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.

About the Role

The Smelter Potroom Intern will support operational excellence and improvement initiatives across the potroom. This handson internship provides exposure to real industrial processes within a heavy manufacturing environment. The intern will work closely with supervisors operations teams and continuous improvement personnel to enhance standard work practices reduce scrap optimize equipment performance and improve visual management systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide supervisor support including assisting with daily operational tasks basic reporting and workflow coordination.
• Support development documentation and reinforcement of standard work practices.
• Assist with 5S improvements in garage and line areas including organization labeling and workplace visual controls.
• Contribute to Level 1 Daily Management System (DMS) activities through data collection board updates and improvement tracking.
• Support Polka/MeVisio integration including updating digital visual management tools and helping transition from manual systems.
• Participate in scrap reduction initiatives collecting data and supporting root-cause analysis.
• Assist with crusher optimization efforts including field observations data gathering and basic problemsolving activities.
• Collaborate with engineering operations and CI teams to implement improvements and support assigned project work.

Working Conditions

• Work occurs in a heavy industrial smelting environment including active potroom garage and operational areas.
• Exposure to heat noise dust moving equipment and aluminum production processes.
• May involve walking standing for extended periods climbing stairs or observing production activities.
• Standard weekday schedule with potential variation based on project or operational needs.

Environmental Responsibilities

• Follow all environmental policies and compliance requirements within the smelting operation.
• Support projects linked to waste reduction improved material flow and more efficient resource usage.
• Demonstrate environmentally responsible behavior in all field and shop activities.

Safety Responsibilities

• Adhere to all smelter safety policies procedures and required PPE.
• Participate in hazard identification and safework assessments related to potroom and garage activities.
• Practice safe behaviors during fieldwork equipment observations and improvement project participation.

What you can bring to the role

Our values act with integrity operate with excellence care for people lead with courage 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:

Minimum Qualifications

• Enrollment in a program related to:
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Business
  • Quality
  • Lean Manufacturing
• Interest in gaining handson experience in real industrial operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Lean tools (5S standard work visual management waste reduction) through coursework or experience.
• Familiarity with basic data collection problemsolving methods or operational workflows.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong problemsolving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work safely in a heavy industrial environment.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Attention to detail in documentation workplace organization and data reporting.
• Initiative curiosity and willingness to engage in handson operational tasks.

About the Location

Alcoa Warrick based in Newburgh Indiana just outside of Evansville IN has been present in the lives of many families in our community for over 60 years. Weve grown and weve matured together. Now we are looking for our next generation of Alcoans to bring us into the future. You can be one of them! Join us and get ready to experience endless opportunities!

We are values led vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real 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 persons 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.