Automation Engineer - Bay Minette, United States - Novelis North America HQ

Description

Position Overview:

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 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents and is investing billions to build a new low-carbon recycling and rolling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama. The highly advanced facility will serve growing demand for aluminum beverage can sheet in North America. The new facility will also serve the automotive market, where aluminum is the fastest growing material as automakers make plans to achieve their sustainability goals. It will aim to be net carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2, be powered primarily by renewable energy, use recycled water and be a zero-waste facility.

The Novelis Bay Minette, AL team is seeking a Hot Mill Automation Engineer to work on site. The person in this role will report to the Hot Mill EMRA Leader. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading systems engineering and providing support in the areas of automation and computer systems to contribute to the achievement of the plants safety, quality, sustainability and budget objectives. This position will guide and manage the activities of others related to reliability/maintenance, Information Technology (IT), Industry 5.0 and keep current with the constantly evolving technology, balancing it with the needs of the operations to bring forth improvements in automated systems and methods.

Responsibilities:

• Embrace the Novelis Safety Principles to build a zero-injury culture and the Novelis cultural beliefs of Be Open, Build Trust, Say Anything and Be Authentic
• Assist in troubleshooting, advanced analysis and identify areas of potential advancements in the processes, equipment, and facilities to achieve increased profitability through reduced costs, increased efficiency, improved quality, increase production output and optimized equipment uptime.
• Support the aluminum manufacturing process by working closely with the Operations, Engineering, Administrative, and Process groups.
• Work closely with the Automation, Reliability & Engineering Managers, develop conceptual and functional requirements for short- and long-term process and equipment development (facility planning) consistent with the business plan.
• Assignment to an on-call rotation to provide after-hours and weekend support as the need arises to assist maintenance in the troubleshooting and resolution of issues having an immediate impact on plant performance. This can involve providing direction/mentorship remotely and/or onsite.
• Technically lead maintenance technicians and engineers as needed- to resolve and prevent maintenance and engineering problems and to develop training programs on processes and equipment for the maintenance staffs.
• Application of state-of-the-art technology and techniques to resolve complex problems related to Automation, Process Control and Rolling applications.
• Training teams on subject relates to Automation, Process Control and Rolling applications.
• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers and other technical resources inside and outside of the Site and Company
• Is responsible for the full scope of the automation and controls projects including budget control, schedule, and compliance with safety, environmental and sustainability requirements, to assure performance against expectations.
• Review Site equipment and technology for robustness, reliability and obsolescence. Where necessary, develop plans for modifications and/or upgrades.
• Prepare and present robust capital expenditure estimates, schedules and requests, including sound financial analysis/justification, for management approval.
• Constantly search for innovations and continuous improvement.
• Anticipate and lead capital projects from conceptual to implementation phases
• Lead development of Level 0 (sensors and actuators), Level I and Level II (process automation) and to support the plant and personnel in a timely manner.
• Communication interface with plant utilities (power distribution, water, compressed air, etc.).
• Interface with the Information Technology department on regular maintenance and upgrade of PCs, servers, software, and other associated equipment.
• Drive the deployment of digital capabilities via Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and incorporate industry best practices. Expand the application of data capturing & contextualization to the next level by embracing the latest trends in manufacturing such as digitalization and Industry 5.0.
• Resolve and implement automation solutions for monitoring of environmental regulations and process and/or system improvements.
• Interact with internal customers to provide support, mentor, and needed assistance to meet safety, quality, reliability, and cost goals.
• Influence regional and/or global decision-making by preparing and presenting technical information to senior management on matters with significant business impact, such as regional/multi-site capital expenditures or regional process/product improvements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Electrical, Mechatronics, or Automation Engineering.
• 5+ years of progressive experience.
• Working experience in the field of factory automation, network, controls, and instrumentation.
• Automation knowledge and background.
• Experience with design and program logic for PLCs and HMIs (Siemens preferred).
• Good methodical aptitude for equipment problem-solving and related issues.
• Project management skills
• Result oriented and decision-making capability.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to advise, lead and develop other personnel to accomplish personal, plant and corporate objectives
• Excellent communication (oral and written) skills; ability to connect with all levels in the organization
• Desire to take initiative and develop a pro-active relationship with employees through follow-up, understanding their needs and encouraging a collaborative relationship
• Able to travel up to 50% (North America and Internationally) in the first 3 years.
• Ability to legally work in the United State of America.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge and working experience with Industry 4.0 or 5.0 technologies.
• Steel or Aluminum Rolling process.
• Proficiency in Historian (ibaPDA systems).
• Basic understanding of capabilities for controls and servo systems and an understanding of maintenance procedures and principles of equipment reliability.
• Experienced in trouble shooting mechanical systems including pneumatics, tooling issues, measurement feedback systems, and basic design robustness.

Novelis newly announced Bay Minette facility will be located 35 miles northeast of Mobile AL and 45 miles west of Pensacola FL and is expected to create approximately 1000 high-paying advanced careers in modern manufacturing and become fully operational in 2025. This highly advanced rolling and recycling facility will be the first of its kind. It will primarily serve our customers in the beverage can and automotive markets. Novelis is committed to the community and will actively build partnerships in Baldwin County focused on recycling STEM education and workforce development. At Novelis we believe our culture of collaboration is our competitive advantage and we would love for you to consider building a career with us.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.