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Manager Environment, Health and Safety

Australia Plains, SA, Australia
Full time
Posted 1 day ago
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Alcoa Australia
Mining, resources & energy
1,001-5,000 employees
20 jobs
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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.

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.

Why Join Us in Portland

Portland Aluminium offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader who wants to make a real impact while enjoying a balanced regional lifestyle. As one of Australia’s key aluminium smelting operations, this site provides long‑term stability and the chance to influence outcomes within a complex, multi‑disciplinary environment.

Located on Victoria’s southwest coast, Portland offers coastal living, shorter commutes and a strong community feel. Combined with Alcoa’s global focus on safety, inclusion and sustainability, you will experience both lifestyle benefits and strong organisational support.

About the Role

As the Environment, Health and Safety Manager, you will step into a senior leadership role with significant scope to influence site performance. Portland Aluminium’s scale and technical diversity, which includes electrical, thermal, chemical and mechanical processes, creates an environment that is both challenging and rich in development opportunities.

You will lead the site’s environment, health and safety strategy, build capability across operational and technical teams and ensure full compliance with all regulatory requirements. Working collaboratively as part of the site leadership, you will contribute to informed decision making and strengthen the systems that support safe, reliable and sustainable operations.

This role is an excellent opportunity for any candidate who wish to bring their years of practical EHS experience to make lasting and meaningful impacts to a workforce, a community as part a globally recognised organisation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and delivery of environment, health and safety strategies that support safe and sustainable operations

  • Coach and guide the environment, health and safety teams to build capability across the site

  • Maintain statutory environmental licences and ensure all regulatory reporting requirements are completed accurately and on time

  • Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including regulators & community influencers

  • Provide expert advice to site leaders on emerging environment, health and safety risks

  • Lead wellbeing, psychosocial risk management and early intervention initiatives.

  • Strengthen a culture focused on hazard awareness, prevention and continuous improvement

  • What’s on offer

    • Attractive remuneration, management vehicle allowance and variable bonus plan.

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

    • Employee growth and development opportunities.

    • Parental leave support for all caregivers.

    • Paid employee volunteering hours within our community.

    What you can bring to the role

    • A formal tertiary qualification in Environment, Occupational Health &Safety, or other health related discipline

    • 10 + years experience improving environment, health and safety performance in resourcing sector or other high-risk environments

    • ICAM (or equivalent) investigation training

    • Working knowledge of occupational hygiene, high risk tasks, emergency response and psychosocial risks

    • Strong analytical and advisory capability across environmental compliance, hazard identification and incident prevention

    • Ability to partner with senior leaders, influence decisions and build effective collaboration

    • A demonstrated ability to strengthen safety culture and coach teams towards improved outcomes

    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.
    If you don’t tick every box, don’t worry. Apply anyway or call us to chat about the role.

    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

    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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