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 an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the Role:

Are you a suitably experienced Process Engineer looking for your next career move? Portland Aluminium has a rewarding and permanent opportunity to join our Technical team! Working on a family friendly Monday to Friday roster.

Primarily accountable for monitoring process variables and recommending changes, initiating and conducting investigatory projects and implementing process efficiency improvements. You will facilitate and encourage the continuity and improvement in operation of the process, plant, and product quality within your assigned area of responsibility.

Key activities in the role are:

• Ensuring commitment of capital by developing and regularly updating production upgrade plans and cost reduction plans.
• Focusing on improving the technical efficiency of the smelter through standard methodology application and daily management processes,
• Contribute to the expansion of production capability and improved technical operations by process problem-solving and plant trials.

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:

• Tertiary qualifications in Chemical Engineering. Similar field engineering professionals will also be considered,
• Process plant experience,
• Ability to communicate at all levels of our business,
• The ability to maintain effective process management systems
• A passion and dedication to the environment, health and safety of those you work with and environment you work within

Disclaimer: Please note that applications close midday Australian Western Standard Time of the posting end date.

Additional information

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.
• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

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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.