Brian Vanella

About Brian Vanella

A highly passionate and highly engaged business professional who thrives in high pressure environments. A leader who focuses on building relationships, developing people, driving collaboration and acting with integrity, honesty and passion to deliver sustainable positive results and growth for the organization.

Experience

1. Operations Leader

   Novelis

   Sep 2025 — Present · Oswego, NY, US

   Cold Mill manufacturing unitResponsible for the overall safety, housekeeping, quality, cost, and productivity of Novelis Oswego aluminum cold rolling mill, two finishing lines, alucore machine, two packaging lines and shipping. Ensuring the safe and quality production of automotive sheet based on daily, weekly, monthly and strategic sales forecasts.o Promoting EHS policy, implementing the EHS management system and ensure continual improvement of EHS performance in day-to-day operations. This includes compliance to all Health, Safety and Environmental Policieso Utilize personnel and equipment in the Operations area to meet production objectives at the highest quality and service at the lowest possible costo Identify and implement cost containment and cost reduction strategies. o Track and monitor cost containment and cost reduction strategies to ensure targets are being achievedo Maintain an ongoing knowledge of manufacturing processes, operations, and quality standards to help ensure the utilization of the best production methods and meeting of quality specificationso Participate in and contribute to the development of process and product improvements, new processes and new products and lead in cost reduction efficiency improvements, sales increases and improved customer satisfaction both short term and strategic effortso Oversee all operational activities and housekeeping efforts in the manufacturing unit to ensure safetyo Ensure training and development of all operating personnel in order to meet TS16949 standards Ensure these skills are evaluated at appropriate intervals and developmental plans establishedo Understands and promotes Novelis operating system Methodology

Education

• State University of New York at Oswego

  Bachelor of Integrative Professional Studies, Business Administration and Management, General

  2014

• Cayuga County Community College

  Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2011 — 2013

• Oswego high school

  Regents Diploma

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Supply Chain
• Lean Manufacturing
• Sap
• Six Sigma
• Continuous Improvement
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Process Scheduler
• Factory
• Aluminum
• Leadership
• Team Building
• Process Improvement
• Maintenance Management
• Rolling
• Planners
• Root Cause Analysis
• 5s
• Behavior Based Safety
• Inventory Control
• Microsoft Office
• Team Leadership
• Quintiq
• Inventory Management
• Cost Control
• Supply Chain Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Sap Products