Associate Maintenance Planner

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

 

The Novelis Terre Haute team is seeking an Associate Maintenance Planner to join our team. This role is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities that support safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations. The Associate Maintenance Planner will partner with Maintenance, Operations, and Reliability teams to develop work plans, optimize maintenance resources, and improve equipment performance through effective maintenance planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain maintenance plans and schedules for preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Coordinate labor, materials, tools, equipment, and contractor resources to support planned maintenance work.
• Create and maintain detailed job plans, work instructions, and maintenance procedures.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance teams to prioritize work and optimize equipment reliability and availability.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, schedules, reports, and documentation within the computerized maintenance management system.
• Monitor maintenance performance and identify opportunities to improve planning effectiveness, equipment reliability, and resource utilization.
• Track maintenance backlog activities and support prioritization of critical work.
• Assist with maintenance projects, shutdown planning, and contractor coordination as needed.
• Promote a culture of safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement throughout the facility.
• Support maintenance planning processes in alignment with plant and corporate objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Industrial manufacturing mechanical or electrical background required.
• Minimum of five years of experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, maintenance coordination, or related maintenance functions.
• Experience using computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Ability to develop, maintain, and improve maintenance plans, schedules, and work instructions.
• Understanding of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.
• Strong planning, organizational, and prioritization skills with attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong administrative and mathematical skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Advanced digital literacy and proficiency with business software applications.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships and work effectively with employees across all levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical school education or training in a mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance discipline.
• SAP experience or proficiency.
• Previous maintenance planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of metal sheet processing equipment.
• Experience supporting reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Experience with maintenance performance metrics and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience creating and improving maintenance work instructions and standard work documentation.

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 industry benefits:

• Family Growth Programs: Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility treatment, childcare discounts, and nursing parent support.
• Employee Assistance Programs: Free resources available 24/7 to employees and their families in the areas of mental health, family life, career support, and financial guidance.
• Wellness Programs: Incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending accounts, 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’ Terre Haute facility is located in the center of the Wabash Valley about an hour drive from Indianapolis. The region is named for the nearby Wabash River. The facility’s 175 employees produce world-class light gauge aluminum that is used in the production of aluminum foil containers and household foil. Through the Novelis Neighbor program employees enjoy long-term partnerships with the United Way Habitat for Humanity Salvation Army and many other nonprofits providing support in Safety STEM and Recycling. Home to five higher education institutions Terre Haute offers a host of cultural and recreational activities.

 

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