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About the job

Are you passionate about people and driving cultural change to continuously build on developing a great work environment? Can you build strong stakeholder relationships and use your influence to deliver effective HR solutions? Then we want to hear from you!

We are seeking an experienced HR professional to join our team as the HR Manager at our mining operations in Pinjarra with travel to our 2 local mine sites in the Peel region.

With a customer focused attitude, you will provide high level HR business partnering support to our mining operations whilst also collaborating with your peers across our other Australian operational assets.

Your breadth of HR expertise and background of working in unionised environments will support our continued focus on driving a high-performance culture through effective leadership coaching, driving initiatives to support enhancing our culture and creating a highly engaged workforce for the plant.

Reporting to the WA Manager of Mines (GM) and HR Director for Australia, the key activities of the role includes:

• Employee relations activities, including Enterprise Agreement negotiations, investigations, and dispute management.

• Providing leadership and guidance to your site-based HR team.

• HR support and advice to line and functional leaders, and employees at all levels.

• Driving workforce planning activities and successful change management.

• Driving organisational effectiveness including leading the location Learning and Development function.

• Building upon cultural transformation and diverse talent solutions.

• Proactively seek out opportunities for and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

• Leading key inclusion and diversity activities.

This is a great opportunity to play an integral role within our site leadership team where you really can make a difference!

About you

To play a part in our ongoing success we are seeking someone with:

• Tertiary qualified experienced HR Professional with experience of working in a leadership capacity.

• A breadth of HR generalist expertise and a passion for effective and collaborative HR partnering.

• Experience within the mining or mineral processing sectors would be highly desirable.

• Ability to engage effectively with and influence key stakeholders, offering effective HR solutions to the business.

• Understanding and experience of unionised work force environments.

• Customer focused mentality.

• A leadership style that fosters the growth and development of others.

Why Alcoa?

Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, lead with courage – are at the foundation of everything we do.

At Alcoa we strive to create an inclusive workplace where employees can bring their whole selves to work regardless of their background. We know it starts and finishes with you, which is why our value ‘care for people’ is so important to us. It ensures not only your physical safety but also provides an inclusive and welcoming workplace for people from all walks of life, encouraging diversity of thought from each and every person.

We embrace change, new ideas and promote a culture of respect and equal opportunity. Our employment programs are underpinned by diversity and equality and continue to be recognised and rewarded. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women and LGBTIQ+ job seekers.

As an Alcoa employee, you will embark on growth opportunities and can truly make a difference being part of an organisation that respects and considers flexibility whilst empowering you with stimulating and challenging work.

Flexible work arrangements may be considered, please let us know when you apply if this is something you are seeking.

What’s on offer?

• Excellent remuneration package

• Car allowance

• Benefits allowance

• Performance related bonus (variable)

• Superannuation above guarantee

• 16 weeks parental leave scheme

• Paid volunteer time

• Employee groups including the Social Club, Alcoa Women’s Network, EAGLE (Employees at Alcoa for Gay, Lesbian, bisexual and transgender Equality) and AWARE (Alcoans Working Actively for Racial-ethnic Equality)

Our Locations

Alcoa’s Australian operations represent one of the world’s largest integrated bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium smelting systems and add value to Australia’s local, state and national economies at every stage. Our Australian operations support approximately 4,370 direct jobs including multiple entry talent pathways/programs, predominantly in regional Western Australia.

Supported by our head office in Booragoon and the Bindjareb Regional office in Pinjarra, our operations include: our world-class Technology Development Centre of Excellence (COE), two bauxite mines in Western Australia (Huntly and Willowdale); three alumina refineries in Western Australia (Kwinana, Pinjarra and Wagerup); one aluminium smelter in Victoria (Portland); two dedicated port facilities in Western Australia (Kwinana and Bunbury); and two Alcoa Farmlands sites in Western Australia (Pinjarra and Wagerup).

Applications close
Sunday 26th March 2023

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.

• This position is available only to permanent Australian residents or applicants who hold the relevant Visa with authority to work in Australia. Please ensure this information is clearly stated on your application.

Please note that no agency applications will be accepted at this time.