Sr Automation Engineer
Novelis Terre Haute Manufacturing Facility
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Job summary
Novelis Terre Haute, Indiana, seeks a Senior Automation Engineer to optimize plant controls and drive improvements across rolling processes. You will lead troubleshooting, evaluate new technologies, and maintain automation software and drawings to support reliable operation.
The role requires deep experience with Level 2 automation and cross-functional collaboration with operators, electricians, and reliability teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical, controls, automation engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Five to ten years of electrical, controls, or automation engineering experience in a related manufacturing environment.
- Experience troubleshooting equipment and process issues and root-cause analysis for rolling process control systems.
- Knowledge of rolling theory and process fundamentals, including automatic flatness control, automatic gauge control, measurement systems, and control actuators.
- Experience with Level 2 automation systems and software such as Visual Basic, C, LabVIEW, LogicCAD, I/O Works, OpenVMS, or Windows.
- Working knowledge of automation platforms such as AutoMax, Allen-Bradley, Reliance, or Siemens.
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD, including the ability to make minor drawing updates.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to collaborate across levels of the organization.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to lead technical initiatives and build productive relationships across functions.
Responsibilities
- Identify opportunities to improve equipment and process safety while supporting compliance with requirements.
- Evaluate technologies and recommend solutions to improve quality, reliability, efficiency, and cost.
- Develop methods to optimize manufacturing processes and equipment performance.
- Provide advanced troubleshooting for PLCs, drives, mill automation, motors, and other control equipment.
- Maintain accurate equipment drawings, documentation, and system listings.
- Maintain automation software, backups, and disaster recovery plans.
- Use internal and external resources to strengthen technical knowledge and performance.
- Support Process Teams in prioritizing improvement activities aligned with plans.
- Provide technical leadership for improvement initiatives and capital projects.
- Collaborate with Reliability to support the Facility Reliability Master Plan.
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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.
The Novelis Terre Haute, Indiana, team is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to join our team. Reporting to the Associate EMRA, Rolling, this role ensures equipment and processes within the assigned area can sustainably meet plant and customer needs. The Senior Automation Engineer will evaluate new technologies, optimize process controls, lead advanced troubleshooting, and maintain accurate automation software, equipment drawings, system backups, and disaster recovery plans.
- Identify opportunities to improve equipment and process safety while supporting compliance with federal, state, local, and Novelis requirements.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve quality, reliability, efficiency, and cost performance.
- Develop methods and procedures to optimize manufacturing processes and equipment performance.
- Provide advanced troubleshooting support for process and equipment issues involving programmable logic controllers, drives, mill automation systems, motors, power distribution, and other process control equipment.
- Maintain accurate equipment drawings, technical documentation, and system listings that reflect the current configuration of assigned assets.
- Maintain automation software, current system backups, and effective disaster recovery plans.
- Use internal, corporate, and third-party resources to strengthen technical knowledge and improve process performance.
- Support Process Teams in prioritizing and managing improvement activities that align with annual and strategic plans.
- Provide technical leadership for improvement initiatives, including evaluating funding needs and supporting on-time, on-budget completion and sustainable results.
- Provide engineering expertise to the Reliability organization in support of the Facility Reliability Master Plan.
- Collaborate with operators, mechanics, electricians, planners, process leaders, shift specialists, and reliability leaders to improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Assist the Reliability organization with Root Cause Failure Analysis for significant equipment and process failures.
- Assess asset condition, life cycle, and capability to support the plant's business plan, and recommend appropriate equipment upgrades or replacements.
- Support the capital plan and assigned projects that contribute to the plant's annual and long-term objectives.
- Prepare technical specifications and facilitate the contractor and supplier bidding process.
- Coach and mentor team members on engineering practices and technical problem-solving.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical, controls, automation engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Five to ten years of electrical, controls, or automation engineering experience in a related manufacturing environment.
- Experience troubleshooting equipment and process issues and conducting root-cause analysis, particularly for rolling process control systems.
- Knowledge of rolling theory and process fundamentals, including automatic flatness control, automatic gauge control, measurement systems, and control actuators.
- Experience with Level 2 automation systems, including VME or server-based systems.
- Experience with Level 2 software and programming environments such as Visual Basic, C, LabVIEW, LogicCAD, I/O Works, OpenVMS, or Windows.
- Working knowledge of automation platforms such as AutoMax, Allen-Bradley, Reliance, or Siemens.
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD, including the ability to make minor drawing updates.
- Understanding of reliability practices, including the development of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for process equipment.
- Experience preparing technical specifications and supporting bids from contractors and suppliers.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to collaborate with employees across different levels of the organization.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to lead technical initiatives and build productive working relationships across functions.
- Master's degree in electrical, controls, automation engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Experience with rolling equipment and associated process control systems.
- Experience using advanced engineering and diagnostic tools, including finite element analysis, vibration analysis, lubrication analysis, or fast Fourier transform analysis.
- Experience supporting capital projects, reliability improvements, and process optimization in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience coaching or mentoring others in engineering practices and technical problem-solving.
- *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.
- * 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, programs for building healthy habits, 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
Novelis' Terre Haute facility is located in the center of the Wabash Valley about an hour drive from Indianapolis. The region is named for the nearby Wabash River. The facility's 175 employees produce world-class light gauge aluminum that is used in the production of aluminum foil containers and household foil. Through the Novelis Neighbor program employees enjoy long-term partnerships with the United Way Habitat for Humanity Salvation Army and many other nonprofits providing support in Safety STEM and Recycling. Home to five higher education institutions Terre Haute offers a host of cultural and recreational activities.
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.
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