Anode Assembly Superintendent

Alcoa • Newburgh, IN

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Anode Assembly Superintendent at Alcoa’s Warrick Operations leads daily Anode Assembly operations and is accountable for safety, production, quality, cost, reliability, and employee engagement. The role provides direction and development to five supervisors and the hourly workforce, partners with Maintenance, Engineering, and other support teams, and maintains visible leadership across shifts. The typical schedule is 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with flexibility to support off-shift operational needs and serve as acting Carbon Manager when needed.

The position is based at Alcoa Warrick in Newburgh, Indiana, just outside Evansville. It involves leading operations that include heavy equipment and crane work, coordinating resources across multiple shifts, and improving operational performance through audits, problem-solving, and corrective actions.

Requirements

• Strong leadership or supervisory experience in manufacturing, smelting, casting, Carbon operations, or another heavy industrial environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety and operational excellence, including the confidence to identify hazards, reinforce standards, and hold others accountable.
• Clear, effective communication and the ability to work well with employees, peer leaders, management, and cross-functional partners.
• Coaching and employee-development skills, including setting expectations, providing feedback, and building capable, engaged teams.
• Experience leading continuous improvement and structured problem-solving efforts that strengthen operational performance.
• Strong planning, organization, and decision-making skills, with flexibility to manage competing priorities and support operations across shifts.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily Anode Assembly operations to meet safety, production, quality, cost, and customer requirements.
• Build a strong safety culture through visible field leadership, routine walkthroughs, hazard identification, clear expectations, and consistent accountability, including for work involving heavy equipment and crane operations.
• Coach, develop, and align five frontline supervisors while strengthening communication, teamwork, employee engagement, and performance across the hourly workforce.
• Plan staffing, crewing, overtime, equipment, materials, and other resources to support safe, efficient, and reliable production across multiple shifts.
• Drive continuous improvement by monitoring performance, conducting operational audits, addressing gaps, and implementing corrective actions to improve safety, productivity, quality, cost, and efficiency.
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to prioritize repairs, coordinate preventive maintenance, improve equipment reliability, and minimize downtime.
• Communicate operational status to employees, leaders, and support departments.
• Support off-shift operational needs and serve as acting Carbon Manager when needed.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay and recognition and rewards programs.
• 401(k) with employer match up to 6%, plus an additional employer retirement income contribution with no vesting period.
• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision benefits; flexible spending account; health savings account with employer contribution; life and accident insurance.
• Flexible work scheduling and hybrid/remote working programs.
• Paid time off, including 15 vacation days prorated in the first year, 10 holidays including one flexible holiday, 7 illness days, up to 40 days of Care for Family leave, up to 5 bereavement days, up to 30 jury duty days, and up to 10 days of annual training for military leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed