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Alcoa Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 122 Alcoa Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
3.9
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
3.7
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Engineering Intern
"Alcoa is a great company that really cares about its employees. There is a huge emphasis on safety even if you're only working in the IT departments. The employees are all friendly people and most have been with the company for a long time. I think the longevity of careers there speaks to the excellent atmosphere that Alcoa provides. One hurdle that you have to overcome if you come from a small business is to learn the processes and organization of the company."
Posted 11 years ago in New Kensington, PA
Divisional Controller
in Irvine, CA

"Engaged and a contractor having sold the former company."

What do you like about working at Alcoa?

"Contract position."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"Company has been sold."

Senior Program Manager

"Great company."

What do you like about working at Alcoa?

"Strong company with very good values and good opportunities."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You need to be very safety-oriented and live the Alcoa Values."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"I was on the injection molding division and they moved the plant to Juarez, Mexico."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Everything OK."

Business Development Manager
in Farmington Hills, MI

"Alcoa was a great place to work."

What do you like about working at Alcoa?

"Great people and a good clear vision and direction by management."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"Can be a little too political and old school chummy."

IT Manager
in Mattawan, MI

What do you like about working at Alcoa?

"Not much."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good luck."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"Horrible communication, incompetent senior management, ridiculous amounts of red tape."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clean house."

Compliance Manager
in San Antonio, TX

"One line cannot adequately describe the situation, as the location was recently sold by Alcoa."

What do you like about working at Alcoa?

"Great people, though not always competent. Diverse tasks that allowed you to take on responsibilities not otherwise seen."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"After the sale, significant job reductions of people who contributed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"After 4 presidents and 3 CFO's in five years, I don't know that the problem can be easily fixed. Focus on controlling inventory."

Reliability Manager
in Beloit, WI

"Good company."

What do you like about working at Alcoa?

"System in place that allowed each plant to succeed. Great safety program."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"Not there anymore."

Machinist

What do you like about working at Alcoa?

"The work was different from day to day, building machines from start to finish. Being able to run most all machines in the shop."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"It was pretty great. No complaints."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A little more organization."

Electrical Engineer
in Lebanon, VA

What do you like about working at Alcoa?

"I enjoy my job, I am good at what I do here. Great people to work with."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"Alcoa corporate, too much Big Brother."

Utility Person
in Texarkana, TX

"Management needs a lot of work."

Summer Associate
in Pittsburgh, PA

"Alcoa is a incredibly strong company that takes care of its employees."

Program Manager
in Farmington Hills, MI

"Alcoa Automotive Castings was sold."

What do you like about working at Alcoa?

"Team environment. Challenging market."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"Alcoa sold business unit after merging it with Alcoa Auto and Truck Structures."

Utilities Engineer
in Boonville, IN

What do you like about working at Alcoa?

"People and technical challenges."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to be grilled on every aspect of you career path."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"The drifting away from making metal to being more in touch, but only in speeches."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get back to basics: fair pay, fair benefits and advancement."

Technical Advisor

"Good place to work, hindered by upper upper management policies."

Alcoa Employee
in Tucson, AZ

"Survival."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great manufacturing experience but cloudy future - composites."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"Micro-management and to many MBA's with little understanding of aerospace fastener market. Example - 787 fastener fiasco, recent position by PCP as number one."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Lighten up on ego and smarter than thou attitude."

Maintenance Manager
in Lafayette, LA

What do you like about working at Alcoa?

"The people and the challenges, also the security."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay focused."

What don't you like about working at Alcoa?

"Some of the politics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the Alcoa productions system going."

Alcoa Reviews FAQs

Is Alcoa a good company to work for?

Alcoa has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 122 Alcoa Review Ratings left anonymously by Alcoa employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 93% of employees would recommend working at Alcoa.

Does Alcoa pay their employees well?

Alcoa employees earn $60,000 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 9% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 13 Alcoa employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Alcoa Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Alcoa?

93% of employees would recommend working at Alcoa with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated Alcoa 3.8 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 3.9 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Alcoa?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Alcoa is a Assistant General Counsel at $251,000 annually. Browse Alcoa Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Alcoa?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Alcoa is a Research Technician at $14,000 annually. Browse Alcoa Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Alcoa?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Alcoa to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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