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

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About the Location

Alcoa “Warrick” based in Newburgh, Indiana just outside of Evans...