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 Plant IT Lead is an on-site IT plant leader supporting the Plant IT Manager and serving as the primary technology execution and solutions leader at the plant and also supports Regional and Global Manufacturing IT projects / initiatives. This role owns day-to-day plant IT solution needs, provides hands-on leadership to desk-side teams and contractors, and acts as the senior “boots on the ground” IT escalation point for the plant.
Responsibilities
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Support the Plant IT Manager and serve as a primary customer concern point of contact for plant IT issues.
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Translate plant operational needs into actionable IT solutions in partnership with the Plant IT Manager.
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Ensure stable operation, uptime, and performance of plant IT systems and infrastructure.
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Provide visible leadership on the plant floor during normal operations, outages, shutdowns, and commissioning events.
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Coach, mentor, and guide desk-side support teams, and contractors.
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Assist with daily priorities, provide technical direction, and ensure effective coverage for plant IT services.
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Support deep technical capability and ownership within the on-site IT team.
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Act as a domain expert in IT infrastructure, business processes, system integration, and/or IT/OT convergence.
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Support and lead plant and or Global / Regional level solution design, implementation, integration, and problem solving.
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Partner with application, infrastructure, OT, and cybersecurity teams to deliver compliant solutions.
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Support plant readiness, cutover, and stabilization for upgrades and new deployments.
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Ensure alignment to IT governance, cybersecurity, safety, and architecture standards.
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Support audits, self-assessments, and remediation activities related to plant IT systems.
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Identify and proactively mitigate operational, cybersecurity, and technology risks.
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Adhere to and support company quality, environmental, health & safety, and certification standards, including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, IATF 16949:2016, and ASI Certifications, where applicable.
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
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Minimum of 7 years of experience in manufacturing IT, plant-based IT operations, or industrial technology roles.
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Proven hands-on expertise in at least one of the following: IT infrastructure, manufacturing business processes, system integration, production systems, or IT/OT convergence.
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
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:
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Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
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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
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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.
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Diabetes Management Program
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Pet insurance
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Identity Theft Protection
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PerkSpot Discount Program
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Tuition assistance and career development programs!
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Novelis' newly announced Bay Minette facility will be located 35 miles northeast of Mobile AL and 45 miles west of Pensacola FL and is expected to create approximately 1000 high-paying advanced careers in modern manufacturing. This highly advanced rolling and recycling facility will be the first of its kind. It will primarily serve our customers in the beverage can and automotive markets. Novelis is committed to the community and will actively build partnerships in Baldwin County focused on recycling STEM education and workforce development. At Novelis we believe our culture of collaboration is our competitive advantage and we would love for you to consider building a career with us.
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.
