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Alcoa

Global aluminum producer across value chain

Casting Technology and Operational Excellence Lead

Process EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMosjøen, NorwayNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering.
  • Five to ten years of relevant experience.
  • Extensive understanding of casthouse processes, including subject matter expertise in furnace processes and equipment.
  • Extensive understanding of scrap selection, sorting pretreatment, and melting.
  • Ability to clearly explain complex engineering and process information to diverse teams across language, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
  • Ability to lead projects and initiatives through direct and indirect management.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate resource allocation, support planning and best-practice deployment, and foster collaboration between operations teams and key support resources.
  • Provide immediate onsite assistance for key initiatives, problem-solving, critical project execution, and operational stability.
  • Support annual and long-term planning processes for casting across various locations.
  • Review capital expenditures, oversee commissioning and operational readiness, and co-develop and support business cases for new equipment and improvements to existing lines.
  • Collaborate with locations, customers, technical customer support, and commercial teams to facilitate new product qualifications.
  • Use lean manufacturing and equipment reliability expertise to support operational improvements that drive consistency and stability.
  • Benchmark and transfer best practices between casting locations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Several years of direct experience deploying and managing casthouse furnace processes and equipment.

About the Company

Alcoa

Global aluminum producer across value chain

Alcoa Corporation operates across the full aluminum value chain, from bauxite mining and alumina refining to primary aluminum production and fabricated aluminum products, with facilities in more than 30 countries and customers in aerospace, automotive, construction, and packaging. Its process is end-to-end and integrated, using in-house mining, refining, smelting, and fabrication, plus ongoing R&D to develop advanced alloys and efficient manufacturing methods. The company differentiates itself by controlling both inputs and outputs within a single global system, which helps lower costs and manage supply risks at scale. Its goal is to maintain leadership in the aluminum market by providing reliable supply, a broad range of products, and material innovations for a worldwide customer base.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
1888

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