Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products, with a strong portfolio of value-added cast and rolled 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.

To provide leadership and direction for the effective operation of the Intalco Casthouse  in order to meet/exceed the annual business plan and deliver on internal and external customer expectations. This position will manage an organization with 4-5 supervisors and approx.100 hourly employees.

Major Activities/Key Challenges

• Provide leadership to assigned resources to ensure that environment, health and safety are the first priority of the business.
• Develop annual operating plans and departmental budgets for the assigned areas.
• Oversee labor/management activities in assigned departments to ensure that business needs are met.
• Drive change in order to create a Continuous Improvement environment in the assigned departments.
• Oversee the operations of the assigned departments to ensure departmental cost objectives are achieved. Accountable to ensure work hours, headcount, KPI’s, and inventories meet Plan.
• Conduct Performance Management for direct reports and provide guidance on Performance Management to direct reports that supervise others.
• Maintain linkage with appropriate Center of Excellence/Sales/Quality personnel to ensure customer requirements are consistently met.
• Maintain linkage with appropriate Smelting, Maintenance and key customers to ensure customer/supplier requirements are consistently met.

Key Business Challenges

• Impact the rate of change in safety, cost reductions, and Continuous Improvement deployment.
• Maximize returns from the Casthouse business through diligent focus and attention on cost control.

• Minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience; in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• An understanding of manufacturing facility; the processes, materials, and people.
• 4 year degree from an accredited university.
• Demonstrated ability in providing leadership, achieving results and driving change is required.Demonstrated PC skills are required, including: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS-Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years supervisory or management related experience preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of metal casting operations.
• Bachelors Degree in a technical or engineering discipline.
• Experience with Oracle.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.