Continuous Improvement Manager

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.

Alcoa Massena Operations is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead the advancement of operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

This role serves as a key partner to leaders and employees throughout the organization, helping drive sustainable business improvements through the Alcoa Business System (ABS), Lean Manufacturing principles, and structured problem-solving methodologies.

This professional will work cross-functionally with operations, maintenance, support functions, and leadership teams to identify opportunities, improve processes, build internal capability, and deliver measurable business results.

This is a highly visible role that combines strategic thinking, change leadership, coaching, and hands-on execution to strengthen performance across the operation.

About the Role


* Lead the deployment and sustainability of Lean Manufacturing systems and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple functional areas, including Production, Maintenance, EHS, Procurement, Human Resources, and other support organizations.


* Partner with leaders and employees to identify opportunities that improve safety, quality, productivity, reliability, and cost performance across the operation.


* Facilitate improvement projects from concept through implementation, ensuring actions are aligned with site objectives and deliver measurable business value.


* Lead initiatives focused on process optimization, cost reduction, operational effectiveness, industrial engineering studies, and business planning activities.


* Develop, coach, and mentor employees and leaders in continuous improvement tools and methodologies, fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, and problem-solving.


* Facilitate structured problem-solving efforts using A3 methodology, standardized work, root cause analysis, and other Lean principles.


* Drive organizational change initiatives that improve customer-supplier connections, eliminate waste, and increase operational efficiency.


* Track, validate, and document business improvements and savings through established reporting systems and performance metrics.


* Support the development of annual operating plans, performance targets, and departmental budgets in partnership with site leadership


* Serve as a trusted advisor and change agent, helping teams adopt and sustain best practices across the organization.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications


* Bachelor's degree required.


* 4-6+ years of experience leading process improvement, operational excellence, continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing, or related initiatives.


* Strong understanding of budget development, implementation, and performance management process...