What are the responsibilities and job description for the Automation Engineer position at Novelis?
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.
Position Overview
Novelis – Guthrie, KY is seeking an Automation Engineer to join the team in our newest Automotive Finishing plant in Guthrie, KY. The Automation Engineer is responsible for managing systems in the areas of automation and computer systems to contribute to the achievement of the Manufacturing Unit's safety, quality, and cost objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of plant MES system and manufacturing process automation systems.
- Plant and process database management.
- Manage scripting interfaces and messaging between MES and sub-systems.
- Maintenance of an automation cluster and application including server, storage and virtual environment.
- Maintain backup strategy of all automation devices for data recovery.
- Participate in the deployment of O.S. and specific application update on all automation devices.
- Support IT with firewall rules implementation.
- Application of innovative technology and techniques to resolve complex engineering problems.
- Performs special study programs involving technical data of a complex nature.
- Support manufacturing by working closely with the Operations, Engineering and Process Groups
- Work closely with all suppliers to ensure they follow Novelis network security requirements while accessing automation systems.
- Set up and maintain work procedures and solving processes for automation systems.
- Provide operator, engineers, and maintenance training programs.
- Must be willing to keep current with the ever-changing technology, balancing it with the needs of the operations to bring forth improvements in process control, process automation and process management systems and methods.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering, computer science or in engineering field relevant to automation applications or networking.
- Strong communication skills required.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing team environment.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with SQL programming and relational databases (MS SQL Server, T-SQL preferred)
- Experience with object-oriented programming languages and scripting (C# preferred).
- Experience with application messaging (MSMQ preferred).
- Experience with web development (RESTful APIs, Angular, NodeJS preferred).
- Experience in multi-threaded applications' development.
- Experience with version control (Git preferred) and DevOps (Azure DevOps preferred).
- Experience in Windows operating system management and configuration, including user management (AD).
- Experience with network management (Cisco preferred).
- Experience with virtualization (VMware vSphere preferred).
- Experience with OPC (Kepware preferred).
- Experience in building client/server applications HMI/SCADA systems (WinCC preferred).
- Experience in PLC systems such as Siemens TIA Portal is a plus.
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 by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits:
- Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
- Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
- Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, 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!
Location Profile
Novelis’ Guthrie facility is located in Guthrie Kentucky approximately 30 minutes from the Tennessee state line near Clarksville Tennessee and Hopkinsville Kentucky. As Novelis’ newest facility Guthrie will house a heat treatment and pretreatment line that will serve the North American automotive market and employ 125 residents. In addition to hunting fishing and hiking residents enjoy the Guthrie Transportation Museum which is the hub of the city’s renewal efforts. The Guthrie team enjoys partnerships with Hopkinsville Community College Todd County High School Guthrie Fire Department and several local Rotary Clubs.
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.
