Industrial Placement Student

Job ID:

316a354

Location:

Birmingham, England

Published:

Today

Salary 18000 - 29000 GBP ANNUAL

Company

Arconic

Website

www.arconic.com

Headquarters

New York, United States

CEO

Tim Myers

Revenue

Unknown / Non-Applicable

Type

Company - Public

Sector

Manufacturing

Founded

1888

Job Description

Arconic is currently in search of Industrial Placement Student to join our Technical Team in Kitts Green, Birmingham .

At Arconic, we are looking for people who share our values of integrity, inclusion, and diversity, and who demonstrate agility, results commitment, and the capability to grow themselves and others. In return, we offer the opportunity to Grow Together with ongoing opportunities for professional growth provided by a constantly changing environment, working alongside employees who value the people they work with just as much as the work they do.

Primary Responsibilities

To provide technical and metallurgical assistance/support to the Development and Process Metallurgist/Engineers to monitor the site processes and solve technical problems, the resolution of which will generally result in a positive financial impact to the company’s performance. This might include participating in projects typically related to introducing new and/or improving existing products/processes, reducing rejections or improving customer satisfaction.
The successful applicants will be involved in typically 2 long-term (6 month) and a number of short-term (1 to 2 months) projects. These may be part of an internal project on a manufacturing issue or may involve the generation of data for a customer, or be required as part of internal knowledge on material behaviour. All work will be written up in company reports and used to further the company’s knowledge on aluminium alloys.

Key Objectives

Participate in and occasionally lead appropriate technical product and process development projects.
Provide technical input to solve metallurgical and/or process problems and where appropriate document the learning by utilising tools such as AIN’s or the K map.
Under the direction of more senior members of the department, provide support to assist others to complete their technical projects.
Gain a basic understanding of Alcoa’s ABS (Alcoa Business System) principles and techniques, and subsequently use them to continuously improve both Kitts Green’s Process and Product development capabilities.
Under the direction of more senior members of the department, provide support to the Sales department by investigating and reporting upon customer quality complaints. This may involve liaising directly with customers and visiting their sites.
Regularly monitor specific Kitts Green Processes/Product properties using Process Management and other statistical techniques, highlighting/investigating any improving or deteriorating trends

Basic Qualifications