Internship - Potroom

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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.

About the Role

The Smelter Potroom Intern will support operational excellence and improvement initiatives across the potroom. This hands-on internship provides exposure to real industrial processes within a heavy manufacturing environment. The intern will work closely with supervisors, operations teams, and continuous improvement personnel to enhance standard work practices, reduce scrap, optimize equipment performance, and improve visual management systems.

Key Responsibilities

* Provide supervisor support, including assisting with daily operational tasks, basic reporting, and workflow coordination.
* Support development, documentation, and reinforcement of standard work practices.
* Assist with 5S improvements in garage and line areas, including organization, labeling, and workplace visual controls.
* Contribute to Level 1 Daily Management System (DMS) activities through data collection, board updates, and improvement tracking.
* Support Polka/MeVisio integration, including updating digital visual management tools and helping transition from manual systems.
* Participate in scrap reduction initiatives, collecting data and supporting root-cause analysis.
* Assist with crusher optimization efforts, including field observations, data gathering, and basic problem-solving activities.
* Collaborate with engineering, operations, and CI teams to implement improvements and support assigned project work.

Working Conditions

* Work occurs in a heavy industrial smelting environment, including active potroom, garage, and operational areas.
* Exposure to heat, noise, dust, moving equipment, and aluminum production processes.
* May involve walking, standing for extended periods, climbing stairs, or observing production activities.
* Standard weekday schedule with potential variation based on project or operational needs.

Environmental Responsibilities

* Follow all environmental policies and compliance requirements within the smelting operation.
* Support projects linked to waste reduction, improved material flow, and more efficient resource usage.
* Demonstrate environmentally responsible behavior in all field and shop activities.

Safety Responsibilities

* Adhere to all smelter safety policies, procedures, and required PPE.
* Participate in hazard identification and safe-work assessments related to potroom and garage activities.
* Practice safe behaviors during fieldwork, equipment observations, and improvement project participation.

What you can bring to the role

Our values - act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, lead with courage - are at the foundation of everything we do. To be successful in this role and to play a part in our ongoing success we desire the following background:

Minimum Qualifications

* Enrollment in a program related to:
* Engineering
* Manufacturing
* Business
* Quality
* Lean Manufacturing
* Interest in gaining hands-on experience in real industrial operations.

Preferred Qualifications

* Exposure to Lean tools (5S, standard work, visual management, waste reduction) through coursework or experience.
* Familiarity with basic data collection, problem-solving methods, or operational workflows.

Skills and Competencies

* Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
* Ability to work safely in a heavy industrial environment.
* Good communication and teamwork abilities.
* Attention to detail in documentation, workplace organization, and data reporting.
* Initiative, curiosity, and willingness to engage in hands-on operational tasks.

About the Location
Alcoa "Warrick" based in Newburgh, Indiana just outside of Evansville, IN has been present in the lives of many families in our community for over 60 years. We've grown and we've matured together. Now we are looking for our next generation of Alcoans to bring us into the future. You can be one of them! Join us and get ready to experience endless opportunities!

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.   

As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person's gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate. 

If you have visited our website in search of information on U.S. employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Alcoa Recruiting via email at gssrecruiting@alcoa.com. 

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