Mechanical Fitter

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.

This is your opportunity to help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminium, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Be part of it and shape your world.

About the Role

Our people inspire us with their passion, their ideas, their support for each other and their community focus and we have opportunities available at our Portland Aluminium Smelter for Mechanical Fitters.

As a company we believe diversity makes us stronger. As a nationally recognised employer of choice, Alcoa encourages applications from people with a diverse set of cultural backgrounds, skills and life experiences including women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are keen to grow employment opportunities and exciting careers for those local to our sites. Opportunities include permanent contracts, fixed-term contracts or being part of our future talent pool.

Our Mechanical Tradespeople safely perform and coordinate Mechanical maintenance work, including:

• Preparation of work scopes.

• Isolations.

• Handover to and from operations.

• Completion of work activities.

• Commissioning.

• Initial running checks and alignments.

• Component change outs and.

• Routine and ad hoc maintenance requirements.

As a Mechanical Tradesperson at our Portland Smelter you will liaise with internal and external work parties to safely complete tasks to required quality and service levels.

You will optimise the performance of the process and equipment by installing, repairing, commissioning and testing equipment and components. Key to your success is the effective and efficient completion of tasks whilst upholding our environmental, health and safety standards.

Tradespeople utilise their skills, technical knowledge and methodologies to identify and eliminate waste, and may also direct contractors and audit work quality.

All of the above will be in alignment of Portland Aluminium’s Reliability Excellence (REX) and Alcoa Business Systems (ABS) methodologies.

What’s on offer

• Career development opportunities to pursue your passion

• 16 weeks paid parental leave scheme

• Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities

• Secure, permanent and local employment without FIFO pressures

• Provision of all your work clothing, PPE and tooling

• Paid annual volunteer hours

• Relocation assistance may be considered for the right applicant.

What can you bring to the role

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

• Mechanical - Fitter & Turner - Trade (Australian Apprenticeship, Tradesperson’s Rights Certificate or equivalent).

• Advanced skills and knowledge necessary to isolate, diagnose, analyse and rectify complex equipment related problems.

• Problem-solving is a major component of this position and an essential skill requirement, along with good communication and interpersonal skills to provide technical advice and direction

• High levels of initiative and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Previous experience in heavy manufacturing / industrial or continuous production environment is considered advantageous.

• Commitment to environment, health and safety in the workplace and a willingness to participate in safety improvement initiatives is essential.

Additional Information:

• Please note that applications close midday Australian Western Standard Time of the posting end date.

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.

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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.