The Maintenance Process Flow Leader directs Smelting Maintenance Supervisors and bargaining-unit employees. This role aligns maintenance activities with plant and departmental priorities for EHS, cost, the Alcoa Business System (ABS), Asset Management (REX), quality, customer satisfaction, and labor relations. The Flow Leader owns the department’s training plan, ensures employees meet safety and quality standards, and guides supervisors in completing maintenance schedules. The role also implements plans developed by the maintenance organization while upholding Alcoa’s priorities and values.
About the Role:
Prioritize employee safety by supporting, promoting, and enforcing all EHS guidelines and practices.
Use Human Performance (HP) tools and promote environmental values
Ensure there is a robust training system in place that lines up with our HP and ABS principles.
Ensure that all employees are performing work according to the correct safety standards and quality procedures (all SSOPs and SPL are being followed) via audits
Participate in any labor relations issues within the maintenance department including the grievance and discipline processes.
Manage departmental budgets, staffing, and labor hours while driving improvements in cost, productivity, volume, and other key performance measures.
Maintain and foster positive employee relations and communications
Execute the maintenance schedule in a timely and safe manner, while continuously striving to improve efficiency.
Drive continuous improvement by evaluating new ideas and approaches to reduce maintenance costs.
Manage direct reports’ performance, provide ongoing mentorship, and support continuous skill development.
Serve as the Maintenance Manager’s backup when needed.
Build strong partnerships and maintain regular communication between maintenance and production teams.
Assist in developing maintenance budgets and tactical plans to meet Massena’s objectives for the department.
Guide direct reports on policies and procedures, address employee suggestions and work-related concerns, and manage all aspects of their performance in accordance with established standards.
Oversee maintenance planning and computerized records for equipment history, costs, preventive maintenance, lubrication schedules, spare parts, and other asset data.
Lead the maintenance reliability process and advise reliability engineering teams.
What you can bring to this role:
One of the following combinations of education or military and industrial manufacturing experience:
Bachelor’s degree and two years of industrial manufacturing leadership experience; or
Associate degree and four years of industrial manufacturing experience; or
High school diploma or GED and eight years of industrial manufacturing experience.
Experience supervising teams in a manufacturing or process-industry environment.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across all organizational levels, with the ability to train others and present effectively to groups.
Influential and flexible leadership with experience encouraging and championing a diverse workforce.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to influence and communicate across the spectrum of the workforce (i.e. management to operators and maintainers).
8 years of growing responsibility in an industrial manufacturing environment
Computer literacy; MS office and related packages. MS Excel is important.
Strong focus on achieving results.
Strong work ethic to deliver safe, clean and efficient maintenance.
Self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills.
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.
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Base Salary: 111,800 - 167,400 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.
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 Olympic Village.
This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!
Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.
Application close date is: 22 October 2026, however Alcoa reserves the right to change this date at its discretion.
