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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.
About the opportunity
This is your opportunity to help share 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
Our people inspire us with their passion, their ideas, their support for each other and their community focus and we have fixed term and permanent opportunities right now at our Portland Aluminium Smelter for Smelter Operators.
As a company we believe diversity makes us stronger. As a nationally recognised employer of choice, Alcoa encourages applications from people with a diverse set of cultural backgrounds, skills and life experiences including women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are keen to grow employment opportunities and exciting careers for those local to our sites. Perhaps you don't have industry experience? No problem! Just bring a can-do, positive attitude; because for us, the right attitude is everything!
Our Operators enjoy:
- A great work/life balance on a 12hr shift roster with generous remuneration
- Returning home every day, enabling you to enjoy those special family occasions
- Working in a physical and rewarding environment, while building skills and knowledge to assist with career growth
- Flexibility – the ability to work with different members of your crew, working across different departments and growth opportunities to progress your career.
- Being a part of a supportive, inclusive and encouraging team environment
- Training opportunities to operate a number of different types of machinery; licences will be provided.
If these opportunities appeal to you but the job is unfamiliar, here are a few of the day-to-day duties and expectations of an Operator at the Portland Aluminium Smelter:
- Each shift starts with a toolbox meeting with your Supervisor and team-mates where you discuss safety, priorities for the day and tasks to ensure production occurs in a safe and efficient manner.
- Monitoring processes to ensure there are no safety hazards and the equipment is running efficiently
- Perform routines involving computerised, electronic and remote-controlled equipment, manual handling, machinery operation and working in hot environments.
- Working with engineers, trades, maintenance crews and contractor groups to help problem solve and implement ideas to help bring safety improvements and efficiencies to the business.
- Participate in various work-place programs around health and safety, wellness, inclusion and volunteering.
Throughout all these tasks you will be supported and mentored on the job by experienced fellow operators as you learn the ropes. There is room to grow and take on extra responsibility as your knowledge and skills develop.
What's on offer
- Career development opportunities to pursue your passion
- Five weeks annual leave
- Shift allowance
- 16 weeks paid parental leave scheme
- Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities
- Secure, permanent and local employment without FIFO pressures
- Provision of all your work clothing, PPE and tooling
What can you bring to the role
To play a part in our ongoing success we are seeking someone with:
- The ability to learn new skills and follow safe work instructions
- To be fit and able to work in a practical / hands-on work environment
- A dedicated approach to work
- High Risk work licence - Forklift & Crane preferred but not essential.
- Flexibility is required, as the role is a 12-hour rotating shift roster.
- Basic computer literacy
- A current driver's licence
- Problem solving ability
- Well-developed problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills
- A high level of self-sufficiency and initiative to work both independently and as part of a team, and
- Commitment to the environment, health and safety in the workplace; with strong values toward working safely and care towards oneself and others.
Applications close Sunday 17th November 2024
Please note that applications close midday Australian Western Standard Time of the posting end 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.
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