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 Role:

Our Wagerup Residue Storage Operations has an exciting new opportunity for a Residue Manager to provide leadership and management of operations and maintenance functions.

Reporting to the Wagerup Production Manager, you will be required to meet all customer contracts in the area of safety, environmental, high level risk management, cost control, equipment maintenance & reliability, production, and quality parameters.

Some of the major challenges and activities are;

• Leading and developing a safety and environmental culture, which aims to achieve zero injuries and ensures the long-term viability of the operation.

• Understand, analyses and assess risk in regard to the operations of the residue operations.

• Ensure that all customer requirements for residue storage, environmental controls refinery process & technical requirements and water supply are met at all times.

• Identify and develop individuals to ensure that all major roles across the sites have ready and capable replacements. A particular emphasis in this area should be on developing future leaders.

• Investigate and implement productivity and efficiency-based improvements that drive the operation toward cost performance best practice.

• Ensure and support the management of multi discipline contractors relating to the Alcoa standards.

• Management and organisation of projects and capital spend for the operation.

• Ensure alignment and implement global standards and governance compliance.

• Expectation of assisting with community engagement and communication.

What’s on offer:

• Career development opportunities to pursue your passion

• Car allowance

• Benefits allowance

• Performance related bonus (variable)

• 16 weeks paid parental leave scheme

• Paid annual volunteer hours

• Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities

What you can bring to the role:

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

• Project, civil contractor and cost control management experience

• Demonstrated Safety Management

• Extensive experience in Dam, Residue or Impoundments

• Geotechnical operational knowledge is desirable

• Understand and apply risk management processes

• Ability to influence across all levels

• Demonstrated leadership of diverse teams and contractors

• Environmental management and compliance

• Engineering degree is desirable

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realize our vision to reinvent the aluminium industry. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with opportunities that help everyone thrive and build diverse, rewarding careers. You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 25th August 2024

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.

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About the Location

Alcoa's Wagerup Refinery is one of the world's most environmentally and technologically advanced alumina refineries, and produces approximately 2.9 million metric tons of alumina each year. Located approximately 150 kilometres south of Perth, it is located on the border of WA’s picturesque Peel and South West regions. 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.