Senior Electrical Engineer

Novelis Group; Bay Minette (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

HSA and HRA

Life insurance

Paid vacation

401(k) with company match

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Novelis Bay Minette, AL is seeking an Electrical Engineer on site to join the EMRA team. You will work with operations, maintenance, and process groups to enhance safety, quality and efficiency while advancing automated systems.

The role requires a BS in EE and 3+ years in factory electrical engineering, plus experience with PLCs, HMIs, motor drives, and power distribution. You will participate in capital projects, provide after-hours support, and mentor other staff.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering
• 3+ years of progressive experience
• Experience in factory electrical engineering
• Knowledge of electric motor and drive systems
• Experience with design and program logic for PLCs and HMIs (AB Studio 5000, PowerFlex VFDs, FactoryTalk View SE/ME)

Responsibilities

• Embrace safety principles to build a zero-injury culture and align with Novelis beliefs.
• Analyze processes and equipment to identify improvements for profitability, efficiency, quality, and uptime.
• Support manufacturing by working with Operations, Engineering, Administrative, and Process groups.
• Develop conceptual and functional requirements for short- and long-term process/equipment development.
• Provide after-hours and weekend support to maintain plant performance.
• Assist maintenance staff and engineers with problem resolution and training on processes and equipment.
• Apply innovative technology to resolve complex electrical controls problems in recycle, remelt and casting.
• Cross-train with teams on electrical controls for recycle, remelt and casting.
• Review equipment for robustness and plan upgrades; pursue continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support capital projects from concept to implementation and communicate with power distribution teams.
• Adhere to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, IATF 16949:2016, and ASI certifications.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

PLC programming

Motor & drive systems

HMI (FactoryTalk)

Power distribution

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley Studio 5000

PowerFlex VFDs

FactoryTalk View SE/ME

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

The Novelis Bay Minette, AL team is seeking an Electrical Engineer to work on site. This role will report to the Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability & Automation (EMRA) Leader of the hiring Manufacturing Unit. The ideal candidate will be responsible for electrical engineering and contribute to the achievement of the plant’s safety, quality, sustainability and budget objectives. This position will work with other electrical engineering teammates and work to 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 Build Trust, Say Anything, Be Authentic and Be Open.
• Analyze advanced analyses and identify areas of potential advancements in the processes, equipment, and facilities to achieve increased profitability through reduced costs, increased efficiency, improved quality, increased 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 to develop conceptual and functional requirements for short- and long-term process and equipment development (facility planning) consistent with the business plan.
• Provide after-hours and weekend support as needed to assist maintenance in the resolution of issues having an immediate impact on plant performance. This can involve providing direction/mentorship remotely and/or onsite.
• Support maintenance technicians and engineers to resolve and prevent maintenance and engineering problems and to develop training programs on processes and equipment for the maintenance staff.
• Apply innovative technology and techniques to resolve complex problems related to recycle, remelt and casting electrical controls
• Cross-train with teams on subjects pertaining to electrical controls for recycle, remelt and casting applications.
• Review Site equipment and technology for robustness, reliability, and obsolescence. Develop plans for modifications and/or upgrades as needed.
• Constantly search for innovations and continuous improvement.
• Support and assist on capital projects from conceptual to implementation phases
• Handle communication between plant electrical supply (power distribution).
• Implement electrical engineering solutions for environmental regulations and processes and/or system improvements.
• Interact with internal collaborators to 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
• Adhere to and support company quality, environmental, health & safety, and certification standards, including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, IATF 16949:2016, and ASI Certifications, where applicable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 3+ years of progressive experience.
• Work experience in the field of factory electrical engineering
• Knowledge of electric motor and drive systems
• Experience with design and program logic for PLCs and HMIs (Allen Bradley(Rockwell) studio 5000, PowerFlex VFDs, and Factory Talk View SE/ME experience preferred).
• Methodical equipment problem-solving skills
• Good project management skills
• Result oriented and decision-making capabilities
• Strong collaboration skills; ability to support, 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
• Ability to travel up to 10% (Domestic and International)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Steel or Aluminum recycle, remelt and casting process experience.
• Proficiency in Historian (iba/PDA systems).
• Knowledge of large industrial combustion systems is desirable
• Basic understanding of capabilities for controls and servo systems and an understanding of maintenance procedures and principles of equipment reliability.
• Experience in troubleshooting mechanical systems including hydraulics, pneumatics, tooling issues, measurement feedback systems, and basic design robustness.

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

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts – Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retirement savings plans – medical and prescription drug coverage through private exchange
• Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance

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.