Are you inspired by “what’s next”? So are we.

When you join the Albemarle team, you contribute to a better tomorrow. You will play a role in powering many of the world’s largest and most critical industries, from energy and communications to transportation and electronics. We are putting innovation to work to improve people’s lives and we want YOU to be a part of it.

Job Description

The Role
The Leading Hand role is required to support the Team Leader in a safe, environmentally responsible, productive and efficient manner whilst adhering to the Albemarle Core Values. This role is responsible for leading the team when the Team Leader is absent and ensuring that the team functions with an open communication culture by following team goals and delegation of tasks to achieve expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Team Leader during peak times by managing and coordinating key tasks / activities with the team
  

• Provide coverage for the Team Leader when they are absent during annual leave, personal leave, training or meetings.
  

• Motivate the team to work safely, and respectfully of themselves and others.
  

• Support the team by providing feedback and hold people accountable for their actions and responsibilities in meeting those expectations.
  

• Solve problems to root cause and support the team implementing solutions.
  

• Ensure the team’s compliance to instructions, policies, procedures and operating conditions & limits.
  

• Provide clear instruction to all responsible team members to ensure key work performance and safety objectives are met.
  

• Work with all key stakeholders to ensure you and the team are prepared for start-up, shut down and continual operation of the plant.
  

• Identify potential risks to performance. Escalate to the relevant stakeholders to minimise impact when necessary.
  

• Develop and implement solutions to improve safety, overall plant reliability, performance and output. Focus on key projects or activities on behalf of the Team Leader as required.
  

• Manage conflicting priorities while maintaining key stakeholder interests and relationships.
  

• Communicate information effectively, both verbally and in writing.

Work Experience Requirements

• A strong dedication to safety.
  

• Highly developed leadership and communication skills.
  

• Proven initiative and self-motivation that will thrive on working with minimal supervision.
  

• The ability to build strong working relationships with stakeholders both within the business and with external companies.
  

• Desire to lead a diverse team to develop a safe, inclusive work environment that delivers reliable, cost optimised outcomes
  

• At least 5 years relevant industry experience
  

• Previous experience developing procedures, training and competence assessment.

Education / Qualification Requirements

• All required certification and training requirements are detailed through the relevant competency profile for the position.
  

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