*Process Improvement Engineer~ Job in Point Comfort, Texas Us
Located 125 miles southwest of Houston, Alcoa Point Comfort Operations supplies alumina -- the compound from which aluminum is made -- to Alcoa's global production system -- the largest network of refineries and smelters in the world. Alcoa Point Comfort Operations has been a member of the Calhoun County Community since 1948 when it constructed the first aluminum production facility powered by natural gas. Since 1980, however, alumina has been Point Comfort Operation's primary product. As part of Alcoa's vision of becoming the best company in the world, Alcoa Point Comfort Operations is dedicated to its role in improving the community by relentlessly pursuing its health, safety, and environmental goals. Alcoa is particularly committed to improving and maintaining the environmental quality of neighboring Lavaca Bay and other vital natural resources.
The Process Improvement Engineer will report to the ABS Manager, US Primary Products. The primary purpose of the Process Improvement Engineer is to support improvement efforts at Point Comfort and other US Primary Products (USPP) locations, while developing high-potential candidates for more challenging operations/engineering positions within the Business Unit, within the next 12-24 months.
- Major activities/Key Challenges:
- Support primarily Pt. Comfort Operations, secondarily other USPP locations as a change agent by driving process improvement and sustaining systems such as, Lean Manufacturing, Alcoa Business Systems (ABS), Reliability Excellence (REX), etc.
- Work with plant personnel to identify high-impact improvement opportunities
- Analyze the problems and impact
- Develop and test solutions
- Sell the solution to the plant personnel, implement and sustain the improvement
- Document the impact
- Assist plant personnel in improving problem solving capabilities across the organization.
- Support location efforts to achieve benchmark performance.
- Participate in improvement activities at other GPP locations.
Positions may be filled by JG 14 or JG 16 depending upon experience, education and qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Openings exist for either of two levels of experience:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering, GPA of 3.0 or better
- Internship(s) in a manufacturing operation
- Proficient at MS Office Suite
Level 16
- Bachelors degree in Engineering
- 3-5 years experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in, or strong knowledge of, Lean Manufacturing Basics
- Proficient at MS Office Suite
Both positions require the following:
- Strong communication skills
- Financial knowledge along with the analytical skills to determine and understand the impact of a process on the bottom line
- Possess the confidence and ability to present your conclusions in a winning way
- Must be willing to relocate initially to the Pt. Comfort area and after 12-24 months, relocate to another USPP location
Level 14
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Comfortable working within a team environment
- High potential candidates willing to grow and develop both personally and professionally
- High interest in working with other high potential candidates in an environment targeted for success
