Job Summary: Seeking a Junior Mechanical Engineer to optimize production processes and ensure equipment reliability. Key Highlights: 1. Responsible for continuous improvement in the production process. 2. Develop maintenance strategies to ensure reliability. 3. Focus on EHS, maintenance, and financial return. 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. This is your opportunity to help share the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become an important part of the team shaping the future of aluminum, revolutionizing how the world lives, builds, moves, and progresses. Be part of it—and shape your world. We value diversity and encourage applications from women and people with disabilities. About the Role: Alcoa is seeking a talented and dedicated individual for the position of Junior Mechanical Engineer, responsible for achieving continuous improvement in the production process to meet or exceed the needs of the Alcoa Poços facility—within the lowest possible cost and in accordance with quality standards. Develop maintenance strategies to ensure equipment reliability and availability, meeting the requirements and needs of the operational area. *Key responsibilities include:* * Manage EHS, maintenance, and financial return, following the structured plan and monthly indicators. * Prioritize and analyze failures considering financial, production, EHS, and downtime impacts; conduct root cause investigations and actions. * Review and optimize the preventive maintenance plan, ensuring tasks eliminate failure modes and evaluating appropriate measurement methods. * Manage technical inventory, including item review, minimum/maximum levels, specifications, new inclusions, and obsolescence studies. * Develop team technical and behavioral skills, promoting a problem-solving culture and REx guidelines. * Communicate results and progress, reporting monthly deliverables and monitoring structured follow-up routines. What You Can Bring to This Role: * Advanced English proficiency; * Postgraduate degree in maintenance engineering (desirable); * Knowledge of Brazilian regulatory standards NR12 and NR13; * Familiarity with maintenance engineering tools such as FMEA and RCA; * Prior experience in maintenance engineering; * Technical knowledge of pumping systems, grinding systems, and conveyor belt systems. What We Offer: * Competitive compensation and benefits packages; * Alcoa Academy with robust training and development programs; * “Conte Comigo” Program – financial, legal, and psychological assistance; * Recognized as one of the best companies to work for by Great Place to Work and the Top Employers Institute. * Recognized for the fourth consecutive year by Human Rights Campaign BR as one of the best companies for LGBTQIA+ professionals. About the Location The Poços de Caldas Plant (MG), founded in 1965, was the first Alcoa plant in Brazil, commencing operations in 1970. At Alcoa, we are committed to generating value in our relationships with all stakeholders in our business, communities and environment. We build inclusive and secure environments so that our people can live and express themselves as they please. With the aim of attracting and retaining diverse talent, the company maintains inclusion groups that promote internal and external activities to value human diversity and plurality as a way of enriching one's own values. We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career! Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.