities. Employing around 190 people the facility primarily serves the Building & Construction and Commercial Transportation markets.

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.

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