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 shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminium, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Be part of it and shape your world.

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity exists within our Maintenance Team at Portland Aluminium for a Maintenance Supervisor.

Directly reporting to a Maintenance Superintendent, and indirectly to Production Superintendent this role is directly accountable for the delivery of maintenance services and effectively leads a team to achieve this goal.

The Maintenance Supervisor ensures the safe, timely and cost-effective maintenance management of assets in a consistent and structured manner that provides optimum levels of equipment availability and production capacity for both planned and unplanned work.

Equally important is the preparation and submission of yearly maintenance budgets, monthly expenditure forecasts, and tracking of costs weekly; utilising maintenance software systems.

Performing all tasks in a safe and efficient manner and with dedication to driving improvement in safe behaviour and safety systems, your accountabilities will include:

• ensuring that maintenance tasks are scheduled and completed to plan, properly recorded, and meet safety, quality and customer requirements;
• providing leadership, training and development for your maintenance team;
• managing costs within agreed levels and reporting any variances;
• planning and executing any unscheduled work resulting from breakdown or backlog;
• monitoring workloads to optimise the use of labour;
• effectively handling industrial relations within your area of responsibility; and
• developing and maintaining positive working relationships.

What’s on offer:

• Career development opportunities to pursue your passion
• Monthly Leisure Day
• Benefits allowance
• Performance related bonus (variable)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave scheme
• Paid annual volunteer hours
• Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities

What you can bring to the role:

To play a part in our ongoing success we are seeking someone with:

• A relevant Trade Certificate, experience in Industrial Maintenance or an Engineering Degree.
• Previous relevant experience in heavy manufacturing / industrial or continuous production environment is considered advantageous.
• Experience in supervision, budgeting, forecasting, and maintenance / planning computer software systems is advantageous.
• Active dedication to environment, health and safety in the work place.
• Excellent interpersonal skills that enable you to build relationships and communicate with ease, at all levels of the organisation.
• Initiative and the ability to problem-solve.

Additional information

• Please note that applications close midday Australian Western Standard Time of the posting end date.
• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.

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About the Location

Our Portland Smelter is a joint venture between Alcoa of Australia (55%), CITIC (22.5%) and Marubeni Aluminium Australia (22.5%). Alcoa manages the day-to-day operations at the smelter and we produce approximately 19 per cent of Australia’s total aluminium production in Portland. We are proud of the long-standing relationships we have within our local community and are committed to supporting social and diverse causes.

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.