Engineering Superintendent

Arconic Corporation; Alcoa (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Arconic Corporation in Tennessee seeks an Engineering Superintendent to lead a team in the Hot Mill, directing planned and unplanned engineering activities and promoting problem solving to root cause. You will drive continuous improvement and align with Reliability Excellence initiatives.

The role requires strategic thinking, strong leadership, and experience in heavy manufacturing; you will manage budgets, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet plant goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 6 years’ work-related experience in a heavy manufacturing environment including supervisory experience.
• Authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in planned and unplanned engineering activities for the Hot Mill, focusing on Reliability Excellence tools and root cause problem solving.
• Develop direct reports through mentoring, coaching, and formal performance management processes.
• Drive deployment of Tennessee Operating System and Reliability Excellence to meet department and plant goals.
• Deliver a strategic maintenance plan to maximize maintenance resource availability and improve efficiencies, labor, and material costs.
• Maintain annual budget, forecast, and ensure department financial goals are met; partner with Procurement on contracts and service agreements.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Engineering management

Reliability Excellence

Problem solving

Budgeting

EHS policies

Microsoft Office

Lean manufacturing

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

The Engineering Superintendent will lead a team of engineering personnel in planned and unplanned engineering activities for the Hot Mill, focusing on the deployment of Reliability Excellence tools and promoting a culture of problem solving to root cause. The incumbent must be a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills to drive continuous improvement within the maintenance organization.

In this role, you will:

• Support EHS Initiatives
  • Ensure execution of department EHS plan.
  • Demonstrate safe work ethic and promotion of Human Performance (HP) across the department and plant.
  • Ensure all applicable Federal, State and Local building codes, as well as all applicable Arconic specifications and standards are met and followed for all projects and services performed by Plant.
• Focus on Employee Engagement & Development
  • Development of direct reports using managerial and leadership skills through mentoring and coaching practices, along with formal performance management processes.
  • Participate in formulation and administration of company policies and the development of long‑term goals and objectives.
• Lead Reliability Excellence & Continuous Improvement Activities
  • Support deployment of Tennessee Operating System and Reliability Excellence to deliver the department and plant goals.
  • Lead in a manner that drives the identification, implementation and documentation of Engineering best practices. Connect with other Arconic locations and outside companies to benchmark and share best practices.
  • Deliver a strategic maintenance plan that ensures that maintenance resource availability is maximized, and overall maintenance efficiencies, labor and material costs are improving.
• Effectively Track and Control Financials/Spend
  • Maintain annual budget, cost improvement activities, monthly forecast, and ensure department financial goals are met.
  • Partner with Procurement to ensure appropriate contracts and service agreements are in place to support the operations.

Also note

• This role reports to the Lead Area Manager of the Hotline Department.
• This role is eligible for relocation assistance.

You have (required)

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 6 years’ work‑related experience in a heavy manufacturing environment including supervisory experience
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Exceptional Candidates also have (preferred)

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical or engineering field
• Proven ability to lead a multidiscipline team of engineering personnel
• Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate a team
• Conceptual, analytical, negotiation, and problem‑solving skills are necessary
• Must be detail oriented, self‑directed, and able to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to work cooperatively with the staff at varying levels of the organization
• Strong practitioner of EH&S policies, procedures & regulations, lean manufacturing
• Basic mechanical & electrical knowledge
• Proficient in the use of components in the Microsoft office suite
• 2+ years of direct management/supervisory experience
• Experience in Industrial Reliability
• Experience working in a union plant environment