Materials & Maintenance Expeditor

Alcoa; Town of Massena (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match up to 6%

Healthcare benefits: medical, dental,

Paid time off: 15 vacation days + 10‑h

Base salary visibility

Job summary

Alcoa's Massena facility in New York is seeking a Materials & Maintenance Expeditor to expedite purchase orders and ensure critical materials are available for maintenance and operations. You will liaise with maintenance, procurement, storeroom, and suppliers to resolve delays and optimize material flow.

You will track orders, communicate risks, and support inventory accuracy while partnering with planners to prioritize upcoming work and outages.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; training in supply chain is a plus.
• Knowledge of maintenance planning, inventory control, and materials management.
• Proficiency with ERP, procurement, inventory, and CMMS systems.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate across maintenance, procurement, storeroom, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Expedite purchase orders and deliveries to support maintenance and operations.
• Monitor material status and communicate delays, shortages, risks to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely material availability.
• Track critical and emergency orders to support operations.
• Maintain visibility of open orders, delivery schedules, and material status.
• Partner with planners to identify and source materials for upcoming work.
• Verify material availability and coordinate material staging for maintenance.
• Resolve material-related constraints and shipping issues.
• Support inventory management, cycle counts, and stock accuracy.
• Identify stock-outs and opportunities to optimize inventory.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication & relationship-building

Problem-solving & analytical abilities

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Supply chain/maintenance-related training

Tools

ERP systems

CMMS

Procurement software

Job description

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.

Join our Massena team as a Materials & Maintenance Expeditor and play a fundamental role in supporting reliable and efficient operations. You'll serve as the link between maintenance, procurement, storeroom, and supplier teams, ensuring critical materials are available when and where they are needed. Your ability to proactively resolve material-related challenges and maintain stakeholder relationships will be key to supporting maintenance execution and operational success.

About the Role:

• Expedite purchase orders and deliveries to support maintenance and operational requirements.
• Monitor material status and proactively communicate delays, shortages, risks, and supply chain disruptions to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with suppliers, procurement teams, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery commitments and material availability.
• Track critical and emergency orders to support uninterrupted operations and maintenance activities.
• Maintain visibility of open purchase orders, delivery schedules, and material status within procurement and maintenance systems.
• Partner with maintenance planners and supervisors to identify, source, and prioritize materials required for upcoming work and urgent needs.
• Verify material availability and coordinate material staging for scheduled maintenance, outages, and shutdowns.
• Resolve material-related constraints, order discrepancies, shipping issues, and invoicing concerns that impact work execution.
• Support inventory management activities, including cycle counts, stock record maintenance, and inventory accuracy initiatives.
• Identify stock-outs, obsolete inventory, and opportunities to optimize inventory levels and material availability.
• Monitor critical spare parts inventories to ensure operational readiness.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships while managing quotations, lead times, shipments, and delivery performance.
• Generate reports on purchase orders, open orders, and material availability to support decision-making.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance material management, inventory control, and supply chain processes.

What you can bring to this role:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; additional training in supply chain, procurement, maintenance, or a related field is an asset.
• Knowledge of maintenance planning, inventory control, and materials management.
• Proficiency with ERP, procurement, inventory, and/or computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) .
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to collaborate across maintenance, procurement, storeroom, and operations teams.

Pr eferred Qualifications :

• Experience in maintenance, inventory management, procurement, supply chain, or industrial/manufacturing environments .
• Experience supporting industrial or manufacturing operations .

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay, recognition and rewards programs.
• 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period)
• Healthcare benefits: medical, Rx, dental, vision, flexible spending account, health savings account (generous employer contribution), life and accident insurance
• Paid time off: 15 vacation days pro-rated in the 1st year based on hire date, 10 paid holidays.
• *This benefit information applies to US based applicants only. Alcoa reserves the right to change plans at its discretion.
• Base Salary: 76,700 - 115,400 USD annually
• Total rewards packages listed, including base salary and bonus eligibility, applies to US based applicants only. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on a range of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, and competencies in conjunction with multiple components of the Employee Total Rewards Package. Alcoa reserves the right to change plans at its discretion.

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About the Location

Our Massena facility in New York State, established in 1902, is home to the longest continuously operating smelter in the world. Located on the St. Lawrence River, Massena, NY is the center for commercial, industrial, and manufacturing success in St. Lawrence County. Massena's caring sense of community, affordable cost of living, and extremely low-cost locally supplied energy, coupled with four public and private universities nearby, make Massena a great place to call home. And within a two hour drive (or less) are cosmopolitan and historic Montreal and Ottawa, Canada to the north, and to the south are the tall, beautiful views of Adirondacks and within it is Lake Placid The Ol