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 realise our vision to build a legacy of excellence for future generations. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with the flexibility and equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Quarry Manager for the Willowdale Mining Operations. This is a permanent role on a on Monday to Friday roster with the luxury of returning home from site each day.

Reporting to the Willowdale Mine Manager / Site Senior Executive, this is a key leadership role in which you will play a critical role in shaping the operational delivery and contribute to the continued safe and successful operational delivery. Working closely with an experienced leadership team, you will play a hands-on role in delivering safe, efficient outcomes in day-to-day mining operations. You'll collaborate to enhance safety and production with a strong focus on establishing and maintaining operational standards to continually improve mine site safety, environmental controls, cost, quality, and production efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Appointment as Quarry Manager in accordance with WHS (Mine) Regulations

• Appointment as Qualified Officer in accordance with Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives) Regulations 2007

• Support and provide guidance to a multidisciplinary technical services team whilst ensuring practical integration between planning, drill and blast, load and haul, rehabilitation, maintenance and fixed plant operations.

• Support maximising optimal equipment utilisation through coaching on safe and efficient operation, proper daily inspections, and corrective action to prevent incidents.

• Support delivery of production outcomes by monitoring and identifying opportunities to optimise planning and processes to meet specifications and targets.

• Implement procedures to ensure continuous safe operations whilst achieving production goals

• Input into shift handovers to ensure thorough reporting and planning to minimise operational impact.

• Partake in incident investigations and ensure safety and environmental incidents are reported and managed in accordance with statutory regulations

• Undertake area inspections ensuring safe workplace conditions

• Coach statutory supervisor teams to achieve targets whilst ensuring compliance with all legal, environmental, occupational health, safety, and risk management standards

• Responsible for the management of Safety Regulation System, MSMS and PHMP’s

What’s on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.

• Family friendly rosters that allow you to be home after each shift.

• 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregivers.

• Management Vehicle Allowance

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

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

What you can bring to the role

• Unrestricted QM ticket, coupled with extensive experience in open pit mining and drill and blast activities, supported by relevant tertiary qualifications (desirable though not essential)

• Demonstrated extensive experience leading successful Mining Operations and teams

• Demonstrated understanding of safety management systems and relevant WHS (Mines) legislative requirements

• Positive approach to implementation and execution of pragmatic safety management

• Collaborative leadership style with a track record in coaching and developing diverse teams to achieve their full potential, fostering an inclusive, safety-focused work culture and delivering results through others

• Maintain a strong leadership presence across operations, have quick thinking and decisive abilities, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development within the mining industry

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.

Be part of shaping our organisation and join us in building a legacy of excellence for future generations.

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About the Location

Willowdale is one of our two bauxite mines in Western Australia, and is located in the Darling Scarp east of Waroona and Cookernup. It supplies bauxite ore to the Wagerup Alumina Refinery via a direct overland conveying system and helps to produce almost half of Australia’s alumina and approximately 19 per cent of Australia’s aluminium. 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.