Reliability Engineer II

Novelis is the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, producing an estimated 19 percent of the world’s flat-rolled aluminum products. We work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, beverage can, automotive and high-end specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Novelis has approximately 14,650 employees in 33 operating facilities on four continents and is investing close to $1.5 billion in global rolling and recycling expansions to meet the growing demand for our premium product.

The Novelis Terre Haute, IN team is seeking a dynamic and experienced Reliability Engineer for our container and foil rolling and finishing plant. The ideal candidate will be responsible for improving manufacturing performance and equipment reliability by reducing machine downtime and unscheduled maintenance. This position will own and drive the reliability of the cold rolling mills and finishing lines in alignment with the facility’s operational excellence targets.

A successful candidate will be self-directed and will have the ability to communicate with team members at all levels.

• Facilitate and drive the Condition Monitoring Program, as it pertains to Predictive and Preventive Maintenance, Infrared Thermography, Tribology, Ultrasonic, Vibration Analysis, Motor Circuit Analysis, etc.
• Providing technical expertise to execute cost effective preventive and predictive asset strategies to achieve best in class availability and reliability of the plant process equipment
• Providing support for equipment related loss investigations to determine causal factors and provide technical recommendations and mitigation plans to prevent reoccurrence
• Collaborating with operations, maintenance, engineering, procurement, and other identified stakeholders to drive improved asset availability and support fit for purpose training on reliability work processes and practices
• Support equipment related data capture for analysis and trending to establish equipment health, evaluation of risk, identifying bad actors and opportunities for improvement
• Publishing Reliability Key Performance Indicators to measure and improve Reliability performance of the equipment assets and reliability related work processes
• Assessing Equipment Criticalities and assist in developing Asset Strategies to achieve cost effective reliability, availability, and performance of the plant equipment
• Ensuring the facility’s assets are operating reliably, efficiently, and compliant with all safety guidelines and government regulations
• Assist in developing 1-year and 3-year Reliability Roadmap Plans to improve equipment availability and performance
• Assist in supporting Maintenance in the development of forward‑looking multi‑year equipment replacement and overhaul plans
• Identifying opportunities to use reliability best practices, technology, automation, and Artificial Intelligence to promote cost effective asset care and performance
• Supporting Maintenance in the review and rationalization and optimization of effective PM plans
• Utilizes communication skills to establish partnerships across to the site to achieve plant performance goals
• Working a flexible schedule, including occasional weekend duty as necessary to manage facility performance

• Bachelor of Science Degree or combination of post‑secondary education and related experience preferred
• Five (5) or more years of experience in Maintenance, Engineering, or Operations, Aluminum industry preferred
• Experience in developing and implementing improvement processes and projects
• Knowledge of reliability centered maintenance and ability to facilitate investigations and develop mitigation plans to address findings
• Experience with maintenance best practices such as Precision Maintenance techniques (e.g., dynamic balancing, equipment alignment, equipment repair standards, etc.)
• Experience with predictive maintenance technologies (i.e., Vibration, Tribology, Thermography, Ultrasound, Motor Circuit Analysis)
• Knowledge and/or experience with Process Control
• Experience with proactive reliability tools and…