World Class Manufacturing Coordinator

Position Overview

Who we are

Novelis is driven by its purpose to shape a sustainable world together.

As a global leader in innovative products and services and the world's largest recycler of aluminum, we partner with customers in the automotive, beverage can, aerospace and specialties industries to deliver solutions that improve the benefits of balanced lightweight aluminum.

We have a coordinated network of technically sophisticated rolling and recycling plants as well as foundries across 33 facilities in 9 countries throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia with 12,690 employees worldwide. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, USA.

Our customers include some of the largest and best-known brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Ford, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Nespresso, Samsung, and others. In addition, Novelis is leading the industry with its sustainability and recycling efforts.

Become part of our mission to create a sustainable world and start as soon as possible at our location in Latchford, Warrington as:  WCM (NOS) Co-Ordinator

(f/m/d)

Responsibilities & Qualifications

What awaits you:

The position coordinates the implementation, development and sustaining of Novelis Operating System (NOS) in a Novelis small plant (less than 500 employees) to improve its operational performance in alignment with Focused 5.

The incumbent is also responsible for supporting and coaching the plant leadership on the adoption of WCM (NOS) as its only management system, improving the performance though the eradication of losses with the engagement of 100% of the employees

How you convince us:

Since the company‘s launch of the Focused 5 initiative, and now the 3x30 Vision, Novelis has been successfully improving its operational performance year over year. However, in a market with fast and frequent changes, setting higher standards in quality, cost and delivery, it is imperative that we accelerate the improvements in a consistent and sustainable way.

WCM (NOS) is a management system that encompasses Total Quality, TPM and Lean/6 Sigma practices in a systemic approach focused on the identification, measurement, eradication and prevention of losses. It is based on the involvement and empowerment of operational teams starting from operators at shop floor, allowing them to be fully accountable for delivering results 24/7.

The Novelis Operating System that will define the way we operate our plants at the highest operational standards and performance levels.

This position leads the program implementation and its sustainability at the plant level, in close coordination with the Plant Manager, the plant leadership and NOS Regional Manager.

To achieve this goal, the incumbent is expected to:

• Ensure the standard execution of WCM (NOS) in her/his plant according to the program guidelines.
• Support the Plant Manager and her/his team in the program implementation, providing guidance, coaching and advice.
• Support and facilitate the Plant WCM (NOS) Steering Committee meetings.
• Be an expert resource in developing WCM (NOS) and achieving ongoing accreditation improvements, Route Map, methodological standards, business processes and training.
• Lead one of the plant’s pillars.
• Coordinate the WCM (NOS) activities among the plant pillars, the local functions and the steering committee.
• Develop and validate the plant WCM (NOS) masterplan and monitor its execution.
• Support the plant Steering Committee on the target definitions, loss intelligence process and improvement teams launch.
• Monitor program results in the plant and report it to the Steering Committee; implement action plans to eliminate deviations and ensure continuous progress.
• Interact with the WCM (NOS) Regional Coordinator to report progress, eliminate blockers, escalate issues and align on standards.

What Novelis offers you:

• A permanent position with the global pioneer for technology and sustainability in the future market of aluminum processing and recycling
• An attractive salary package as well as a company pension plan
• An open corporate culture with the opportunity to drive things forward and contribute ideas
• The opportunity to shape a sustainable world together

Have we caught your interest?

Then become part of our team! We are looking forward to your application!

You can apply easily with your resume via our application system in less than 5 minutes.

Please note that postal applications cannot be processed and considered.

We live diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, and identity.

Location Profile

The Novelis Latchford plant a suburb of Warrington Cheshire in England employs approximately 200 employees. It is one of Europe’s largest aluminium used beverage cans recycling plants and Europe’s largest closed-loop recycling operation for automotive aluminium rolled products with an annual recycling capacity of up to 195000 tonnes. The plant is an essential part of Novelis’ European production and collaborated with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to create the first closed-loop system in Europe with a dedicated railway service to efficiently deliver aluminium between Novelis and JLR’s production site in the UK.

The Latchford plant is committed to its community in supporting math and science education to local schools as well as sharing the value of safety and works with a local charitable foundation to sponsoring health. In addition Novelis UK supports the program “Every Can Counts” to actively promote can recycling across Europe.

Disclaimer

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