Smelter Senior Mechanical Engineer

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

This is your opportunity to help share the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminum, revolutionizing the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Be part of it and shape your world.

About the Role:

• Provide day-to-day technical advice, problem solving/support to operations and maintenance by applying engineering principles and reliability tools to drive problems to root cause.
• Initiating and/or implementing improvement projects including engineering solutions to eliminate safety and quality concerns, repetitive equipment failures and other major and minor issues.
• Managing capital and expense project requests, schedules, costs, etc.
• Ensuring compliance of project work with appropriate engineering standards.
• Identifying and/or implementing new ideas and cost reduction opportunities.
• Identifying and addressing obsolescence issues with existing equipment.
• Creating, maintaining, and updating equipment files and drawings.
• Developing preventative/predictive programs/systems to improve process and equipment performance.
  
  

What you can bring to this role:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent computer skills (i.e.: Microsoft Office)
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent problem solving and creative thinking skills.
• Ability to work with cross functional teams.
  
  

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering w/ 5 years relevant experience or Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology w/ 7 years relevant experience. Equivalent substantial non-degreed experience will be considered.
• Industrial experience required.
• Industrial experience required.
• Any background in Reliability or Reliability tools is helpful. (Infrared, Vibration, Oil Analysis).
  
  

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for performance variable pay, recognition and rewards programs, and stock-based compensation awards (3-year vesting schedule)
• Flexible spending accounts and generous employer contribution to the HSA
• 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period), and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan
• Holiday Pay: 11 holidays and one flexible holiday of your choice.
• 8 hours of Paid annual volunteer hours
• Alcoa has been chosen as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 by Newsweek
  
  

About the Location

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 Alcoans to bring us into the future. You can be one of them! Join us and get ready to experience endless opportunities!

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.   

As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person’s gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate. 

If you have visited our website in search of information on U.S. employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Alcoa Recruiting via email at gssrecruiting@alcoa.com. 

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career! 

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.