Operational Excellence Manager

Position Overview

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.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Position Overview

The Novelis Bay Minette team is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager to lead the implementation and sustainability of the Novelis Operating System (NOS) at one of our large manufacturing plants. In this role, you will manage a team of Operational Excellence Engineers and Specialists, partner closely with plant leadership to drive performance improvements, instill a continuous improvement culture, and implement critical initiatives aligned with plant and business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Embrace Novelis Safety principles to build a zero-injury culture and live the Novelis Cultural Beliefs: Be Open, Build Trust, Say Anything, and Be Authentic.
• Lead the deployment of the Novelis Operating System (NOS) through the development and execution of plant-specific NOS roadmaps, audits, and training programs.
• Drive performance improvement initiatives by finding opportunities, coaching plant leaders, and facilitating improvement activities that deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Support critical planning and execution through the annual Improvement Planning Cycle (IPC), establishing a single operating agenda aligned with plant goals.
• Use data and KPIs to monitor plant performance, identify performance gaps, and ensure alignment with organizational targets.
• Serve as a culture change agent; coach and mentor leaders to foster a zero-loss attitude and embed continuous improvement into the plant’s daily operations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with regional and global teams to share best processes, align improvement efforts, and strengthen NOS integration.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related technical field
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing management
• 5–7 years leading improvement teams and initiatives (Lean, DMAIC, WCM)
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills
• Proven ability to influence across all levels of the organization
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Desire to take initiative and develop a pro-active relationship with employees through follow-up, understanding their needs and encouraging a collaborative relationship

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing management
• Master’s degree in Engineering or MBA in Management Systems
• Experience in the metals or related industry
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt
• Deep knowledge of Lean tools such as VSM, Kaizen, and DMAIC
• Project management certification or equivalent experience

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

Location Profile

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.

Disclaimer

We encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:1. Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers - Novelis2. Verify any communication with us by contacting our talent team at Careers - Novelis