Description
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 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.
About the Role:
Do you thrive on delivering mine operations results through creating a high-performing team? Due to a recent internal move, we now have an opportunity for a passionate operational leader in the role of Operations Superintendent. This is a permanent, Monday to Friday role with the luxury of returning home from site
each day.
Reporting to the Huntly Mine Manager, you'll collaborate with other Superintendents to enhance safety and production within your area. Your focus will be on establishing and maintaining operational standards to continually improve mine site safety, environmental controls, cost, quality, and production efficiency.
Leading both internal teams (Supervisors and operational crews on 12-hour shifts) and external contractors, you'll be responsible for their safety and contract management. You'll also direct functional support staff, strategically coordinate production shifts, and work closely with the mine site maintenance team to optimise equipment use and availability
Key Responsibilities:
Maximise equipment utilisation through coaching on safe and efficient operation, proper daily inspections, and corrective action to prevent incidents. Monitor and coordinate equipment use to ensure optimal performance.
Direct production by monitoring, controlling, and optimising processes to meet specifications and targets.
Implement procedures to ensure continuous equipment availability and achieve production goals.
Manage shift handovers with thorough reporting and planning to minimise operational impact. Develop and review contingency plans to maintain production levels.
Lead, coordinate, supervise, and coach production teams to achieve targets. Ensure compliance with all legal, environmental, occupational health, safety, and risk management standards.
Demonstrate strong organisational, time management, and communication skills (written and verbal). Ability to build professional relationships, supervise and train others, work independently or as part of a team.
Maintain a strong employment attendance record, quick thinking and decisive abilities, and a commitment to ongoing professional development within the mining industry.
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:
Collaborative leadership style with a track record in developing others to achieve their full potential and to deliver results through others.
Experienced in engaging a diverse team and fostering an inclusive, safety-focused work culture.
Ability to demonstrate a high level of strategic thinking, planning, problem solving skills, coordination and versatility.
An advocate for continuous improvement and skilled change leader
Effective communication and influencing skills across all levels of the business.
Relevant surface mining experience with heavy mobile equipment, supported by a relevant degree qualification would be highly desirable though not essential
You should hold or be willing to complete Schedule 26 - Statutory Supervisor, SSE and Quarry Manager accreditation. Alcoa will provide support in obtaining accreditation.
Minimum 5 years' experience in a leadership position or have worked in a similar operation or industry to Alcoa.
Disclaimer: Please note that applications close midday Australian Western Standard Time of the posting end date.
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.
About the Location
Huntly is one of our two bauxite mines in Western Australia. Established in 1976 and located east of North Dandalup in WA, it is the world's second largest bauxite mine, supplying ore to Alcoa's Pinjarra alumina refinery. Bauxite ore from Alcoa's Huntly and Willowdale mines 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.
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