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 Electrical Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning and scheduling all maintenance work within assigned areas of the smelter. This role serves as a key liaison between production and maintenance, ensuring work is scheduled efficiently, job plans are complete and accurate, and all documentation supports effective execution and continuous improvement. The planner maintains essential records, supports reliability initiatives, and ensures the integrity and accuracy of the site’s Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

Key Responsibilities

• Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
• Manage daily backlog for assigned area(s), ensuring alignment with production and customer needs.
• Maintain a 2–4-week ready-to-execute backlog.
• Provide accurate labor and cost estimates for planned work.
• Conduct field walkdowns with craft personnel to develop comprehensive job packages.
• Job Package Development
  • Job packages must include.
    • Detailed job plans and work instructions.
    • Required safety documentation.
    • Kit contents and material lists
    • Required labor and craft assignments.
    • Specialized tools/equipment
    • Necessary permits and drawings
• CMMS Management (Alcoa CMMS)
  • Utilize the CMMS proficiently for planning, purchasing, scheduling, and documentation.
  • Complete work orders to support equipment history accuracy.
  • Incorporate revisions, improvements, and requested changes into the system.
  • Update PM/PdM activities and maintain accuracy of Bill of Materials (BOMs).
• Kitting Coordination
  • Use BOMs and work instructions to initiate material kits.
  • Track kit status via daily management tools.
  • Coordinate with warehouse and procurement to ensure timely kit completion.
  • Verify all kits for content accuracy.
• Reliability Support
  • Maintain accurate equipment BOMs.
  • Support Reliability Engineers with requested tasks.
  • Ensure planned maintenance activities support reliability program initiatives.

Working Conditions

• Industrial smelter environment with routine exposure to noise, heat, and operational equipment.
• Frequent field walkdowns in production areas.
• Use of appropriate PPE is required at all times.
• Work involves both office-based planning and field verification activities.

Environmental Responsibilities

• Follow all environmental policies and procedures associated with maintenance work.
• Ensure job plans incorporate environmentally compliant work practices.
• Coordinate materials and waste handling in alignment with environmental standards.

Safety Responsibilities

• Integrate required safety documentation into all job plans.
• Ensure job packages reflect safe work practices, required PPE, LOTO procedures, and hazard controls.
• Participate in safety discussions, audits, and continuous improvement activities.
• Support safe execution of maintenance activities through clear and complete planning.

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

• 3+ years of electrical maintenance/planning experience
• Experience with maintenance planning in an industrial or heavy manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with CMMS systems (Alcoa CMMS or equivalent).
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, permits, and work instructions.
• Knowledge of electrical maintenance activities, equipment, and craft disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in smelter or metals manufacturing environments.
• Prior work supporting reliability engineering or reliability-centered maintenance (RCM).
• Advanced understanding of BOM development and maintenance.

Skills and Competencies

• Technical Skills:
  • Proficient CMMS use
  • Ability to develop detailed job plans
  • Understanding of PM/PdM strategies
  • Knowledge of electrical systems and tools
• Planning & Coordination:
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Ability to manage and prioritize backlogs
  • Effective coordination with maintenance, production, warehouse, and procurement
• Communication & Collaboration:
  • Clear written and verbal communication
  • Strong relationship-building with cross-functional teams
• Attention to Detail:
  • Accurate cost/labor estimating
  • Thorough kit verification
  • Precise documentation updates

What’s On Offer:

At Alcoa, our care for people philosophy is backed by our excellent total rewards package that we provide our employees effective on your date of hire, such as:

• 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

• Work-life balance programs: flexible work scheduling, hybrid/remote working

• Paid time off: 15 vacation days prorated in the 1st year based on hire date, 10 holidays including 1 flexible holiday of your choice, 7 illness days, Care for Family leave up to 40 days, up to 5 bereavement days, maximum of 30 jury duty days, and up to 10 days annual training for military leave

*This benefit information applies to US based applicants only. Alcoa reserves the right to change plans at its discretion.

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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 [email protected].  

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.