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.

The purpose of this function is to define strategies for proper governance of Safety, Health, and Emergency Response across all areas that make up the Alumar Consortium: Port & Retroport, Refinery, Bauxite Residue Dams, and Reduction. It sets guidelines for cultural change through influencing behaviors and coaching members of the ELA and other senior leaders at Alumar. It ensures the establishment of safety, health, and emergency response management processes that meet regulatory requirements, maintain HS licenses to operate, and protect the company’s reputation, including:

• Defines strategies for governance of process safety, occupational safety, occupational hygiene, occupational health, and emergency response (involving people, materials, environment, and dams) at Alumar
• Establishes short- and medium-term strategic plans together with operations for HS & Emergency governance, ensuring renewal of related operating licenses and compliance with commitments made to government agencies: AVCB with CBMMA and other permits with Health Surveillance, CENEN, COREN, CRM, SRT/MA, Federal Police.
• Responsible for Emergency Response involving people, materials, and environmental aspects at Alumar, ensuring structuring, testing, and continuous improvement of the Port’s PEI (Environmental Emergency Plan as per CONAMA 306), the Plant’s PAE (Emergency Response Plan), and PAEB (Dam Emergency Response Plan).
• Leads the process of strengthening health and safety culture through defining strategies, applying Human Performance Science, promoting safe behavior at all organizational levels, proposing appropriate action plans and best market practices.
• Turns to be a member of Alumar’s leadership team with responsibility to influence peers (directors and other executive managers who make up the ELA) and act as a transformation agent for this group regarding HS leadership.

What you can bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Occupational Health, or related field; postgraduate degree
• Solid experience as a senior leader in H& S management in large-scale industries, preferably in mining, metallurgy, or logistics sectors;
• Fluency in English / advanced English (non negotiable)
• Knowledge of Brazilian regulatory standards, as well as international H& S standards (e.g., ISO 45001, 31000, OSHA Process Safety Management, etc);
• Availability to work 100% on site in São Luis - Alumar

What’s on offer:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits packages;
• Performance related bonus (variable);
• Recognition as one of the Best Companies to Work For by Great Place to Work;
• Recognized by Guia Exame de Diversidade as one of the companies with the best practices related to inclusion, equity, gender, ethnicity, race, People with Disabilities and LGBTQIA+ people.

About the Location

The Alumar Consortium, managed by Alcoa, located 25 kilometers from the center of São Luís - MA, began its operations in 1984. It is made up of companies with a tradition in the areas of alumina and aluminum production, with different participations in the two factories that make up the Complex.

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 the 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.