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.

We have a number of vacancies for experienced Senior Process/Chemical Engineers to join the technical group at our Alumina refineries in Western Australia.

The Senior Process Chemical Engineer is accountable for improvement of the technical efficiency of the Refinery process, to enable the Refinery to improve product quality, upgrade plant capacity and reduce operating costs.

In this role you will;

• Ensure prudent commitment of capital by developing and regularly updating production upgrade plans and cost reduction plans.
• Consistently improve the technical efficiency of the refinery through best practice application and daily management processes. 
• Contribute to the expansion of production capability and improved technical operations by process problem-solving and plant trials.
• Develop Area Chemical Engineers through supervision and coaching, and coordinating short-term cross functional project groups.

To ensure your success in this role, you must possess a tertiary qualification in Chemical Engineering and have the ability to communicate at all levels, develop people, and maintain process management systems.  Well established process plant experience is required and previous experience in the Bayer process and supervision will be highly regarded.  A demonstrated commitment to Environment, Health and Safety is essential, along with a proven track record in pro-active problem solving.  Your use of initiative and a desire to continuously improve business performance will be utilised in this dynamic team environment.

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: Monday 18th 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.