Process Engineering Intern

NOVELIS; Bay Minette (AL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Job summary

Novelis Bay Minette is seeking a Process Engineer Intern to support manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives in aluminum operations. The role offers hands-on experience in process optimization, data analysis, and quality improvement within a manufacturing environment.

The intern will work with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Reliability, and Engineering teams to identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance while developing documentation and

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Materials).
• Junior, senior, or recent graduate standing.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication; ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Support process improvement projects across manufacturing operations.
• Analyze production, quality, and process data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Assist with troubleshooting process issues and implementing corrective actions.
• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities.
• Develop and update process documentation, work instructions, and SOPs.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support operational excellence.
• Track project progress and communicate findings to leadership.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture while adhering to standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (engineering)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job 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.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Novelis Bay Minette is seeking a Process Engineer Intern to support manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives within our aluminum operations. This internship provides hands‑on experience in process optimization, production support, data analysis, quality improvement, and operational excellence within a manufacturing environment. The Process Engineer Intern will work closely with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Reliability, and Engineering teams to identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance.

Responsibilities:

• Support process improvement projects across manufacturing operations.
• Analyze production, quality, and process data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Assist with troubleshooting process‑related issues and implementing corrective actions.
• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities.
• Develop and update process documentation, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support operational excellence initiatives.
• Track project progress and communicate findings, recommendations, and results to leadership.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture while adhering to site safety and environmental standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related engineering discipline.
• Junior, Senior, or recent graduate standing.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and critical‑thinking skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior internship, co‑op, laboratory, or manufacturing experience.
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting large data sets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, or other data analysis tools.
• Interest in manufacturing operations and process optimisation.
• Demonstrated leadership through work, academic projects, student organisations, or extracurricular activities.

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 in the marketplace, and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your family’s well‑being:

• Competitive pay

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, state or local laws.

Location Profile

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. 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.

Disclaimer

We encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:1. Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers - Novelis2. Verify any communication with us by contacting our talent team at Careers - Novelis