About the location

Alcoa’s U.S. portfolio includes Alcoa's corporate headquarters (ACC), Alcoa's Technology Center (ATC),  four smelters, hydroelectric power and a calcined coke plant. Alcoa “Warrick” based in Newburgh, Indiana just outside of Evansville, IN has been present in the lives of many families in our community for over 60 years. We’ve grown and we’ve matured together. Now we are looking for our next generation of leaders to guide us into the future.You can be one of them! Join us and get ready to experience endless opportunities!

About the job

Alcoa is seeking applications for a skilled Technical Process Manager supporting the Smelter Operations for our largest plant in Warrick, IN. This role will require a Process Engineering specialist to drive efficiency and demonstrate technical leadership for all engineering functions required to ensure process improvement across the department. With a focus on Alcoa business objectives and quality systems excellence, the incumbent will lead a safety-first, high efficiency team!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Aligning process development initiatives by applying proven methodologies and core operating standards


• Assisting the production departments in developing and forecasting the capital budget and operating costs in conjunction with the plant manager


• Monitor and identify gaps/ opportunities related to smelter raw materials and inventory in order to secure operations


• Serve as technical network for the CoE (corporate process and lean help chain)


• Mentor/coach plant process engineers as appropriate


• Implement, develop and sustain process management and quality systems


• Participation on the plant-wide Technical Counsel to address both short- and long-term needs for technical talent throughout the plant


• Evaluate existing processes or operations for efficiency and recommends improvements


• Provides clear progress and status to the leadership team quickly and proactively addresses issues by identifying options and recommendations for resolution

About you:

Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people – are at the foundation of everything we do. To be successful in this role and to play a part in our ongoing success we desire the following background:

• B.S. in Chemical, Metallurgical or Materials Science engineering or other technical field


• 5 years supervision experience in a smelter/manufacturing environment providing oversight support to process and operations OR 5 years of technical contributor experience with advanced knowledge of processes and demonstrated leadership skills


• Experience leading technical resources


• Ability to manage and lead multiple complex projects


• Ability to analyze complex data and formulate long term plans


• Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to communicate to all levels of the organization both verbally and in writing

To support their families beyond the workplace, Alcoa provides an outstanding benefits package effective day one of employment! In addition to medical benefits, we offer structured work-from-home programs, employee resource group opportunities, 401K options and a first-rate vacation plan for valuable work-life balance.

Alcoa encourages applications from women, people of diverse backgrounds and those with different skills and life experiences. Alcoa is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

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Salary: $115,000.00