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.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realize our vision to reinvent the aluminium industry. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with a better work-life balance and the equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

About the Role

We’re seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering & Maintenance team on a permanent basis. This is a key leadership role across the refinery operations, where you’ll provide strategic guidance and technical support to Area Managers, line leaders, and a team of reliability and mechanical engineers and planners.

Some of your main responsibilities will include:

• Lead and facilitate problem-solving and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for significant downtime events.

• Provide expert engineering advice to support operations and maintenance activities.

• Collaborate with the central Asset Management team to uphold Reliability Excellence programs and standards.

• Enhance equipment management strategies using a range of reliability engineering approaches.

• Identify long-term improvement opportunities and contribute to capital project planning.

What’s on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.

• Employee growth and development opportunities.

• Parental leave support for all caregivers.

• One additional paid Alcoa Flexi Day.

• Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.

• Generous leave entitlements including a leisure a day off every 4-week period

• Salary packaging for a novated car lease, employee share plan and superannuation options.

What you can bring to the role

• Tertiary qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering.

• Previous experience in maintenance, reliability or plant engineering, as well as experience in heavy process industries.

• Previous experience in leading, coaching and developing teams towards achieving outcomes is desirable

• Well-developed interpersonal skills and proven ability to connect, work with and influence key stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

• Hands-on coaching and support in order to facilitate well-adapted and consistent execution of the various planning systems and reliability processes.

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

Alcoa's Wagerup Refinery is one of the world's most environmentally and technologically advanced alumina refineries, and produces approximately 2.9 million metric tons of alumina each year. Located approximately 150 kilometres south of Perth, it is located on the border of WA’s picturesque Peel and South West regions. Our workplace is an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed.

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.