Chemical 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:

Alcoa Massena Operations is seeking a Process Engineer to provide engineering services under the mentorship of experienced Technical Leaders. Principle contacts for this position include Process Leaders, First Line Supervisors, Technical/Engineering Personnel and Hourly Personnel.

Job Tasks:

• Identify waste elimination opportunities; develop solutions; facilitate, lead and participate in improvement activities.

• Collect and interpret process data to control and improve processes.

• Work with production personnel and engineering to solve day-to-day operational issues.

• Develop process control audit systems and standard operating procedures for the assigned work area. Work with production personnel to implement changes.

• Lead selected process engineering and technical projects in the assigned area.

• Demonstrate good written, verbal and formal presentation skills.

• Develop an understanding of customer requirements of downstream processes and maintain regular communications with the customer base through process data reviews and joint audits.

• Demonstrate consistent, effective work-load and project management skills.

• Show initiative to pursue and recommend new approaches or methods for process improvements.

• Establish good working relationships with all coworkers.

What you can bring to the role:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required with Chemical Engineering preferred. The incumbent must have knowledge of engineering fundamentals, skills to interface and communicate with others and demonstrate initiative.

• Must have demonstrated computer skills, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint

• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

What's on Offer:

• At Alcoa, our care for people philosophy is backed by our excellent total rewards package that we provide our employees effective on your date of hire, such as:

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay, recognition and rewards programs.

• 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period)

• Healthcare benefits: medical, Rx, dental, vision, flexible spending account, health savings account (generous employer contribution), life and accident insurance

• Work-life balance programs: flexible work scheduling, hybrid/remote working

• Paid time off:  15 vacation days prorated in the 1st year based on hire date, 10 holidays including 7 illness days, Care for Family leave up to 40 days, up to 5 bereavement days, maximum of 30 jury duty days, and up to 10 days annual training for military leave

#LI-EH1

Base salary: $67,000 - $99,500 USD annually

Total rewards packages listed, including base salary and bonus eligibility, applies to US based applicants only. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on a range of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies in conjunction with multiple components of the Employee Total Rewards Package. Alcoa reserves the right to change plans at its discretion.

About the Location

Our Massena facility in New York State, established in 1902, is home to the longest continuously operating smelter in the world. Located on the St. Lawrence River, Massena, NY is the center for commercial, industrial, and manufacturing success in St. Lawrence County. Massena’s caring sense of community, affordable cost of living, and extremely low-cost locally supplied energy, coupled with four public and private universities nearby, make Massena a great place to call home. And within a two hour drive (or less) are cosmopolitan and historic Montreal and Ottawa, Canada to the north, and to the south are the tall, beautiful views of