Associate Maintenance Leader

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:

Our Davenport Casting facility is seeking to add a talented Maintenance Supervisor to its team. The purpose of this role is to analyze, recommend improvements, efficiently organize and manage the direction of maintenance area work teams and processes for the achievement of both short-term and long-term objectives in safety and compliance, equipment reliability, product quality and cost reduction.

Responsibilities Include:

• Manage assigned department to cost effectively supply services to sustain the quality and throughput requirements of the plant.
• Provide effective leadership for maintenance employees under direct supervision in meeting departmental goals.
• Operate safely and within all applicable laws, regulations and company policy.
• Implement and monitor safety programs and performance.
• Implement and monitor proactive maintenance work methods.
• Control and reduce operating costs for assigned cost centers.
• Develop a skilled team through training, performance measurement and feedback.
• Study and standardize procedures to continuously improve the efficient use of financial and human resources in the performance of duties.
• Develop and initiate yearly departmental operation plans.
• Maintain a climate of consistency, trust and employee involvement.
• Provide effective communication link with all individuals and work groups across the department.
• Create and maintain work schedules to expedite work flow.
• Maintain the shops and associated equipment, to ensure continued operation of the plant.
• Plan and task work for the continuous (7 x 24) operation of the department.
• Implement the Reliability Roadmap objectives in your assigned area.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years industrial maintenance experience.
• Excellent leading, interpersonal, planning and organizing, time management and effective oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in a union environment preferred.
• Ability to engage, develop, and lead work groups to reach their maximum potential in achieving both short-term and long-term desired outcomes of the department.
• Ability to create a cooperative, safe, and productive work environment that seeks input from each worker.
• Ability to interpret and diagnose problems, accumulate significant data, seek contributions, sort data, and initiate actions to prevent or overcome problems.
• Ability to readily observe and define processes to generate ideas for improvements, to develop operating plans, and to operate to maximum efficiency and effectiveness.

Preferred:

• Bachelors of Science or Associates Degree.