Recycling Project Lead

Position Overview

Recycling Project Lead

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 11,600 employees in 25 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 North America (NNA) team is seeking a Project Lead, Recycling. The person in this role will report to the Director Recycling Strategy. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining, developing, and leading efforts for recycling projects through strong cross functional team collaboration, using continuous improvement methodologies and sophisticated technologies to ensure North America metal procurement and recycling operations deliver the focused five results.

This role will partner with many stakeholder groups (Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, MMP, Quality, Safety, Tollers, Finance, etc) to deliver improved recycle content, recycling asset efficiency/optimization, and overall increased harmonies and efficiency throughout the North America network.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Lead and support multiple projects to enable NNA’s achievement of short- & long-term sustainability goals (reducing prime consumption/improving recycle content, automotive scrap alloy segregation, end of life scrap, etc)
• Lead regional expectations by developing effective collaboration and communications with internal partners to deliver on alignment and recycling asset optimization projects
• Lead the efforts of recycling department in various strategic capital initiatives, overall strategy for third party toller network along with qualification of key metal suppliers (i.e. sheet ingot suppliers)
• Demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of innovative technology in the aluminum industry and apply this to the development, execution and improvement of project activities including but not limited to growing scrap availability in North America (i.e. UBC, End of Life, etc)
• Build & maintain partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; resolving and carrying out vital project plans, supervising progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to adventurous demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities
• Meet challenging deadlines by efficiently leading project resources, achievement monitoring, tracking & managing project lifecycle. Enable timely resolution of conflicts, coordinate actions by crafting an accountable environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, master’s degree in Engineering preferred
• 6 years’ experience in Aluminum industry
• Experience with Engineering; Supply Chain; Operations preferred
• Problem solving skills
• Communication skills
• Collaboration with internal/external parties
• Project Management

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

Novelis recognizes its dedicated and diverse workforce as a key driven 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.

This role offers a hybrid schedule. Novelis is committed to a Flex Work approach that empowers employees to maintain work-life balance while enjoying the benefits of a collaborative office environment.

Location Profile

Novelis’ Global Corporate Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta Georgia and employs approximately 250 people. It is co-located with Novelis’ North America regional office which employs approximately 225 people. Supporting its 24 operations worldwide Novelis’ corporate office is home to the executive leadership team and global functions that support the automotive beverage can and high-end specialties value streams. The City of Atlanta provides a diverse and family-friendly place to live with countless museums cultural organizations and educational institutions including the Georgia Aquarium Woodruff Arts Center CNN Center Georgia Tech and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the Atlanta area Novelis has strong community partnerships with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity GeorgiaFIRST and Agape Youth and Family Center in addition to many local museums and community groups. 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.