Casthouse Scrap Supervisor

Casthouse Scrap Supervisor

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.

Alcoa is seeking a Casthouse Scrap Supervisor to lead critical scrap management operations within our Massena NY facility. This role plays a key part in optimizing material utilization, controlling costs, and ensuring accurate inventory management across casthouse scrap streams. In this role you will directly oversee the end-to-end management of scrap, dross, and off-grade materials, ensuring efficient flow, accurate tracking, and continuous process improvement.

Additional key responsibilities include:

• Provide day-to-day leadership and direction to hourly employees across billet, rod, sow, scrap, and dross operations
• Lead safety initiatives including incident investigations, Human Performance Toolbox meetings, SSOP compliance, and housekeeping standards within the shipping area
• Oversee the administrative and operational aspects of the shipping function
• Develop, maintain, and enforce pack/load SSOPs for billet, rod, sow, scrap, and dross
• Manage and maintain scrap tub quality, including repair, replacement, and disposal
• Monitor consumption, generation, receipts, and inventory levels to ensure accuracy and efficiency
• Audit levels and adjust plans as needed while ensuring materials are properly identified by alloy and weight
• Plan and coordinate pre-staging of scrap for furnace consumption, including use of out-of-spec materials
• Develop and maintain storage layouts, including signage and defined storage lanes
• Manage relationships and material flow with internal and external suppliers
• Develop and manage trigger points for commercial metal procurement to ensure alignment with production demands and inventory optimization
• Interface with Production Control and Ingot Supervisors to align alloy scheduling and scrap consumption
• Collaborate with Knoxville Metal Reclamation to increase scrap utilization
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize usage and reduce operating costs
• Train supervisors and operators on charge calculation techniques (ACES)
• Manage dross segregation, sales, approvals for returned material, and consumption of resultant RSI

Working Environment:

• Onsite within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Frequent collaboration with hourly and salaried employees working varying shifts.
• Routine presence in production areas, which may involve exposure to noise, extreme heat/cold, and industrial equipment.
• Standard business schedule with occasional flexibility required to support operational priorities.
• Model Alcoa's safety values and champion a safety‑first culture.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or a GED from an accredited institution is required.
• Experience with inventory control and process improvement within a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• 1 – 2 years of experience as a supervisor or team lead.
• Solid understanding of Casthouse facilities, the process, materials, and knowledge of casting processes and operations preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated successes and ability in providing leadership, achieving results and driving change, required.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools and collaboration platforms.
• Effective communication (written and verbal), critical‑thinking and problem‑solving capability.
• Ability to work independently, collaboratively and on an on-call basis when emergencies occur.

What's on

Offer:

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay as well as recognition and rewards programs.
• Flexible spending accounts and generous employer contribution to the HSA
• 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period), and a non-qualified deferred compensation plan
• 15 vacation days prorated in the 1st year based on hire date.
• Alcoa has been chosen as one of America's Greatest Workplaces 2023 by Newsweek

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…