Fuels Group Lead — Power Plant Operations

Alcoa Australia; Indiana; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay-for-performance bonus

HSA employer contribution

401(k) with company match

Holiday pay

Job summary

Alcoa Warrick in Newburgh, IN is seeking a Fuels Group Leader to supervise the hourly fuels team, schedule assignments, and coordinate with planners and logistics. You will ensure coal flows to silos daily and drive safety and efficiency in operations.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, 3+ years in an industrial setting, strong Excel skills, and proven leadership with emphasis on health, safety and environmental compliance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years’ experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment, preferably in a coordinator, superintendent or supervisory role.
• Meticulous and detail-oriented record keeping and organization skills.
• Capability to use Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft suite of software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good time management and self-motivation in driving results and discerning priorities.
• Excellent data management, analysis, and timeliness in providing data requests and updates.
• Ability to work as a team member and to be a leader of a team.
• Lead by example when pertaining to health, safety and environmental awareness and adherence to rules.

Responsibilities

• Schedule hourly job assignments, overtime, vacations, hours on jobs daily for crew.
• Keep organized, detailed and up to date records of the coal processing done daily.
• Understand roadblocks of team and find ways to reduce downtime and improve efficiency.
• Attend calls and regularly connect with planner, logistics coordinator and fuels coordinator to discuss ongoing and future work.
• Develop budget, timeline, project details and communicate updates to management for assigned projects.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams including suppliers, contractors, and colleagues to meet objectives and improve processes and communications.
• Identify critical metrics and own development of dashboard or transparency method to share these metrics on a timely basis.
• Communicate regularly with hourly and salaried personnel on status of equipment, projects, information, and feedback from meetings.
• Compliance with health, safety and environmental rules and regulations.

Skills

High attention to detail

Strong written and verbal comms

Time management

Team leadership

Data management and analysis

Self-motivation

Coordination and planning

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Alcoa Warrick in Newburgh, IN is seeking a Fuels Group Leader to supervise the hourly fuels team, schedule assignments, and coordinate with planners and logistics. You will ensure coal flows to silos daily and drive safety and efficiency in operations.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, 3+ years in an industrial setting, strong Excel skills, and proven leadership with emphasis on health, safety and environmental compliance.