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      Alcoa

      Engaged Employer

      Alcoa reviews

      3.8

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (950 total reviews)
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      Bill Oplinger

      74% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Senior management

      Alcoa has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 950 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alcoa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      950 reviews
      3.0
      Dec 30, 2015

      High Pressure, Fast Pace

      Process owner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, medical and 401k matching. Big company and lots of hiring internally so there's potential to move up within the company even if it's not within your division. Very recognizable name that looks good on a resume.

      Cons

      High expectations and high workload is not for all people. Job responsibilities often ranged outside of written job description. Established systems were hard to change even if there was a significant business case to do so.

      4.0
      Nov 8, 2015

      Like most big companies that I have worked for:

      Maintenance planner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great movement room as long as you are willing to relocate. The salaries are good and the benefits are great. You can easily progress down your career path here.

      Cons

      Commodity based business, they take a cookie cutter approach to the best practices and don't have enough infrastructure to support the the needed changes to drive down cost while improving reliability.

      1.0
      Oct 10, 2015

      As long as you don't have a life

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Job security, because turnover is so high they would never fire anyone...except for the people who are actually working in the plant.

      Cons

      Zero work life balance. There is only one way to do things...the way it has always been done. The only thing that is valued is how many hours you work regardless of actual contribution.

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