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.
Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina, and aluminum products, with a strong portfolio of value-added cast products and substantial energy assets. Alcoa is built on a foundation of strong values and operating excellence dating back nearly 130 years to the world-changing discovery that made aluminum an affordable and vital part of modern life. Since inventing the aluminum industry, and throughout our history, our talented Alcoans have followed on with breakthrough innovations and best practices that have led to efficiency, safety, sustainability, and stronger communities wherever we operate.
At Alcoa, you’re an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.
About the role:
We here at Alcoa are seeking a Manufacturing Analyst at our Alcoa Technical Center (ATC), located in New Kensington, PA and you might be a phenomenal fit for it! In this role you will be accountable for implementing, integrating, and supporting the needs related to innovative projects and operational tools. As a change agent within the facility, you will navigate specific toolsets such as PLC, HMI, SCADA, Factory Talk suite of applications, Power BI, and Historian (OSISoft PI) to support on-site engineers. Below are the key responsibilities:
Introducing of new technology and support demands related to breakthrough technology (eg ELYSIS™ technology and others)
Developing and maintaining KPI for R&D production experiments
Providing Level 1 intervention support on Network and Infrastructure within our Manufacturing domain.
Keeping servers and workstations up to date with patches and upgrades.
Managing the obsolescence of various IT/OT assets and operating systems at the research center.
Helping install equipment on the network such as microscopes, PLCs, HMIs and data historians.
Integrate/support/develop Manufacturing solutions that meet site expectations;
Gather information from different sources and databases;
Work closely with end-users (Customers) in order to meet and address their specific needs (customer focus) and to ensure on-time delivery of projects and services;
Keep projects/reports aligned with Alcoa’s standards by working closely with the Enterprise teams (corporate);
Perform testing, customer training, deployment/configuration activities and support. Assist on trouble shooting & problem solving.
Provide project support and implement improvements that are identified by the site to improve overall performance.
Document and maintain records for different reports and metrics developed.
Pursue continuous learning consistent with the movement of the job requirements and technology changes.
Meet responsibilities outlined by the ITAS (Information Technology and automation solutions) compliance control protocols to reduce risk and improve system integrity on application code;
Assist team members in the support for the daily support functions;
Improve processes, procedures and equipment to eliminate or minimize environmental and safety hazards in pursuit of zero incidents;
Liaise with team members, Enterprise groups and external providers to deliver common solutions to site;
Major customers are site engineers, technical and operations management.
What you can bring to this role:
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:
Bachelor degree in Computer Science (or similar field) or equivalent work experience;
2+ years experience in Information Technology in operating facilities preferred;
Experience supporting transactional SQL Databases;
Experience with fail over or load balancing Technolgies.
Experience with scripting using PowerShell;
Experience with programming language such as .NET, C#;
Experience with network and infrastructure components such as Cisco Network Switches, Active directory administration, HPE servers, Hypervisor (ex. VMware).
Knowledge of PLC, HMI, Scada;
Reporting BI tools knowledge (Excel, SSRS, Power BI, DAX, etc);
Knowledge of Timeseries System (OSIsoft PI Historian & PI Asset Framework);
Being customer service oriented;
Analytical, good communication, problem solving skills with desire to learn.
What we offer: (to be confirmed by compensation team)
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 HAS.
401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period), and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan.
10 paid holidays.
4 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
Every day is a new and exciting challenge at the Alcoa Technical Center in New Kensington, PA, just north of Pittsburgh. We develop new technologies with our Breakthrough Technologies team that has the potential to impact the life of millions of people and foster the sustainable footprint from Alcoa to the world. It was here where we developed the technology recently announced in partnership with Rio Tinto, called ELYSIS™, where we will produce aluminum with ZERO emission of greenhouse gases. In fact, we will actually be generating oxygen to our atmosphere during the aluminum production process– a revolution to the aluminum industry!
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.
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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.
