Maintenance Scheduler - Cold Mill

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 Novelis Bay Minette, AL team is seeking Maintenance Schedulers to work in the Bay Minette facility. The responsibility of the Maintenance Scheduler requires the planning and scheduling of maintenance jobs for electricians and mechanics, as well as contractors. The Scheduler also works directly with Maintenance Leaders, Reliability Planners, and Schedulers in other areas to plan and develop schedules for maintenance and expense project work. In addition, the Scheduler provides materials, drawings, work orders, work schedules, instructions, and maintenance manuals as required.A primary responsibility of this position is administering and coordinating the maintenance workflow. This will be accomplished through the use of improved preventive and predictive maintenance techniques and improved maintenance work plans. The Scheduler must work closely with all plant maintenance personnel to ensure maintenance activities are completed as planned and the equipment operates in a reliable manner.Responsibilities:Embrace the Novelis Safety Absolutes to build a zero-injury culture and the Novelis cultural beliefs of Be Authentic, Say Anything, Be Open and Built TrustOwn all maintenance work in schedulers' backlog and continuously work towards improving work management metricsWork with department resources to ensure rebuild work orders have clear direction on what repair is needed and are scheduled for repair (internal and external)Acquire initial work order labor estimatesReconcile all work orders from uptime and downtime, working with appropriate crew leaders and associate leaders from maintenanceAssist crew leaders and associate leaders in finding the right maintenance work to fill production holes.Develop and maintain uptime, down day, and major/minor shutdown maintenance schedules (load leveled to available resources)Report metrics as requested.Develop a working understanding of the equipment within the department to facilitate the scheduling process.Develop and coordinate Gantt chart schedules for semi-annual and annual outages.Determine workforce availability and identify resource gaps for accomplishing required workProcess notifications into work orders (using minimal scheduling steps)Conduct schedule review meeting with operations, engineers and maintenance coordinators / crew leadersSet and maintain accurate status and coding of work ordersDevelop rough schedule at least 2 weeks in advance with required labor hours identifiedConduct backlog review and prioritization meetings with Engineers, Coordinators, OperationsCoordinate shared resource needs with other manufacturing maintenance departments and central maintenance to support plant priorities and needsCommunicate maintenance schedules (draft and final) with operations, maintenance leaders (incl. associates), and engineers as requiredDevelop and publish final maintenance schedules and print work orders (min. 1 weekday in advance for down day)Minimum Qualifications:HS Diploma/GED or 5 yrs industrial experience requiredAbility to work with operations, maintenance, engineering, other departments, and leadership (all levels of the organization)Department specific experience in maintenance, engineering, or operations (5 or more years preferred).Demonstrated passion for getting the right maintenance work done at the right time.Ability to learn SAP specific transaction requirementsAbility to follow standard procedures on scheduling processAbility to communicate effectively across all subject areas in the departmentCommunication and organization skillsExperience with excelPublic speaking skills for holding meetingsPreferred Qualifications:2 Year Degree in a related fieldSAP experienceGeneral mechanical/electrical experiencePhysical Requirements:Near constant standing with frequent walking and occasional sittingOccasional below waist level work, climbing, balancing, carrying, reaching over 15” away from the body, reaching above shoulder, fine motor skills, use of forceful motion, push/pull and lifting up to 35 lbsAbility to meet the physical requirements, with or without reasonable accommodationAble and willing to work at heightsWhat 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 insuranceHealth savings accounts - Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coveragePaid vacation and competitive personal time off401(k) savings plan with company matchRetirement savings plans - medical and prescription drug coverage through private exchangeEmployee assistance programs - available 24/7 to you and your familyWellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistanceNovelis' 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.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

Created: 2026-01-28