concepteur mécanique

chimiste

stagiaire en environnement

apprenti électricien

stagiaire

Alcoa

I enjoyed every moment I worked at Alcoa, it was definitely challenging in every aspect. Learned a lot from each department (15 departments). How exactly the blades from aircraft turbines process were made from beginning to the end. If it wasn't for the co-workers I wouldn't have enjoyed nor known so much about the company itself and not only that but I never would've learned so much in such little time. Management was great they had great goals and were very friendly to the employees, we felt valued, which was obviously important. Dress policy was always a big issue wearing goggles, gloves, safety shoes, protective equipment for your ears and even face masks in certain departments. I'll have to say the hardest part of the job was to be very careful and precise when it came to work with the parts, we were dealing with heavy machinery so following safety procedures was a must and lots of practice was needed to master them. There was little room for error or else you costed the company parts that were no longer useful.

I have been involved on Alcoa projects as an SNCLAVALIN employee between 1989 and 1990, working as area engineer in the extension of the company's plant in Baie-Comeau, Quebec.

I was again involved on Alcoa projects as a Hatch employee between 2001 and 2002, as a plant engineer in Baie-Comeau, Quebec.

A typical day was an eight hour day.Management was courteous and considerate and workplace culture was friendly and cooperative.

We all did our best to produce the best results for the company, which, in my case at least, expressed their appreciation.

Working as a plant engineer, in charge of the structural team, I learned many important things regarding the functioning of the company and its organization, and many of the aluminium plant's
working procedures.

My duties included maintaining the Quality System. Writing and updating Document and Data Control. I performed Internal Audits to the ISO Standard.
I performed final inspection on the product as well as rework.
Audited Suppliers for compliance to the Quality Standard.
Reinspected finish goods due to a nonconformance.
I enjoyed the different duties as well as the challenges. Each day was always different.
I worked with all levels in the organization.

I learned several different tasks within the factory. I was responsible for organizing my time efficiently and effectively to get each task done. I learned to work with different types of people and in different work environments. Overall, my co-workers we fairly friendly. The hardest part of my job was learning to deal with extreme heat and learning all the precautions while trying to work at a fast pace. The most enjoyable part of my job was learning new tasks when work was slow.

It was with Alcoa that I became a "Certified Auditor" and join as a member. 

I found out in my 34 yr. documented working career that lots of companies hire you, but don't encourage education.

For them I will always recommend them to others as a great place to work. With the certification of Auditor, I was able to continue an overseas career. 

While working there I was promoted to Auditor in my department witch allowed quality and performance issues to decline.

Workdays are long but with nothing else to do in a camp situation long days a re good.  I was senior management on site and reported to the project director by eamil and phone as he was located in a different part of the coubtry.
The hardest part of the project was to get various nationalities work work as a coheisive force for the benifit of the project
The most enjoyable part of the project was when we saw it all start to run and trains being loaded with ore.

I also enjoyed working there.  Did well with achieving success through recognition from my consistent work performances.
From being a operator, lead hand, process specialist and shift supervisor.  I am grateful for these experiences and probably be still working for this company but due to the automotive decline in Ontario, Canada Alcoa was effected by a plant closure.

worked straight nights, 12-18 hour shifts. i started as a caster, running pressure molds, quickly learned to run and maintain moulds. I was able to also get the opportunity receive forklift licence. I also worked in the melting department were we melted down aluminum, zinc and magnesium in electrical furnaces.

Challenging workload to complete with no impact on Quality objectives, manufacturing process and requirements reviewed an d optimized. Co-workers and management silos inherent to productivity... but over all camaraderie.

Working at Alcoa was great
I've learned different departments even though my sole job was a welder. 

It opened my mind to different careers and helped me to help others

co-workers were very friendly and easy to work with. Some of the best people I know still works there

Meeting deadlines was a big factor at Alcoa, so as a team we strived to accomplish this.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Concepteur mécanique 16 salaries reported	$30.10 per hour
Chimiste 5 salaries reported	$30.20 per hour
Stagiaire en environnement 3 salaries reported	$30.00 per hour
Apprenti électricien 2 salaries reported	$30.00 per hour
Stagiaire 1 salary reported	$25.75 per hour

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