Coordinate incoming material deliveries and support efficient material flow throughout the facility.
Support First Line Leader (FLL) initiatives and projects that promote safety, employee development, continuous improvement, and business performance.
Adjust work procedures and employee assignments to meet changing production schedules and operating priorities.
Support workforce scheduling, overtime planning, and employee timekeeping activities using Kronos.
Lead training activities related to new processes, equipment, and systems, including Kronos, SAP, and the Novelis Operating System (NOS).
Ensure the Novelis Operating System is implemented and maintained according to established standards.
Maintain accurate production records, reporting, and operational documentation.
Communicate production requirements, work instructions, specifications, and operating expectations to employees.
Monitor production output, quality, and operating performance and prepare reports for leadership review.
Support furnace operations and process optimization efforts to improve recoveries and operating performance.
Identify opportunities to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and employee efficiency.
Investigate operating issues, support root-cause problem solving, and implement corrective actions as needed.
Conduct employee meetings and reinforce compliance with safety, environmental, and operational requirements.
Provide supervisory coverage on weekends, nights, holidays, and other periods as required.
Partner with Maintenance and Engineering teams to support reliable people, processes, and equipment.
Complete additional duties and projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or GED and two to three years of directly related supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and related leadership experience.
Experience leading employees in a manufacturing, industrial, or production environment.
Ability to read, interpret, and apply safety rules, operating procedures, technical instructions, and production documentation.
Ability to communicate effectively with employees, leadership teams, and cross-functional partners.
Ability to analyze information, solve operational problems, and make sound business decisions.
Experience developing, implementing, and managing operational processes and procedures.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.
Ability to work independently while leading teams toward operational and business objectives.
Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Valid driver's license.
Preferred Qualifications
Associate's degree or higher in manufacturing, business, engineering, operations management, or a related field.
Experience using SAP, Kronos, or other manufacturing and workforce management systems.
Experience with the Novelis Operating System or other continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience leading employee training and skills development programs.
Experience supporting safety, quality, productivity, and cost improvement initiatives.
Experience in aluminum manufacturing, metals production, or a related industrial environment.
Experience working with production reporting, inventory management, and operational performance metrics.
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.
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 industry benefits:
Family Growth Programs: Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility treatment, childcare discounts, and nursing parent support.
Employee Assistance Programs: Free resources available 24/7 to employees and their families in the areas of mental health, family life, career support, and financial guidance.
Wellness Programs: Incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending accounts, healthy habit programs, 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.
Location Profile
The finishing mill in Lincolnshire Illinois is located 26 miles from Chicago and was established in 1966. The facility cold rolls aluminum to a desired gauges anneals to tempers levels and slits the rolled sheet to size. The facility which employees around 100 people produces mill finish coils for the building construction and transportation industries where its’ products are used for gutters siding soffits and facia. Lincolnshire is committed to the local community through its ongoing volunteer initiatives with a number of local organizations.
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.
Disclaimer
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