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About the job

Can you direct a team to optimise the performance of our smelter? Do you have a passion for excellence and driving results through others within an industrial setting? This could be the perfect role for you!

We are currently seeking a versatile and community focused Smelter Manager to join our senior Australian leadership team. You will be responsible for providing leadership to the Smelter for the manufacture of anodes, molten Aluminium, and the provision of services within the smelter with overall accountability for achieving a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing process.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maximise business effectiveness by establishing challenging production objectives, operating and capital budgets and resource allocations for the smelter.

• Leads and develops an effective management team to meet site objectives.

• Accountable for establishing and achieving production, safety, environment, efficiency, and cost targets.

• Promote health, safety and environmental objectives across the plant by ensuring a high focus on safety culture across the smelter and by implementing processes, systems and standards in EHS to meet EHS goals.

• Support effective people decisions to ensure the right team is in place and to support effective succession planning at all levels of seniority.

• Set high standards and lead others to be accountable for both performance and values.

• Coach and mentor high potential individuals to strengthen Alcoa’s talent pool.

• Lead and develop an effective management team to meet its accountabilities for a safe, low cost and efficient operation.

• Utilise an Engineering and Technical effort that ensures the latest developments in process and other technologies are available to all areas of the plant.

• Represent the location and company as required in Government, community and business relationships which ensure an improved and strengthened Alcoa social licence and understanding of the company's objectives and activities.

About you

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

• A tertiary degree in process engineering, chemical engineering, metallurgy or related field is required

• Post-graduate business or financial qualifications would be highly desirable.

• Consistent track record in the leadership and management of a large-scale manufacturing/production environments is important.

• Demonstrable experience of driving improvements and results across production, safety and cost metrics.

• Extensive technical knowledge of plant/manufacturing processes.

• Proven leadership experience in EHS systems, including Human Performance.

• Experience in management of financial P&L and key profitability drivers

• Sound understanding of commercial markets, demand and capacity

• Knowledge of supply chain and production control

• Experience in an industrial relations environment is highly desirable

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) and share scheme

• Industry leading superannuation

• Employee Assistance Program

• Novated car lease scheme

• Industry leading 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
Monday 31st October 2022

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.

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