Machinist Technician

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.

This is your opportunity to shape your career through the skills and experience you bring to the role now and by training for the roles you may want in the future.

Our success depends on great teams, where you can thrive and do your best work in a supportive environment.

About the Role:

As the Machinist Technician at Alcoa Technical Center (ATC) in New Kensington, PA, you will be directly contributing to a new era for the Aluminum Industry by working primarily on the ELYSIS project.

The ELYSIS process eliminates the use of carbon anodes, replacing those with proprietary materials.

It is the first industrial process that emits oxygen as its by-product and has the potential to transform an entire industry.

In this role, you will be primarily responsible for machining components, while keeping safety, quality, and productivity standards.


* Responsible for set-up and operation of Fadal CNCs.
+ Required knowledge of GD&T (geometric dimensions and tolerances).
+ Required knowledge of G-code and M-code to set-up Fadal CNC.


* Program mills and lathes by entering instructions, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, offsets, compensation and conditional switches; calculating requirements, including basic math, geometry, and trigonometry; proving part programs.


* Sets-up mills and lathes by installing and adjusting fixtures, three- and four-jaw chucks, tools, attachments, collets, bushings, cams, gears, stops, and stock pushers; indicating vices; tramming heads.


* Loads parts into position.


* Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample workpieces.


* Maintains specifications by observing drilling, grooving, and cutting, operations, taking measurements, detecting malfunctions, troubleshooting processes, adjusting and reprogramming controls, sharpening and replacing worn tools.


* Maintains safe operations by adhering to safe work practices.


* Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements.


* Documents actions by entering measured data into a database for each part processed.


* Support other operational tasks to meet project requirements including, forming, kiln loading/unloading, and QC while maintaining process equipment (if needed).


* Gain knowledge of Alcoa’s EHS standards, protocols, and tools to ensure that safety protocols are being followed accordingly. 

What you can bring to this role:


* 2 years of experience in a manufacturing setting if external to Alcoa.


* High school diploma, GED, or trade school degree in mechanical/electrical trades.


* Associate or bachelor’s degree in a science/ engineering related field preferred.


* Experience in operation and setup of CNC machine...