Alcoa is a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products. Our Company is built on a foundation of strong values and operating excellence dating back nearly 130 years to the world-changing discovery that made aluminum an affordable and vital part of modern life. Since inventing the aluminum industry, and throughout our history, our talented employees have followed on with breakthrough innovations and best practices that have led to efficiency, safety, sustainability and stronger communities wherever we operate. This kind of operating excellence takes a special kind of team, made up of special people. One of them could be you.

Alcoa’s Pinjarra Refinery is in search of a Maintenance Group Leader/Supervisor to join the team. The Maintenance Group Leader/Supervisor plays a large part in the success of work execution and people engagement. The roster for this position is a 19-day month (Monday to Friday with a leisure day off every 4-week period).

In this leadership role, you will be responsible for coaching and mentoring others to reach their full potential, developing and upholding very high standards of process and production practices and guiding the team to achieve its challenging goals in all areas of the business. 

You will act as a help chain to the team, guiding the execution of work and utilising your problem solve skills to assist with production and interpersonal issues. This is achieved using Alcoa’s tools and systems provided.

You will be responsible for implementing and sustaining business system improvements, assisting team members to implement suggestion scheme ideas, and the auditing of standardised work practices. You will enjoy meeting challenges and working with a diverse group to develop and implement strategies across our workgroups.

The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to safety and the environment, have plenty of initiative and self-motivation to excel in working with minimal supervision. Highly developed team leadership, communication skills and experience in implementing and managing change initiatives is required.

A strong maintenance background is essential and it is advantageous if applicants have experience working in an alumina/refining processing plant or mining/industrial environment.

Open to internal & external candidates

For the right candidate, flexible work arrangements would be considered for this role.  Please let us know when you apply if this is something you are seeking.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Thursday, 7th June 2018

It is Alcoa's policy that all employees must gain their Supervisor’s support prior to applying.

Alcoa embraces diversity and encourages applications from women and people of all backgrounds with different skills and life experiences.

You will be contacted only if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to 4 weeks from the closing date.